Brazil needed just seven minutes of this third group game to set the tone for the evening. Rayan provided the assist, Vinícius Júnior converted to make it 0-1 and forced Scotland into a game the home team were barely able to play on their own terms from that point on. The key moment arrived shortly before half-time. In the 45+3rd minute Bruno Guimarães found space once again, and Vinícius Júnior finished for the second time, denying Scotland the chance to go into the dressing room with only a narrow deficit.
Scotland responded at the start of the second half by bringing on Kieran Tierney for Andy Robertson, but Brazil continued to look the more likely side to score next. In the 60th minute Bruno Guimarães also set up the third, Matheus Cunha finishing to turn Brazilian superiority into a commanding scoreline. Bookings followed. Danilo received a yellow card in the 62nd minute, Fabinho in the 82nd, while on the Scotland side Ryan Christie was cautioned in the 89th minute. In the middle portion of the second half both teams made three further substitutions. In the 82nd minute Scotland introduced Ryan Christie and Tony Ralston for Ben Gannon-Doak and Nathan Patterson. Brazil made their changes in the same minute, bringing on Alex Sandro for Douglas Santos and Endrick for Rayan. In the 90th minute Scotland made two more switches, Che Adams replacing Lawrence Shankland and Findlay Curtis coming on for John McGinn. Ten substitutions in total were recorded, none of which altered the scoring sequence.
Brazil edged possession at 54 per cent, but the bigger gap was in the shooting. Their 21 shots and nine attempts on target produced an xG of 4.33; Scotland, despite generating 14 shots and five on target, managed only 1.04 xG. Alisson made five saves to keep a clean sheet, while Angus Gunn produced five saves of his own to prevent the margin from being even greater. Vinícius Júnior was the defining figure with his brace, seven shots, five on target and a string of successful dribbles.
For Brazil, the 0–3 result served as a clear signal at the conclusion of the group stage. The team took seven points from the three matches and delivered performances that were certainly impressive.
