Vinicius scores twice to send Brazil into knockout phase after beating Scotland

Brazil secured their place in the World Cup second round after a 3-0 win over Scotland on Wednesday, with Vinicius Junior scoring twice in the match. Scotland will now have to rely on the results of other teams’ matches to stay in the tournament.

The Real Madrid forward took advantage of a mistake by the Scottish defence to score his first goal in the seventh minute of the match. He then scored his second with a header in stoppage time in the first half. The final goal for Brazil came from Matheus Cunha just after the hour mark.

The easy win, in Neymar’s long-awaited return to the team, and Morocco’s 4-2 win over Haiti have earned Brazil a ticket to Houston, where they will face either the Netherlands, Japan or Sweden on Monday.

Scotland, on the other hand, disappointed their ‘Tartan Army’ supporters with a weak and erratic first half and will now have to hope to progress to the next round as one of the eight third-placed teams with the best records out of the 12 groups.