Scotland claimed their first World Cup win in 36 years thanks to John McGinn’s deflected strike that took them to the top of Group C with a 1-0 win over Haiti.This was Scotland’s first appearance at a men’s World Cup since 1998, where they didn’t win a game, and backed by a huge crowd of travelling fans they took the lead on 28 minutes through McGinn’s goal.It was far from comfortable with Haiti missing chances to equalise, but victory leaves Scotland with an 88 per cent chance of reaching the knockout stage at this point according to The Athletic’s World Cup projection tool. The win led to scenes of celebration at 4am back home but Steve Clarke’s side must still face Brazil and Morocco.Here The Athletic’s Phil Hay and Jordan Campbell break down the key talking points.Where does this leave Scotland’s World Cup chances?You can cut this game to pieces tactically if you like but the result at Boston Stadium was paramount. A defeat for either side probably meant World Cup over, because Morocco and Brazil are still to come. A draw in Foxboro most likely meant World Cup over for both.Victory, on the other hand, means Scotland are already well placed to advance from Group C. The Athletic’s results tracker gives them an 88 per cent shot at making the knockouts, and a 31 per cent chance of finishing second in the section. It’s the nature of FIFA’s 48-team World Cup: edge your opening match and you’re sitting pretty.It’s a bad idea to count chickens because Scotland have never, in eight previous appearances, got beyond the group stage of a World Cup. To use 1978 as an example, they beat the Netherlands 3-2 and went out on goal difference. Had they maintained a 3-1 lead with 19 minutes to go, they’d have gone through. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is a bit of a Scottish trait.At both of their last two major tournament appearances — Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 — Scotland failed to win a single match. Prior to tonight, they had only won four World Cup fixtures full stop. So while repeated performances like this won’t take them far, the scoreline alone might be enough to clear the first hurdle.