{"id":16100,"date":"2026-06-25T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16100"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:45:08","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Scotland vs Brazil | Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group C | Miami Stadium\u00a0 | 25 June 2026 | 3:30 AM IST<\/span><\/i><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/#Match_Overview\" title=\"Match Overview\">Match Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/#Brazil_%E2%80%94_Team_Analysis\" title=\"Brazil \u2014 Team Analysis\">Brazil \u2014 Team Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/#Scotland_%E2%80%94_Team_Analysis\" title=\"Scotland \u2014 Team Analysis\">Scotland \u2014 Team Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/#Head-to-Head\" title=\"Head-to-Head\">Head-to-Head<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/#Tactical_Preview\" title=\"Tactical Preview\">Tactical Preview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/#Key_Storylines\" title=\"Key Storylines\">Key Storylines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-scotland-vs-brazil-preview\/#Our_Prediction\" title=\"Our Prediction\">Our Prediction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Match_Overview\"><\/span><b>Match Overview<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scotland need a win. Three points here and they&#8217;re through to the knockout round for the first time since France 1998. Brazil can afford a draw, but Ancelotti will want more. Neymar is expected to make his first appearance of the tournament; Raphinha is officially ruled out with a hamstring injury. Scotland beat Haiti and lost to Morocco. Brazil drew with Morocco and defeated Haiti 3-0. The Tartan Army, against all probability, still has something to play for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u25ba Catch every kick live on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s official home of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a>. Download the ZEE 5 app.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brazil_%E2%80%94_Team_Analysis\"><\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/brazil\/brazil-squad\">Brazil<\/a> \u2014 Team Analysis<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carlo Ancelotti \u2014 the most decorated manager in Champions League history \u2014 has Brazil playing with an attacking freedom that suits their squad. The 1-1 draw with Morocco was the only blemish; the 3-0 win over Haiti was clinical. Matheus Cunha scored twice in the first half; Vinicius Jr added the third in stoppage time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ancelotti reshuffles the attack \u2014 but with Endrick, Cunha, and Vinicius Jr all available, the disruption is manageable. Vinicius is still the focal point. He scored against Morocco and contributed the third against Haiti. Scotland&#8217;s defenders know where the danger is coming from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key player: Vinicius Jr \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scorer in both group games and the player Scotland will spend 90 minutes trying to contain. His pace and directness are the primary threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scotland_%E2%80%94_Team_Analysis\"><\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/scotland\/scotland-squad\">Scotland<\/a> \u2014 Team Analysis<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Clarke&#8217;s Scotland are at their first World Cup in 28 years, and they arrived making a statement. John McGinn&#8217;s deflected strike in the 28th minute against Haiti \u2014 Scotland&#8217;s first World Cup goal since France 1998 \u2014 put them top of Group C on matchday one, above Brazil. Morocco brought them back to earth: Saibari scored inside 71 seconds and won 1-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Doak, 20 years old, was the standout of matchday one \u2014 his pace down the right set up McGinn&#8217;s goal and caused Haiti constant problems. Scott McTominay brings Napoli&#8217;s pressing intensity into the middle. Andy Robertson, 92 caps, captains from left-back and remains Scotland&#8217;s primary creative outlet. Clarke&#8217;s side are organised and hard to break down. Tonight they need to be brave as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key player: John McGinn \u2014 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scorer of Scotland&#8217;s first World Cup goal since 1998 and the midfield leader Clarke needs at his best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Head-to-Head\"><\/span><b>Head-to-Head<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last time these nations met was France 1998 \u2014 same group stage context, same pressure. Brazil won 2-1, Tommy Boyd&#8217;s own goal the decisive blow after John Collins had equalised from the penalty spot. Nearly 30 years later, the same nations meet again. Scotland know they can score against Brazil. Whether they can score enough is the question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tactical_Preview\"><\/span><b>Tactical Preview<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ancelotti sets Brazil up in a fluid 4-3-3, Vinicius Jr drifting inside from the left. Without Raphinha, the right side is likely Endrick. Casemiro screens the back four. Brazil&#8217;s pace on the counter is the primary threat \u2014 if Scotland push high, the space in behind is exactly where Brazil hurt you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarke&#8217;s Scotland will sit compact and look to frustrate before hitting on the break \u2014 Doak&#8217;s pace is the main weapon. Set pieces are where Scotland genuinely threaten: McGinn, McTominay, and Robertson all contribute to an aerial presence at corners and free kicks. If Scotland get an early goal, the entire dynamic of this match shifts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Storylines\"><\/span><b>Key Storylines<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neymar missed the first two games with a right calf injury\u2014 on top of nearly two-and-a-half years already lost to an ACL injury sustained in October 2023. Ancelotti confirmed he&#8217;s available for Scotland. When fit and motivated, Neymar is still one of the most dangerous players in the world. Scotland&#8217;s defenders will find that out for themselves on the biggest stage of their careers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raphinha suffered a hamstring tear in his right thigh and is officially ruled out of this match, undergoing intensive treatment in the hope of recovering for the knockout stages. His absence reshuffles Ancelotti&#8217;s attack \u2014 but with Vinicius Jr, Endrick, Cunha, and Gabriel Martinelli all available, the depth absorbs the blow more easily than it would for most other sides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scotland are back at a World Cup for the first time in 28 years and need to win to guarantee their place in the next round. McGinn&#8217;s goal against Haiti ended a 28-year wait for a Scottish goal at this tournament. Ben Doak was one of the revelations of matchday one. This is the biggest match in Scottish football for a generation, and Clarke&#8217;s side has earned the right to play in it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Prediction\"><\/span><b>Our Prediction<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil are the stronger side, and Neymar&#8217;s return adds a dimension Ancelotti hasn&#8217;t had yet in this tournament. Scotland will defend hard, and Doak gives them a real counter-attacking threat \u2014 but Brazil&#8217;s quality will tell in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u25ba Don&#8217;t miss a moment of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 action. Stream live and on-demand on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE5 FIFA Subscription<\/a> \u2014 wherever you are in India. 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