Vinícius Júnior scores twice as Brazil beat Scotland 3-0

In the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, Scotland faced Brazil. Brazil changed the scoreline early: in the 7th minute, Vinícius Júnior finished after an assist from Rayan to put Brazil 1-0 ahead.

In the 22nd minute, Vinícius Júnior had another goal ruled out by VAR for a foul. Then, in the third minute of first-half stoppage time, Vinícius Júnior scored again, this time set up by Bruno Guimarães, and Brazil went into halftime with a 2-0 lead.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Bruno Guimarães provided another assist and Matheus Cunha found the net to extend the advantage to 3-0. The score did not change after that, and Brazil finished with a 3-0 win over Scotland.

Match statistics showed Scotland with 47% possession and Brazil with 53%; expected goals (xG) were 0.87 for Scotland and 4.41 for Brazil. Scotland took 13 shots to Brazil’s 20, with 4 on target compared with Brazil’s 9; pass completion was 90% for Scotland and 93% for Brazil; both sides won 6 corners; Scotland had 0 offsides and Brazil 1; Scotland made 5 saves and Brazil 4; and the foul count was 10 for Scotland and 9 for Brazil.

In the previous round, Scotland lost 0-1 to Morocco in round two of the group stage, while Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 in round two.