Brazil players celebrate after the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Brazil in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Today Highlights: Vinicius Jr scored twice, in the 7th and the 45th minutes respectively while Matheus Cunha struck in the second half to help Brazil win 3-0 vs Scotland in Miami and book their place in the Round of 32.

Carlo Ancelotti’s team looked decent against a weak Haiti side where they thrashed the minnows 3-0 last week with Matheus Cunha grabbing a brace and Vinicius Jr chipping in with another goal. But they still look far away from the free-flowing Samba side of yore. On Wednesday night, they’ll have the services of their superstar Neymar back so it’ll be interesting to see if he’ll come back into the line up straight away or be introduced later in the match.

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For Scotland, they will almost certainly be one of the best third placed team if they can hold Brazil in this match but they can also aim to finish as the top 2 in the group if they can pull off a huge upset on the night. After defeating Haiti 1-0, they fell by the same margin to Morocco so they’ll be a little bit under pressure to get back to winning ways.

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Vinicius Junior could scarcely conceal his delight after Brazil’s 3-0 victory over Haiti on Saturday. Truth be told, he made little effort to. There was not an iota of reticence in his grin. In an all-scourging world that lacks a moral compass, not acting stoically could be precarious. Yet, the standard-bearer of football’s most decorated team does exactly that. At a Brazil press conference in 2024, he broke down in tears. Not snivelling, but bawling. Unrelenting racism testing his tolerance threshold, Vinicius had announced: “I am losing the will to play football.”

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