Brazil rounded off its World Cup 2026 group-stage campaign in style on Wednesday, defeating Scotland 3-0 to secure first place in Group E.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side produced arguably its strongest performance of the tournament, pressing aggressively from kickoff and capitalizing on a series of Scottish defensive mistakes.

Just seven minutes in, Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. pounced on a misplaced pass inside Scotland’s penalty area to open the scoring. He doubled Brazil’s lead on the stroke of halftime, heading home a cross from Bruno Guimarães. He could’ve had a hat-trick if not for having a goal controversially disallowed due to an attacking foul in the 22nd minute.

The goals made Vinicius only the fifth player in Brazil’s history to score in all three group-stage matches of a World Cup, joining Jairzinho........

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