Scotland's John McGinn celebrates along with his teammates as they defeated Haiti in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match in Boston on June 13, 2026.

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Scotland battled past ​Haiti 1-0 on Saturday (June 13, 2026) ‌courtesy of John McGinn's ​deflected first-half ⁠goal to go top of World Cup Group C ‌with their first win in the ‌tournament since 1990.McGinn ‌put ⁠them into the ⁠lead in the 28th minute when his shot took ​a ‌double deflection to land in the back of the Haiti net.Haiti vs Scotland, FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE updatesScotland, ‌who had hit the ​post earlier with a Scott McTominay ⁠effort, at times struggled with the Haitians' ‌pace but the Caribbean team, making their first appearance at the World Cup since 1974, lacked clinical ‌finishing.Scotland next play Morocco, ​who drew 1-1 with Brazil earlier ⁠on Saturday (June 13, 2026), while Haiti take ⁠on the five-time world champions, with ‌both games on June 19. Published - June 14, 2026 08:49 am IST