Vinícius lights up Brazil's draw with Morocco as Scotland end a 36-year wait

Group C took over on Saturday. Vinícius Júnior curled in one of the goals of the tournament so far, and it still only earned Brazil a 1-1 draw with a stubborn Morocco. Hours later, Scotland finally remembered how to win a World Cup match.

Brazil get a warning

Morocco went ahead through Ismael Saibari, who lifted the ball over Alisson on 21 minutes after a Brahim Díaz pass. Vinícius answered 11 minutes later, cutting inside and bending it into the top corner. After that Brazil needed their keeper, Alisson pulling off a late double save to keep the point. Carlo Ancelotti admitted he was “a little worried,” which for an opening 1-1 is honest enough.

Scotland win one at last

Up in Boston, John McGinn’s deflected effort on 28 minutes was enough to beat Haiti 1-0 and give Scotland their first World Cup win since 1990. Thirty-six years, a long line of near-misses and group-stage exits, and it took a scruffy deflection to end it. The win even sent them top of Group C for the night, which nobody in a navy shirt will apologise for.

Qatar finally get on the board

Switzerland had 26 shots and somehow won nothing. Breel Embolo’s first-half penalty looked like settling it, until a stoppage-time own goal, Miro Muheim heading past his own keeper under pressure, handed Qatar a 1-1 draw and their first ever World Cup point. Granit Xhaka called it what it was: “Every draw feels like a loss.”

Group C: Scotland top after a 36-year drought; Brazil and Morocco share the points.

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