Haiti 0-1 Scotland Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: John McGinn Inspires Tartan Army To Winning Start

Greetings, we are back with our FIFA World Cup 2026 live blog as Haiti clash with Scotland in the Group C opener. The action is about to begin, so stay tuned for all the live updates from New York New Jersey Stadium.

Date: Sunday, 14 June 2026

Kick-off Time: 06:30 AM IST

Venue: Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium), Foxborough, Massachusetts

Tournament: FIFA World Cup 2026™ — Group C (Match 5)

The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be telecast live on Unite8 Sports network on television. For live streaming, one can catch the action on the Zee5 app and website.

Goalkeepers

Josue Duverger Alexandre Pierre Johny Placide

Defenders

Ricardo Ade Carlens Arcus Hannes Delcroix Jean-Kevin Duverne Martin Experience Duke Lacroix Garven Metusala Wilguens Paugain Keeto Thermoncy

Midfielders

Carl Fred Sainte Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Danley Jean Jacques Woodensky Pierre Dominique Simon

Forwards

Josue Casimir Louicius Deedson Derrick Etienne Jr. Yassin Fortune Wilson Isidor Lenny Joseph Duckens Nazon Frantzdy Pierrot Ruben Providence

Goalkeepers

Craig Gordon Angus Gunn Liam Kelly

Defenders

Grant Hanley Jack Hendry Aaron Hickey Dom Hyam Scott McKenna Nathan Patterson Anthony Ralston Andy Robertson John Souttar Kieran Tierney

Midfielders

Ryan Christie Findlay Curtis Lewis Ferguson Tyler Fletcher Ben Gannon-Doak John McGinn Kenny McLean Scott McTominay

Forwards

Che Adams Lyndon Dykes George Hirst Lawrence Shankland Ross Stewart.

Brazil and Morocco opened their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group C campaign with a hard-fought 1–1 draw at the New York New Jersey Stadium. Morocco took the lead in the 21st minute through Ismael Saibari, but Brazil responded shortly after with a brilliant curling effort from Vinícius Júnior. The match remained intensely contested throughout, ultimately ending in a stalemate as both teams earned a point.

Johny Placide (GK), Martin Experience, Hannes Delcroix, Ricardo Ade, Carlens Arcus, Ruben Providence, Jean Ricner Bellagarde, Danley Jean Jacques, Louicius Deedson, Wilson Isidor, Frantzdy Perriot

Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Andy Robertson, Ben Gannon-Doak, Lewis Ferguson, Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Lawrence Shankland, Che Adams

National anthems are done! The referee blows the whistle and with the Scotland, who are in blue shorts kicks it off from left to right, with Haiti, who are in white aiming to move it the other way.

Andrew Robertson gives a cross to Scott McTominay, who tries to head it into the post but the well sails comfortably over the crossbar. Moments later, referee Mustapha Ghorbal stops play as Wilson Isidor gets penalized for a forced challenge while making an attacking move.

McTominay was so close yet so far of scoring a scintillating goal. He quicky latched onto an excellent pass near the edge of the box, from where the Scottish mid-fielder fired a shot that smacked the right-hand post and deflected away.

Che Adams makes a superb save from close range but John McGinn pounces quickly on the loose ball to score the first goal of the match and get the Tartan Army 1-0 ahead in the game.

The game's first yellow card went to Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who caught Shankland late with a reckless sliding tackle.

That's the halftime whistle and with it the stoppage time comes to an end. Both players are heading back to their respective locker rooms for the break with Scotland leading the match by 1-0.

The players are back in the field for the final half of the game. Scotland are leading the match by 1-0 and would want to widen the gap, while Haiti would be desperate to cut the deficit.

Scotland's Andrew Robert crosses the ball into the D, where one of the defending player thwarts the effort but the ball goes behind the post and the Tartan Army gets a corner. Lewis Ferguson takes the corner but it's cleared by the defence.

Referee Mustafa Ghorbal blows a whistle as Haiti's Danley Jean Jacques is penalized for a four which results in a free kick to Scotland. Andrew Robertson puts a cross inside the box from the free kick, but the defender manages to get their first and averts the danger.

Ruben Providence slipped a pass through to Lenny Joseph, but a Scotland defender stepped in to dispossess him. The ball went behind for a corner, which Bellegarde delivered, only for the danger to be cleared.

That's the full-time whistle and with the with the stoppage time comes to an end. Martin Experience (Haiti) gets a shot away from distance, but wasn't really set to take it and fires high and wide. Scotland have won their tournament opener courtesy of a 28th minute goal by John McGinn.