Scotland v Brazil · OurXI

★ The storyline

Brazil are up and running

Brazil got the job done, 3–0 against Scotland in the group stage. A good day at the office for ours — exactly the start you want, and the kind of result that makes the next one feel lighter.

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Brazil put Scotland to the sword

Brazil 3, Scotland 0. A clean sheet and a comfortable win in the group stage — no fuss, no scare, exactly the sort of statement that puts a marker down for the rest of the field.

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Scotland are through to the last 32

Scotland have squeezed through as one of the best third-placed sides. Not the comfortable route — but a place in the last 32 is a place in the last 32, and the knockouts don't care how you got there.

Why it matters

Ours are out — Brazil have a job to do in Group C.

Who to watch

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Scott McTominay

Scotland

The midfield engine Scotland are built around — the man asked to provide the moments others can't.

★ Ours · Talisman

Vinícius Júnior

Brazil

The side is built around him — Brazil's source of gravity and flair up top.

Developing

Scotland are out at the group stage

That's that, then. Scotland are out at the group stage — the maths finally caught up. A disappointing end, but there'll be stories to tell and lessons to take from it.

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Brazil are through to the last 32

Brazil are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.

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Brazil bow out

And there it ends. Brazil fall to Norway 2–1 in the last 16, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.

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Brazil bow out

And there it ends. Brazil fall to Norway, and a summer of following them is over. It stings now — but what a ride it was, and there's no shame in going out swinging.