World Cup Group C includes Scotland, Brazil, Morocco and Haiti; matches will take place in the USA in Foxborough, Miami, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Atlanta; Brazil face Morocco in first Group C fixture on Saturday June 13; Scotlands opening game is against Haiti on Sunday June 14 at 2am Group C sees Scotland take part in a World Cup for the first time since 1998 as they face four-time winners Brazil, Morocco and Haiti.
Group C Draw: Brazil, Japan, Tunisia, and Netherlands
Sunday June 14: Haiti vs Scotland, kick-off 2am - Foxborough, USA Friday June 19: Scotland vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm - Foxborough, USA Wednesday June 24: Scotland vs Brazil, kick-off 11pm - Miami, USA
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Hearts), Angus Gunn (Nottingham Forest), Liam Kelly (Rangers). Defenders: Grant Hanley (Hibernian), Jack Hendry (Al Etiffaq), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Dom Hyam (Wrexham), Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), John Souttar (Rangers), Kieran Tierney (Celtic). Midfielders: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Findlay Curtis (Kilmarnock), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth), Tyler Fletcher (Man Utd), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Scott McTominay (Napoli).
Forwards: Che Adams (Torino), Lyndon Dykes (Charlton), George Hirst (Ipswich), Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), Ross Stewart (Southampton). Saturday June 13: Brazil vs Morocco, kick-off 11pm - New Jersey, USA
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Saturday June 20: Brazil vs Haiti, kick-off 1.30am - Philadelphia, USA Defenders: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Gabriel (Arsenal), Bremer (Juventus), Ibanez (Al Ahli), Leo Pereira (Flamengo), Wesley (Roma), Danilo (Flamengo), Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Douglas Santos (Zenit Saint Petersburg). Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Fabinho (Al Ittihad), Danilo (Botafogo), Lucas Paqueta (Flamengo).
Forwards: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Raphinha (Barcelona), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Luiz Henrique (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Endrick (Real Madrid), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Rayan (Bournemouth), Neymar (Santos). Wednesday June 24: Morocco vs Haiti, kick-off 11pm - Atlanta, USA Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal), Munir Mohamedi (RS Berkane), Ahmed Tagnaouti (Royal Armed Forces).
Defenders: Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV), Youssef Belammari (Al Ahly), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Issa Diop (Fulham), Redouane Halhal (KV Mechelen), Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk). Midfielders: Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille), Neil El Aynaoui (Roma), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona), Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart), Ismael Saibari (PSV).
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Forwards: Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Yassine Gessime (Strasbourg), Ayoub Amaimouni-Echghouyabe (Eintracht Frankfurt). Goalkeepers: Johnny Placide (Bastia), Alexandre Pierre (Sochaux), Josue Duverger (FC Cosmos Koblenz). Defenders: Carlens Arcus (Angers), Wilguens Pauguain (Zulte Waregem), Duke Lacroix (Colorado Springs), Martin Experience (Nancy), Jean-Kevin Duverne (Gent), Ricardo Ade (LDU Quito), Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), Keeto Thermoncy (Young Boys).
Midfielders: Leverton Pierre (Vizela), Carl-Fred Sainthe (El Paso Locomotive), Jean-Jacques Danley (Philadelphia Union), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), Pierre Woodenski (Violette), Dominique Simon (Tatran Presov). Forwards: Louicius Deedson (Dallas), Ruben Providence (Almere City), Josue Casimir (Auxerre), Derrick Etienne (Toronto), Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), Duckens Nazon (Esteghlal), Frantzdy Pierrot (Caykur Rizespor), Yassin Fortune (Vizela), Lenny Joseph (Ferencvaros).
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Group C Prediction and Qualification Outlook
Brazil look like the safest group-winner pick because of squad depth, tournament experience, and the ability to control the strongest spells of a match. Scotland are the clearest threat if they protect the middle of the pitch and take points from the direct matchup.
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
| 2 | Morocco |
| 3 | Haiti |
| 4 | Scotland |
The dark horse is Haiti, especially if their transition play creates early goals. The key match is Brazil vs Scotland, because it should decide first place and the cleaner knockout route.