Scotland scrap past Haiti for winning World Cup return: World Cup Daily
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Scotland win their first World Cup match since 1990, their first goal since 1998 and they top Group C above Brazil. Stop the count. John McGinn's deflected strike enough to beat a spirited and attacking Haiti side, but blimey it was tense at the end. Who knows if it'll be enough by the end of the group stages, but Scotland don't win often. And a win is a win. Brazil-Morocco started like the game we hoped it would be. A glorious Brahim Diaz pass set up a glorious Saibari finish before Vinicius Junior decided a World Cup just needs a Brazilian to pick it up and do something brilliant. But after that, it kind of petered out. Qatar stunned Switzerland in injury time to take a point.
And we don't know the Socceroos Turkey result yet, but you do. And we'll have a report from our man Jack Snape edited in at a convenient moment. We'll look ahead to tomorrow. Germany's campaign begins and Netherlands-Japan looks fun.
What was Scotland's performance in their World Cup match against Haiti?
There's plenty of AOB, the England chef, Wilson in shock, music knowledge and the many diagnoses of Barry's ankle problem. All that plus your questions and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today, Barry Glendening. Welcome. Hello, Max. First part of the tournament for the Guardian US Soccer editor, Alex Abnos. Hey, Alex. Hello, Max. And back again, the Guardian US Soccer correspondent, Jeff Ruder. Hi, Max. Right. Worth noting, we are recording before the Australia-Turkey game, as I said in the intro. So in case that finished 9-8 and you're wondering why it's not leading the pod, our man Jack Snape is there. We'll leave us a match report. Come on, the Socceroos. But let's begin. In Foxborough, Massachusetts, Scotland won Haiti nil, Scotland's fifth ever win at a World Cup, their first since beating Sweden in Italia 90.
Joining us for part one, live and direct from the Jazz Bar over there, Ewan Murray, our Scottish football correspondent.
How did Brazil and Morocco's match unfold?
Ewan, how tense was the end of that?
More tense than I would have liked it to be. It's a strange situation because it's, as you said, it's Scotland's only fifth victory at a World Cup proper. First since 1990, first appearance here since 1998. They're at the top of the group. But I think we wanted and probably needed more from that game, including... simply in goal difference terms, in terms of trying to get out of the group with three points. I thought it was a nervous performance at times. I thought it was pretty ragged. And again, on the big stage, that's the third time in a row at a big tournament, I just think they haven't quite played as well as they can. And I think they're now going to be clinging on over the next two games and I fear that winning only 1-0 in this game might prove quite damaging.
Yeah, I wonder if you... It's quite hard to know, isn't it? Do you have to recalibrate? Because Haiti were good in this game, and so by the end, and the fact that Scotland didn't really have the ball for the last half hour, that getting away with three points is pretty fantastic, but at the same time, I totally hear what you're saying.
Yeah, that's what I mean. It's tricky, and I don't want to diss a team who's come to the World Cup and won. I just think it's difficult to ignore that bigger picture, and Weston Haiti did have their moments. I didn't really feel they were going to score. You would tell me they could have done, and of course they could, but... I just thought Scotland got slack when there was a chance to build on that 1-0 lead and do more in the game. They didn't do it. They didn't put the foot down. They didn't press home their advantage. I feel a little bit down and sound a little bit down because I fear that may welcome back to haunt Scotland given the pretty ferocious two games they've got coming up. I think this was the game to make hate.
And listen, by the way, you watch the game as I did. These are not teams who are going to trouble the judge in this competition, but I think Scotland could and should have had proper ambitions of winning this game.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:58
2
What was Scotland's performance in their World Cup match against Haiti?
0:58–1:48
3
How did Brazil and Morocco's match unfold?
1:48–6:08
4
What were the standout moments in the Scotland vs. Haiti game?
6:08–13:00
5
What challenges did Scotland face after their win?
13:00–14:47
6
How did Haiti perform against Scotland in their World Cup debut?
14:47–40:49
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