{"id":3530,"date":"2026-06-25T07:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2026-06-25T07:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:35:18","slug":"brazil-beats-scotland-to-win-group-c-in-world-cup-despite-moroccos-comeback-win-over-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3530","title":{"rendered":"Brazil beats Scotland to win Group C in World Cup despite Morocco\u2019s comeback win over Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2014Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior scored two goals, Matheus Cunha also scored and five-time World Cup champion Brazil beat Scotland 3-0 on Wednesday, advancing to the knockout stage as the Group C winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3528\">Mexico beats Czechia to clinch top spot in Group A, South Africa stuns South Korea to earn knockout round spot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Vin\u00edcius \u2014 who has a goal in all three of Brazil\u2019s group matches \u2014 scored in the seventh minute and again just before halftime, tying Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 with of France with four goals, one behind Lionel Messi of Argentina.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Brazil reached the knockout rounds for the 15th consecutive World Cup, with Morocco finishing second in the group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Neymar entered as a substitute in the 76th, making his debut after a right calf injury sidelined him for Brazil\u2019s first two matches. The majority-Brazilian crowd at Hard Rock Stadium began chanting his name midway through the second half as he got off the bench and began doing warmup sprints on the sideline \u2014 and fans roared as he trotted onto the pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Switzerland wraps up first place in Group B at the World Cup with win over Canada<\/div>\n<p><span>Neymar is Brazil\u2019s career scoring leader with 79 goals in 130 international appearances. The 34-year-old forward appeared in each of the past three World Cups for Brazil, scoring eight goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scotland is playing in its first World Cup since 1998 and has become one of the more interesting teams of the tournament. Its dedicated fans, known as the Tartan Army, brought a party atmosphere to the Boston and Miami areas ahead of their team\u2019s matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scotland hasn\u2019t advanced past the group stage in nine tries.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Morocco comes back to beat impressive Haiti<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine came off the bench to help Morocco rally for a 4-2 victory over Haiti on Wednesday and erase the Caribbean nation\u2019s hopes of a first ever point at the World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Morocco, which became the first African team to reach the World Cup semifinals four years ago in Qatar, twice came from behind against a team playing on soccer\u2019s biggest stage for the first time in 52 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3526\">Varsity News: Public vs. private, breaking down the numbers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Rahimi\u2019s deflected shot in the 78th minute put Morocco ahead 3-2 and Yassine killed off any chance of an upset with a goal in the 89th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Morocco advanced to the round of 32 in second place behind Brazil in Group C.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>More World Cup coverage<\/div>\n<p><span>Morocco, which won the most recent Africa Cup of Nations, has ambitions go deep again this year. But it was given a scare by Haiti, which is 74 places below Morocco in the FIFA rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Haiti took a surprise lead in the 10th minute with a goal that was more than five decades in the making.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lenny Joseph\u2019s back-heeled flick at the near post beat Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and he became his country\u2019s first scorer at a World Cup since Emmanuel Sanon in 1974, which was Haiti\u2019s only other appearance at the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Morocco pushed for an equalizer and Achraf Hakimi finally got it in the 39th minute. Haiti keeper Johny Placide managed to get a hand to Bilal El Khannouss\u2019 deflected cross, but couldn\u2019t prevent Hakimi from bundling the ball over the line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although Morocco looked to be ready to explode for more goals, it was Haiti that again took the lead four minutes later when Wilson Isidor scored from outside the box with a shot that flew into the top corner.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>There was still time for another goal at the end of a thrilling half with Ismael Saibari sweeping Hakimi\u2019s cross past Placide in stoppage time to make it 2-2 at the break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3524\">Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It was Saibari\u2019s third goal of the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vin\u00edcius Junior scored twice for Brazil, as the five-time World Cup champions advanced to the knockout stage on a high note.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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