Brazil bounce back with dominant win, leave Haiti bottom of Group C

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Brazil’s forward #09 Matheus Cunha celebrates after winning the 2026 World Cup Group C football match between Brazil and Haiti at the Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia on June 19, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

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Brazil took control of their destiny with a 3-0 win over Haiti that ended the Caribbean nation’s chances of reaching the World Cup last 32.

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Two goals from Manchester United striker Matheus Cunha and a Vinicius Junior strike sealed a comfortable win for the Brazilians in a one-sided game at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.

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The result ensured Haiti will finish bottom of Group C and are the first team to be eliminated from contention for a place in the knockout rounds.

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Brazil’s victory though was marred by an apparent injury to star forward Raphinha, who left the game in the 40th minute after an innocuous-looking tussle with Haiti defender Martin Experience.

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Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti was unable to provide an update on Raphinha’s injury afterwards, instead preferring to praise his team’s “complete” performance.

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“It was a complete match, much better in the first half,” Ancelotti said. “It was what we expected from this game: better quality, fewer mistakes, more effectiveness in attack and more control at the back.”

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Brazil are now level on four points with Morocco in Group C, but lead the North Africans on goal difference.

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Morocco secured their first win of the tournament on Friday with a 1-0 defeat of Scotland at Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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Ismael Saibari scored the games’s only goal, lashing home a thunderous angled strike in the second minute to leave the Scots reeling.

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Morocco will face Haiti in their final Group C game on June 24, while Brazil take on the Scots in Miami.

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“Tonight we showed we can compete with the teams in the top 10. Brazil will be a different game, they play with less structure but they have quality that can hurt you at any point,” Scotland’s John McGinn said.

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“We will need to be at our best. We know what we need to do to try to get through to the next round.”

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