15d
15d
SCOTLAND 0-3 BRAZIL - RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT MIAMI STADIUM: If
Steve Clarke's worst fear was a drubbing‚ then he ought to avoid seeking anything positive from the fact
Scotland suffered a mere 3-0 defeat in
Miami. That
Brazil didn't score more is something akin to a
World Cup miracle. They battered
Scotland‚ dragging them from pillar to post in a tie that often looked an utter mismatch and concluded with
Clarke sweating profusely over progression to the knockout stages. But he will know how much worse it might have been‚ with two strikes from
Vinicius Jr and a third by
Matheus Cunha the very least that
Brazil deserved on the night. Of the 21 chances that went to
Carlo Ancelotti's side‚ as many as five or six might have gone in on another occasion‚ which says as much for the talent in the
Brazilian attack as it did the
Scottish inability to cover their backsides.