Morocco, Scotland and World Cup
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Despite the boost from Tartan Army, Scotland fell to Morocco in a World Cup Group C game in Boston on Friday, June 19, 2026.
Morocco hold onto slender lead despite Scotland’s late charge for an equaliser in Group C match at Boston Stadium.
Morocco enters the Friday match at Boston Stadium after a 1-1 draw with Brazil while Scotland handled Haiti, 1-0, in its World Cup opener.
FOXBOROUGH - With a 1-0 victory over Scotland at Gillette Stadium Friday night, Morocco snatched possession of first place in Group C of the World Cup. Following a 1-1 draw with Brazil in its tournament opener,
Scotland notched its first World Cup victory in 36 years last Saturday, holding off Haiti 1-0 in front of a jam-packed, tartan-clad crowd in Foxboro. Another win on Friday would send the Scots somewhere they’ve never been before: to the knockout rounds of the grandest tournament in sports.
