Aaron Hickey, Scott McKenna and Lewis Ferguson all sat out Scotland’s latest group training session ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup showdown with Brazil.
The trio remained at the squad’s Charlotte base in North Carolina, where they instead carried out individual training programmes.
Hickey has been managing a knock after being forced off in the 1-0 win over Haiti and subsequently missed the defeat to Morocco in Boston.
McKenna is still dealing with a calf issue and is yet to feature at the tournament, while Ferguson completed the full 90 minutes against the African champions.
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There was better news for Steve Clarke with Kieran Tierney returning to full training after suffering cramp during the loss to Morocco.
Scotland head into their final Group C clash guaranteed to finish third, but victory, and potentially even a point, against Brazil in Miami could be enough to seal a historic place in the knockout stages.
The Scots are still chasing a first-ever World Cup win over the South Americans, having drawn once and lost three of their previous four meetings.
