Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Not nowYes please Swipe for next article Tartan Army leaves Boston on boat ahead of Scotland's World Cup opener against HaitiScotland clung on despite intense late pressure to beat Haiti on their long-awaited World Cup return, winning at a major tournament for the first time in 30 years.John McGinn got the decisive goal, firing a deflected effort beyond Haiti goalkeeper Johny Placide after a brilliant Ben Gannon-Doak cross forced the issue.Haiti, who never looked out of the game, fought until the very end in search of an equaliser, with striker Frantzdy Pierrot seeing a late header go agonisingly wide in what was probably the Caribbean nation's best chance of the game. But by clinging onto their clean sheet, Scotland were able to get the win over the line in a legacy-defining triumph for Steve Clarke, whose side go top of Group B after Brazil and Morocco played out a 1-1 draw earlier in the day.Relive all the action from Scotland v Haiti, belowRecommendedScotland’s long World Cup wait is over – now they can dream of a mythical extra game
Published: June 13, 2026 6:06 pm
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