FIFA World Cup 2026 Scotland vs. Haiti: John McGinn emerged as Scotland’s hero on Saturday (June 13, 2026), scoring the decisive first-half goal in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Haiti at the FIFA World Cup. The result secured Scotland’s first World Cup win in 36 years, with the Scots having last tasted victory on the global stage when they defeated Sweden 2-1 in 1990.A close-range effort by Che Adams was saved by Johny Placide, only for the ball to fall to McGinn, whose shot was deflected over the Haiti goalkeeper and into the net. McGinn scored his World Cup goal less than a month after he lifted the Europa League trophy ‌as captain of England’s Aston Villa, while winger Ben Gannon-Doak threatened with his pace.The Scots opened the scoring in the 28th minute, needing three points against a side ranked among the minnows of the game before facing tougher opposition in their other Group C games against Brazil and Morocco.— FootballXtraaa (@FootballXtraaa) Eleven minutes earlier, Scott McTominay had smacked a shot against a post, and although Haiti showed glimpses of their electric pace and put pressure on Scotland in the closing stages, Scottish goalkeeper Angus Gunn barely had a save to make.The win puts Steve Clarke’s men top of Group C ⁠ahead of ‌five-time world champions Brazil and 2022 semi-finalists Morocco, who drew 1-1 earlier on Saturday. The Scots are set to next meet Morocco in Boston while Haiti faces Brazil in Philadelphia, with both games taking place on Friday.ALSO READ: FIFA World Cup 2026 Day 4: How to watch live streaming in US and Canada - check date, kick-off time and venuesUnder FIFA’s expanded tournament format, three points and a decent goal difference at the end ⁠of the group stage would offer a good chance of qualifying for the knockout stage of the competition, something that has eluded Scotland in all of their previous eight World Cups.Haiti, playing at their first World Cup since 1974, had only a few glimpses of an equalizer. In the 38th minute, the ball fell to Ruben Providence a few yards out, but he was dispossessed by Aaron Hickey. Frantzdy Pierrot headed narrowly wide in the 85th minute and had another chance in the dying minutes, but Scotland clung on for their win.