Brazil and Morocco both booked their places in the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage after winning their final Group C matches. The Selecao comfortably defeated Scotland 3-0 to seal first place, while Morocco came from behind twice before overcoming Haiti 4-2 in an entertaining contest.

Scotland, meanwhile, remain in limbo and must wait to discover whether three points and a goal difference of minus three will be enough to qualify as one of the best third-placed teams.

Vinicius Leads Brazil to Comfortable Victory

Brazil never looked in danger against Scotland and punished a series of costly defensive mistakes.

The breakthrough arrived after only seven minutes when Scott McKenna lost possession near his own penalty area. Vinicius Junior quickly capitalized on the error, calmly beating Angus Gunn to open the scoring.

The Real Madrid forward thought he had doubled the lead moments later after another Scottish mistake, this time involving Jack Hendry. However, VAR intervened and the goal was ruled out because of a foul committed earlier in the move.

Brazil did not have to wait long for a second goal. Deep into first-half stoppage time, Gunn completely misjudged a cross from Bruno Guimaraes, allowing Vinicius to tap home his second of the evening.

The Selecao dominated possession after the interval and rarely allowed Scotland to threaten. Matheus Cunha wrapped up the victory after an excellent individual run and assist from Guimaraes, while Neymar also made an appearance from the bench during the closing stages.

Morocco Recover to Join Brazil

The battle for second place produced far more drama.

Haiti stunned Morocco inside the opening ten minutes when goalkeeper Yassine Bounou accidentally diverted a cross into his own net. It was Haiti's first World Cup goal since 1974 and briefly raised hopes of a major upset.

Morocco eventually found a response through Achraf Hakimi after sustained pressure, but Haiti struck again with one of the goals of the tournament as Isidor restored their lead with a spectacular finish.

The Africans refused to panic. Ismael Saibari equalized before halftime, sending the teams into the break level at 2-2.

Morocco's greater squad depth proved decisive in the second half. Substitute Soufiane Rahimi headed home from a corner to put his side ahead for the first time, before turning provider later in the match. After beating Carlens Arcus on the wing, Rahimi squared the ball for Gessime Yassine, who finished confidently to seal a 4-2 victory.

The comeback secured second place in the group with seven points, only behind Brazil on goal difference.