From The Sports Desk: Is the Tartan party over? - BERITAJA

A Brazilian broadside that featured Neymar sealed the apical spot successful Group C pinch a 3-0 triumph complete Scotland yesterday, while the co-hosts Canada progressed to the knockouts for the first clip successful its history.

There are six games today, including USA, who are already assured apical spots successful their group. Will coach Mauricio Pochettino make wholesale changes? We’ll beryllium live-blogging each the squad news and lucifer action from each game.

World Cup Recap

Sometimes outnumbered but ne'er outsung, not moreover Scotland’s famed Tartan Army of supporters could animate their federation to triumph against a Brazil broadside that had the luxury of easing Neymar into the tourney arsenic a precocious substitute — he created 3 chances — aft a correct calf wounded had sidelined him for the first 2 matches.

In truth, it was calamitous defending by Scotland that group the five-time world champions connected their way, Vinícius Júnior capitalizing connected an early correction from Scott McKenna. Vinícius scored a 2nd earlier Matheus Cunha completed the rout. In the intriguing title for the Golden Boot, Vinícius moved level pinch Norway’s Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé of France pinch 4 goals, 1 down the great Lionel Messi of Argentina.

Brazil's Vinicius Junior celebrates scoring their 2nd extremity pinch Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimaraes successful Miami connected June 24.Marco Bello / Reuters

The Seleção apical group C, while Scotland is sitting connected 3 points and a extremity quality of -3. With 9 groups still near to play, the Tartan Army look an anxious hold to spot if their broadside will beforehand past the group shape for the first clip successful 9 attempts.

For the first clip successful its history, Canada is now successful the knockouts, but the 2-1 conclusion against Switzerland came astatine a cost: Its second-place decorativeness connected 4 points intends the co-hosts won’t play immoderate much location matches. The Swiss person now qualified for the knockout stages successful each of the past 4 tournaments. Also successful Group B, third-placed Bosnia-Herzegovina still has a dream of reaching the knockouts for the first clip aft beating Qatar 3-1.

Group A’s South Africa besides reached the knockouts for the first time, stunning South Korea 1-0 successful 1 of the astonishment results of the tourney truthful far. In different first, Mexico won each 3 of its World Cup group-stage matches. Veteran goalkeeper Memo Ochoa, 40, was brought connected to look successful his sixth consecutive World Cup.

Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico is tossed into the aerial by his teammates aft the team's 3-0 triumph against Czechia connected June 24 successful Mexico City.Molly Darlington / Getty Images

Morocco scored 2 precocious goals to contradict Haiti its first World Cup point.

Preview

Christian Pulisic says he is feeling positive about his betterment from a calf wounded and hopes to play a domiciled successful the United States’ last World Cup group lucifer against Turkey, which kicks disconnected coming astatine 10 p.m. ET.

Christian Pulisic successful Seattle connected June 19. Mohamed Tageldin / Middle East Images via Reuters Connect

The U.S. has impressed truthful far, securing qualification for the knockout rounds aft winning its first 2 matches, making today’s crippled against the already-eliminated Turkey astatine Los Angeles Stadium meaningless. But don’t show that to winger Timothy Weah, who could beryllium successful statement for his first commencement of the tourney arsenic Pochettino rings the changes to support his players caller for the information of 32.

In the aforesaid group, Paraguay and Australia look disconnected successful a decider. The Socceroos only request a tie to decorativeness arsenic Group D runners-up.

Men successful Blazers

Groups A, B and C came to a adjacent yesterday, highlighted by a shocking capitulation from Jesse March’s Canada against Switzerland successful Vancouver. Les Rouges fell 2-1, pinch seasoned goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau committing a costly error, meaning they fell to 2nd spot while losing home-field advantage successful the knockouts and 4 days of rest. In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, head Carlo Ancelotti appeased the group of Miami pinch a Neymar cameo. Then, arsenic Mexico eliminated Czechia 3-0 successful Mexico City, South Africa stunned South Korea 1-0 successful Monterrey, pinch Bafana Bafana claiming 2nd spot successful the group, which was promptly followed by immoderate beautiful post-match celebrations.

Today, a melodramatic evening awaits pinch aggregate guaranteed spots successful the Round of 32 up for grabs. First, Group E victors Germany big Ecuador successful astatine 4 p.m. ET, pinch La Tricolor successful a win-or-go-home situation. Minnows Curaçao are looking to daze the section against the Ivory Coast astatine the aforesaid time, pinch the Blue Wave capable to beforehand pinch a triumph complete Les Éléphants successful Philadelphia.

Then, astatine 7 p.m. ET, the Netherlands return connected Tunisia successful Dallas, and Sweden meets Japan successful Kansas City. Both the Dutch and the Samurai Blue beryllium connected 4 points, truthful if some sides win, the group will beryllium decided by the criteria points. To extremity things, the USMNT saddles up against Türkiye astatine 10 p.m. ET successful Los Angeles, while Paraguay and Australia look disconnected successful the Bay Area successful a conflict for 2nd spot successful Group D.

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What to Watch

World Cup! All the games are connected Telemundo and Peacock, and each times are Eastern:

• 4 p.m.: Germany vs. Ecuador
• 4 p.m.: Ivory Coast vs. Curaçao
• 7 p.m.: Tunisia vs. Netherlands
• 7 p.m.: Japan vs. Sweden
• 10 p.m.: USA vs. Türkiye
• 10 p.m.: Paraguay vs. Australia