J. McGinn scores in the 28th minute as Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 to open group play

In the first round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, Haiti faced Scotland at Gillette Stadium in Boston. The match was decided in the 28th minute, when J. McGinn scored for Scotland; official records show no assist on the goal. At halftime, Haiti were trailing Scotland 1-0.

No further goals were scored after that. In the disciplinary notes, Haiti's Jean-Ricner Bellegarde received a yellow card in the 39th minute. Scotland's Aaron Hickey was booked in the 46th minute, while Findlay Curtis and Kenny McLean were both shown yellow cards in the 90+1st and 90+5th minutes, respectively. Scotland held on to win 1-0 thanks to the goal in the 28th minute.

On the match statistics, Haiti had 54% possession to Scotland's 46%. Both sides finished with 1.05 expected goals (xG). Haiti attempted 15 shots, Scotland 9, and each team had 2 shots on target. Haiti completed 85% of passes, Scotland 82%; Haiti won 4 corners to Scotland's 3; Haiti were caught offside 3 times, Scotland once; Haiti made 1 save, Scotland 2; and Haiti committed 23 fouls to Scotland's 21.

In Group C, Haiti are currently 4th with 1 match played, 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, 0 points, and a goal difference of -1. Scotland are currently top of Group C with 1 match played, 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses, 3 points, and a goal difference of +1, and they are currently marked by the official competition table as being in the Round of 32 qualification zone.

In the next round of fixtures, Haiti will travel to face Brazil in the second round of group play on 2026-06-20. Scotland will host Morocco in their second-round group match on 2026-06-19.