Scotland on brink after Brazil beating, Mexico march on – World Cup Daily
episodePreviously titled “Scotland face waiting game after loss to Brazil, Mexico march on – World Cup Daily” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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What were Scotland's chances against Brazil in the World Cup?
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Ah, Scotland. Maybe it was just a pipe dream to get something from Brazil, but talk about having the stuffing knocked out of you so early on. Scott McKenna dawdling in the seventh minute, allowing Vinicius to score, and that was basically that. They were lucky with another defensive lapse from Jack Hendry before Vinicius again and Mateus Cunha in the second half. Scotland had the odd chance, but they're almost certainly going home. Haiti gave it a good go, but eventually overpowered by Morocco. Then in Group B, Switzerland topped the group after beating second-place Canada. The hosts really got it launched late on, but it wasn't enough. Bosnia's win over Qatar means they're through as well.
And in Group A, Mexico were already top, but joyous scenes at the Azteca as they sent the Czechs home, while South Africa shocked South Korea to come second and qualify for the knockouts for the first time in their history. We'll try to preview tomorrow's games without going down an S&M cul-de-sac. Someone offers to make Barry's dreams come true. There's your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.
How did Scotland's defensive errors impact their match against Brazil?
on the panel today with me in LA Barry Glendening hello hello from the Racing Post Mark Langdon hey mate hi Max and on the night shift tonight Nikki Bandini hi Nikki morning let's start then with Group C Brazil come top seven points from three games Morocco through as well on seven points Scotland have three points almost certainly going home Haiti definitely going home with none we'll begin in Miami then Scotland nil Brazil three before I get the panel's thoughts I caught up with Ewan Murray at full time in Miami how was that for you Ewan
predictable yeah I mean I did say after the Haiti game when we spoke I feared it would go this way I feared it would lose the next two games maybe by a few goals and they would be left clinging on with the goal difference I think the mistake was not beating Haiti more comfortably and actually probably not Having a bit more of a go against Morocco, I think they may be overstated with how good Morocco are. So here we are. We're going to be in no man's land for a few days in terms of the last 32. And it's been a bit deflating. I felt at times the Scottish team doesn't look as if it belongs in this this environment you know i don't want to be overly down on it they could make the last 32 and i get the significance of that but i think their shortcomings have been laid pretty bare in this tournament once again yeah and you mentioned deflating like that start is so it just felt like a balloon being popped that first goal didn't it yeah they've actually the first few minutes actually played okay they look quite composed they didn't look
nervous or panic stricken at the start but in defense of the manager you can't legislate for a moment like that it's a football cliche but it's true I mean just a moment of complete madness from one of your center backs and Brazil are not the team you want to give that advantage to I thought they were lucky I thought that the disallowed goal I thought Hendry initiated the contact in Venetia I thought they were lucky to get away with that and At that point, you're clinging on to this game and undoubtedly you're clinging on in terms of the goal difference and the wider third-place scenario.
Do you think it's a psychological thing? Lots of people talked about the number of really good players in this team, right? Especially in midfield, really good midfield. And you feel like none of them really... Okay, everyone's got to be great to beat Brazil and Brazil have to have an off day. But even still, in any of these three games, they never really delivered.
What are the implications of Scotland's loss for their World Cup journey?
Yeah, and again, that's a theme that's happened before. I thought McTominay, he got a bit better in the second half tonight, but he was dreadful in the first half. Incredibly bad, just giving the ball away under no... pressure at all um i i don't know if that's psychology but what i do think is when you have such a limited pool of talent as scotland have you need your big guys to perform in these tournaments and once again that hasn't happened so yeah i think that's a i think that's a sensible and obvious thing to point to absolutely yeah and and do you think steve clark has done well like could he have done anything different in these games yeah i mean i would need to look at that
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were Scotland's chances against Brazil in the World Cup?
0:00–1:05
2
How did Scotland's defensive errors impact their match against Brazil?
1:05–3:25
3
What are the implications of Scotland's loss for their World Cup journey?
3:25–5:05
4
How did other teams perform in Group A during the World Cup?
5:05–6:41
5
What were the standout moments from the Mexico vs Czech Republic match?
6:41–7:31
6
How did South Africa manage to qualify for the knockout stage?
7:31–9:20
7
What changes did Steve Clarke make in response to Scotland's performance?
9:20–11:01
8
What does the future hold for Scotland in international football?
11:01–42:55
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