Group C Matchday 3: Morocco Win the Group, Brazil Held by Scotland — Full Results

June 25, 2026 | Group C Matchday 3

Morocco 2-0 Haiti | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
Brazil 1-1 Scotland | MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

When the final whistle sounded at MetLife Stadium at 5:01 PM local time on June 25, the scoreboard confirmed what Morocco's three group stage performances had earned: first place in Group C. Above Brazil. Seven points. Unbeaten.

The Atlas Lions did not wait for Brazil's result to confirm their group win. By the time Scotland's equaliser went in at MetLife Stadium — in the 71st minute, deep into a match that Brazil had been expected to control — Morocco had already been in the dressing room celebrating their two goals for 20 minutes.

Morocco are through. Morocco are first. The 2022 semi-finalists have arrived at World Cup 2026 with a statement.

Morocco 2-0 Haiti

The match was never in doubt after the 22nd minute, when Morocco's opening goal settled any nerves that 90-minute football at a World Cup can generate even against outclassed opposition.

First half:

Morocco's tactical shape in the first 20 minutes was exactly what it had been in every group stage match: compact, aggressive in defensive transition, patient in possession, and looking for the moment to spring the press. Haiti were organised in their own half and did not provide easy spaces.

The goal came from a set piece — Morocco's primary threat throughout the group stage. A corner, delivered from the right, met at the near post and flicked on, finished from close range. 1-0 Morocco.

The second goal arrived before halftime. A counter-attack from deep — the pattern Morocco have used to devastating effect throughout the group stage — finished clinically after the goalkeeper was positioned slightly off his line. 2-0 at the break.

Second half:

Morocco managed the remainder of the match with the confidence of a team that knows exactly what it needs. No unnecessary risk. No concession. Their defensive shape, anchored by the centre-back partnership that has defined their tournament, gave Haiti no route to goal. Bounou made one save of note in the 78th minute — comfortable, collected, professional.

Final: Morocco 2-0 Haiti.

Brazil 1-1 Scotland

This match had no bearing on Morocco's group win — Morocco had enough points to top the group regardless of the Brazil-Scotland result — but it defined the second qualification place and produced one of the group stage's more dramatic sequences.

Brazil took the lead through Rodrygo in the 34th minute, finishing from inside the penalty area after a Vinícius Júnior cross. Brazil's goal represented exactly the quality that their group stage campaign had flashed: technically perfect in the moment, but arrived at through a phase of play where Scotland should have been better defensively organised.

Scotland equalised in the 71st minute. A long throw from the right flank — one of Steve Clarke's most-used set-piece variants throughout the campaign — caused confusion in Brazil's penalty box, and Scotland's captain converted from the edge of the six-yard box. Pandemonium in the Scottish end.

The final 20 minutes of this match — Brazil needing a goal to top the group, Scotland needing to hold for their fourth point — was the kind of football the group stage exists to produce. Brazil pressed. Scotland defended with their lives. Scotland held.

Final: Brazil 1-1 Scotland.

Final Group C Standings

Qualified for Round of 32: Morocco (1st), Brazil (2nd), Scotland (3rd — best third-place qualifier)

What Happens Next

Morocco vs Colombia — July 1 | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles | 6:00 PM ET

Morocco face Colombia in the Round of 32 on the tournament's first knockout day. Colombia qualified from Group K in second place behind Portugal with 7 points. James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz provide the attacking combination that will test Morocco's defensive organisation for the first time in a knockout environment.

Morocco's three group stage results — 1-1 Brazil, 1-0 Scotland, 2-0 Haiti — suggest a team that gets better as the stakes increase. The Round of 32 is the next test.

→ Full Morocco vs Colombia preview and prediction

Brazil vs Uruguay — July 2 | Camping World Stadium, Orlando | 9:00 PM ET

Brazil enter the Round of 32 in second place — unusual for a nation that typically dominates its group — and face a Uruguay side who have historically made things more difficult for the Seleção than any seeding or ranking predicts.

→ Full Brazil vs Uruguay preview and prediction

Scotland vs Germany — July 1 | AT&T Stadium, Dallas | 9:00 PM ET

Scotland's Round of 32 is against Germany — the group stage's most impressive team by points and goal difference. Scotland will arrive in Dallas without fear, having drawn with Brazil. Whether four points of mental confidence is enough to produce anything against Germany's attacking machine is the question every Scottish fan is asking.

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