June 13, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.; Scotland’s John McGinn celebrates scoring their first aim. Necessary Credit score: David Butler Ii-Imagn Pictures John McGinn scored a aim simply previous the halfway level of the primary half and Scotland moved to the highest of the Group C standings with a 1-0 victory Saturday within the opening match of the World Cup for each groups at Foxborough, Mass.
Angus Gunn made two saves to report the clear sheet as Scotland got here away with three factors to take a seat forward of group favorites Brazil and Morocco, who performed to a 1-1 tie earlier Saturday.
The victory got here in Scotland’s first World Cup look in 28 years.
Johny Placide made one save for Haiti, who have been making their second World Cup look and first since 1974.
Haiti held their very own within the first half with eight pictures to seven for Scotland. Every workforce had two pictures on aim. However Scotland nonetheless managed to be most harmful within the opening 45 minutes.
Scotland’s first high quality probability got here within the seventeenth minute, when Scott McTominay fired a shot from the sting of the field that drilled the best publish and got here again into play.
Scotland managed to interrupt by within the twenty eighth minute. Che Adams took a shot that was saved by Placide earlier than McGinn gathered the deflection. McGinn’s left-footed shot discovered the again of the web after a pair of deflections off the Haiti protection.
Each groups had pictures simply large of aim within the 73rd minute when McGinn was off course for Scotland and Ruben Windfall was unable to transform for Haiti.
Haiti’s Frantzdy Pierrot put a header simply large of the aim that may have tied the match within the eighty fifth minute. Pierrot once more took a shot whereas falling to the bottom within the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time that was saved by Gunn.
Haiti completed the match with 15 pictures (two heading in the right direction), whereas Scotland had 9 pictures (two heading in the right direction).
The problem solely will increase for every workforce of their second matches of group play on Friday, with Scotland set to face Morocco at Foxborough, whereas Haiti is matched up towards Brazil at Philadelphia.
–Area Stage Media
