Brazil signed off from the group stage in style on Wednesday, dismantling Scotland 3-0 in Miami to finish first in Group C and book a spot in the round of 32. The Seleção did not need to be at their imperious best — Scotland kept handing them the game — but Carlo Ancelotti's side took every gift on offer and looked sharper than at any point in their opening two matches.
Vinícius Júnior was the difference. Inside seven minutes he pounced on a botched Scott McKenna clearance, rounded goalkeeper Angus Gunn and rolled the ball home. He thought he had a quick second soon after, slipping a finish through Gunn's legs after robbing Jack Hendry, but a VAR review wiped it out for a foul in the build-up. The winger would not be denied before the interval, climbing highest to head in a deep Bruno Guimarães delivery in first-half stoppage time. Matheus Cunha added the third around the hour, sweeping home after slick approach play from Guimarães, who finished the night with two assists according to Goal.
