From David Narey's toe-poke to France 98, Scotland vs Brazil is a certified World Cup classic. On Wednesday, the old rivals meet again in Miami with history on the line. Photo: IANS
From David Narey's toe-poke to the opening game of France 98, Fifa World Cup clashes between Brazil and Scotland became a staple at the tournament towards the end of the last century and the teams renew acquaintances in a decisive final group game early Thursday morning.
The Group C encounter in Miami will be the fifth meeting of the nations on the biggest stage, making it one of the most played fixtures in tournament history. Not the most played outright, because Brazil have faced Sweden seven times including in the 1958 final and in the 1994 semi-finals. There have also been seven meetings of Argentina and Germany or West Germany, three of which have come in finals.
But the Seleção and the Scots faced off four times at World Cups between 1974 and 1998, all in the group stage — after all, Scotland have never gone beyond the first round.
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