2026 FIFA World Cup Group C
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Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place from June 13 to 24, 2026.[1] The group consisted of Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland. Brazil, Morocco and Scotland were also drawn together in Group A in the 1998 edition of the competition, which was also Scotland's latest appearance prior to this tournament. This also marked Haiti's first appearance in the World Cup finals since 1974, following a 52-year absence.
Five-time champions Brazil and the previous tournament's fourth-place team Morocco topped the group, with Brazil clinching first place over Morocco based on goal difference. Both teams advanced to the round of 32.
Scotland finished third in the group with only one win at the group stage, and were eliminated as they were outperformed by third-place teams in other groups.[2] Haiti were the first team eliminated from the tournament after two consecutive group-stage losses, and they finished fourth after losing their third group game against Morocco.[3]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings[4][5] | |
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| C1 |  Brazil | 1 | CONMEBOL | CONMEBOL round robin fifth place | June 10, 2025 | 23rd | 2022 | Winner (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) | 5 | 6 |
| C2 |  Morocco | 2 | CAF | CAF Group E winner | September 5, 2025 | 7th | 2022 | Fourth place (2022) | 11 | 7 |
| C3 |  Haiti | 4 | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Group C winner | November 18, 2025 | 2nd | 1974 | Group stage (1974) | 84 | 83 |
| C4 |  Scotland | 3 | UEFA | UEFA Group C winner | November 18, 2025 | 9th | 1998 | Group stage (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) | 36 | 42 |
Notes
- The rankings of November 2025 were used for seeding for the final draw.[6]
Standings
- Tied on head-to-head result (Brazil 1–1 Morocco). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
In the round of 32:[2]
Matches
All times listed are local, UTC−4 (EDT).[1]
Brazil vs Morocco
The teams had met three times previously, including once in the World Cup, a 3–0 group stage victory for Brazil in 1998, and most recently in 2023, a 2–1 win for Morocco (their first) in a friendly.[7][8]
Morocco made a fast start in the match, with Neil El Aynaoui having an effort blocked away by Bruno Guimarães after Noussair Mazraoui had dribbled past Roger Ibañez. Morocco's early pressure was rewarded as they took the lead in the 21st minute after Brahim Díaz managed to play a through ball to Ismael Saibari, who then lobbed the ball over Alisson and into the back of the net. The Moroccans did not cease their pressure immediately following the goal, with Achraf Hakimi having two efforts slice off target with Brazil struggling to get a foothold on the game.[9]
Despite Morocco registering 12 shots by the 30th minute, Brazil managed to strike back in the 32nd after Vinícius Júnior received the ball inside the Morocco penalty area before cutting inside and striking a right-footed effort into the corner of the net to make it 1–1. Both sides had promising chances to win the game in the second half, including from Danilo Santos for Brazil and Ayoube Amaimouni for Morocco, however the match ultimately ended in a draw.[10]
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Haiti vs Scotland
The two teams had never met before.
After both sides had previously managed to create promising opportunities in their opponents halves, Scott McTominay struck the post in the 16th minute for Scotland after being set up by Ben Gannon-Doak. In the 28th minute, the Scots went ahead after Ché Adams had a close range effort saved by Johny Placide before John McGinn managed to score the rebound with a scuffed effort that deflected into the net. McGinn had the chance to double the lead in the second half, but dragged his effort wide. Haiti pushed for an equaliser, with Ruben Providence playing an intriguing ball into the Scotland penalty area which Wilson Isidor could not quite latch on to. Despite renewed late pressure from the Haitians, including Frantzdy Pierrot having a header go wide to the left, Scotland went on to win 1–0.[13]
The match marked the first time Scotland won a World Cup match since 1990, when the team defeated Sweden 2–1.[14]
| Haiti | 0–1 | Scotland |
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Scotland vs Morocco
The teams' only meeting took place in their final group stage match at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as Morocco won 3–0.[16][17]
Morocco took the lead in just the second minute of the game, after Brahim Díaz played a ball over the top of Scotland's defence and into the path of Ismael Saibari, who struck the ball into the left-hand corner of the net from the right to score for the second straight game. Morocco came forward with a similar looking attack in the 18th minute, with Díaz playing another ball over the top which Achraf Hakimi tried to collect, but Angus Gunn was able to block Hakimi from touching the ball into the net. Morocco continued to push for another goal with Neil El Aynaoui and Bilal El Khannouss both having efforts fly over the bar in the 30th and 36th minutes respectively.[18]
Early in the second half, Scotland players protested for a penalty following an alleged foul by El Aynaoui on John McGinn inside the penalty area, however no penalty was forthcoming. Morocco pushed forward again through El Khannouss, who squared the ball across to Saibari whose deflected effort struck the crossbar. Scotland continued to push for an equaliser, and in the 82nd minute, they protested for a penalty again after Scott McTominay went down inside the penalty area following a tackle from El Aynaoui. Again, no penalty was ultimately awarded. Morocco came close to scoring a second goal in the last minutes of the match, with Chemsdine Talbi having an effort tipped over by Gunn and Ayoube Amaimouni having his shot go just wide.[19]
| Scotland | 0–1 | Morocco |
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Brazil vs Haiti
The teams had met thrice previously, most recently in 2016, a 7–1 win for Brazil in the group stage of the Copa América Centenario in 2016.[21]
Brazil took control of the wide areas of the game early on through Raphinha and Vinícius Júnior, and they thought they had took the lead in the 11th minute after Raphinha struck the ball into the net after being played into a one-on-one situation by Bruno Guimarães, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Brazil did get the breakthrough 12 minutes later after Vinícius had an effort saved by Johny Placide before Matheus Cunha followed up with the rebound from close range. This lead was then doubled in the 36th minute, with Vinícius playing a through ball to Cunha, who managed to strike his left-footed effort into the top corner of the net. Vinícius scored Brazil's third in the final stages of the first half, after running on a ball played over the top from Lucas Paquetá before slotting the ball through Placide and into the net.[22]
With this result, Haiti became the first team eliminated from the tournament after losing two consecutive matches.[23]
| Brazil | 3–0 | Haiti |
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Scotland vs Brazil
The teams had faced each other in ten previous matches including at the FIFA World Cup on four previous occasions, all of them in the first round. Their first meeting was a 0–0 draw at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and then Brazil won the next three group stage encounters: 4–1 in 1982, 1–0 in 1990, and a 2–1 victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup opening match.[25] Their latest match took place in 2011, as Brazil won a 2–0 friendly to keep their unbeaten head-to-head record.[26]
Ultimately, Scotland were eliminated from the group stage after missing out on the top eight of third-place teams.
| Scotland | 0–3 | Brazil |
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Morocco vs Haiti
The two teams had never met before.
Morocco dominated through the match against the inexperienced Haitian team that were already eliminated, though Yassine Bounou made a costly own goal in the 10-minute first half. The Moroccan team bounced back and scored four goals throughout, with Haiti's Wilson Isidor scoring a goal though it was not enough as it concluded with their 4–2 defeat.
With three additional defeats, Haiti has six overall losses from their two World Cup appearances, remaining winless in their 52-year return.
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Discipline
The team conduct ("fair play") score would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied. It would also be used as a tiebreaker for the third-place ranking between groups if the overall records of teams were tied. The score was calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[2]
- yellow card: −1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- direct red card: −4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player or team official in a single match.
