Group CFull time
Final · Jun 13
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The stakes
Full time: Scotland 1-0 Haiti — a Group C result now baked into the table.
- storylineScotland's 28-year wait, rewardedBeat Haiti 1-0 (June 13), John McGinn's deflected strike — first World Cup win since 1990. Tops Group C above both Brazil and Morocco, who drew each other. Brazil (June 24) still to come.
The two sides
ScotlandLong-suffering underdogs, finally rolling
NEVER out of a group in 11 tries, 28 years away, and now somehow LEADING it above Brazil — this is uncharted, unbearable, gloriously watchable territory for the Tartan Army.
HaitiFirst World Cup in 52 years
First World Cup in 52 years, qualified amid a national crisis so deep they could not play at home — every minute they hang with Brazil and Morocco is a gift to root for.
Who plays where
Scotland
- Napoli ×2Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour
- Aston VillaJohn McGinn
- LiverpoolAndy Robertson
Haiti
- Free agent / veteranJohny Placide
- Journeyman strikerDuckens Nazon
- SunderlandWilson Isidor
- Wolverhampton WanderersJean-Ricner Bellegarde