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World Cup 2026: Vinicius Junior scores twice as Brazil beat Scotland to reach last 32

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Vinicius Junior made it four goals in three games at the World Cup as Brazil cruised to a 3-0 victory over Scotland on Wednesday, sealing progress to the last 32 as Group C winners and leaving their opponents in danger of another first-round exit.

Real Madrid superstar Vinicius took advantage of a defensive howler to give Brazil an early lead in Miami and headed in another in first-half stoppage time.

Scotland were never really in it and Matheus Cunha got a third on the hour mark for the record five-time World Cup winners, who brought on Neymar towards the end for his first international appearance in over two-and-a-half years.

There are doubts as to whether Carlo Ancelotti’s side are genuine contenders to win this tournament but boosted by finishing top of the group they head to Texas for a last-32 tie in Houston on June 29.

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That will be against the runners-up in Group F, which will be either the Netherlands, Japan or Sweden.

After scoring in both the opening 1-1 draw with Morocco and the 3-0 win over Haiti, Vinicius is the first Brazilian to find the net in every group game at a World Cup since Ronaldo and Rivaldo both did it in 2002.

With four goals, he is one behind Lionel Messi and level with Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe in the golden boot race.

Scotland, meanwhile, are at real risk of yet another group-stage elimination, as has been their fate at every previous major tournament in which they have participated — that includes eight World Cups before this year.

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Morocco took second in Group C, with seven points but behind Brazil on goal difference, after coming from behind twice to beat Haiti 4-2 in Atlanta.

Read moreWorld Cup 2026: Morocco complete comeback against Haiti in Group C clash

Scotland come third with three points and a goal difference of minus three. They must wait to see if that is enough to finish as one of the eight best third-placed sides who advance to the last 32.

Steve Clarke’s team could not recover from conceding inside two minutes in their last outing against Morocco in Boston, and they only had themselves to blame as they once again fell behind early.

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It was a very soft goal to concede and a nightmare for Scott McKenna, who had been brought into the defence in place of Grant Hanley.

McKenna was too casual in possession in his own box in the seventh minute and was closed down by Rayan.

Starting in place of the injured Raphinha, the young Bournemouth forward gave it to Vinicius and he rounded Angus Gunn to score.

Neymar makes comeback

Scotland were very lucky not to concede again in similar circumstances midway through the first half as Jack Hendry was closed down by Vinicius who went on to slot in.

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This time, however, the goal was overturned following a VAR check by the Mexican referee, who could see that Vinicius had clipped the leg of Hendry on his way through.

But it was only a matter of time before Brazil scored again, and Vinicius headed in with the game in stoppage time at the end of the first half.

Read moreWorld Cup 2026: Bosnia boost knockout hopes after dominant win over Qatar

Once more Scotland were punished for slack play at the back with an Andy Robertson pass being intercepted inside his own area before Bruno Guimaraes crossed for the goal.

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Scotland looked at risk of completely collapsing as Gunn had to save from Rayan just before the half-time whistle, and the goalkeeper then denied Vinicius his hat-trick soon after the restart.

Instead it was Manchester United‘s Cunha who got the third — his third of the tournament — from a Guimaraes lay-off, and Brazil could have won by more.

A consolation goal for Scotland might have been significant in their quest to reach the next round, but Alisson twice denied Scott McTominay.

Neymar, Brazil’s all-time top goal-scorer, came on for Cunha in the 76th minute to huge cheers, making his comeback after being absent from the Selecao since October 2023.

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This was Brazil’s fourth win in five World Cup meetings with Scotland, the exception being a goalless draw in 1974.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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Christian Cage’s iconic WWE moment recreated on AEW Dynamite

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AEW star Christian Cage’s rival revisited the veteran’s past on tonight’s Dynamite. The Patriarch was one of the most underrated stars of the global sports entertainment juggernaut. He debuted with Adam Copeland as a tag team. In just a few years, the Rated-R Superstar was pushed to the moon. Meanwhile, Cage got lost in the shuffle. Eventually, the two stars retired from action for many years. The two stars eventually returned to WWE and are currently with All Elite.

A few months after his WWE debut, the Patriarch wore Oakley’s Over the Top sunglasses. He wore the sunglasses for the 5-second pose schtick. The fashion was bought back by David Finaly tonight. Finlay and his teammate Clark Connors are set to battle Adam Copeland and Christian Cage for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Forbidden Door later this week. The two teams have been ambushing each other ahead of their match.

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Tonight on Dynamite, the War Dogs collided with Cope and Cage backstage. While the veterans had an upper hand in the brawl, things turned around quickly for them as Clark Connors and David Finlay choked them with wires. In the end, David wore the over-the-top sunglasses and gave a 5-second pose, revisiting Christian Cage’s gimmick in WWE.


Christian Cage brutally roasted War Dogs’ David Finlay last week

One-half of the current AEW World Tag Team Champions has been known for taking brutal shots at his opponents.

While talking about the War Dogs and their match at Forbidden Door on last week’s Dynamite, Christian Cage claimed that WWE legend Fit Finlay should have never given birth to David.

“I’ve never come across another tag team that’s actually named after their mothers. And Finlay, if you’re supposed to be some sort of gift to the wrestling business from your father, he should’ve done all of us a favor and let you run down the inside of his leg,” he said.

It will be interesting to see if War Dogs emerge victorious at Forbidden Door.

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