Scotland will face Brazil, Morocco and Haiti on their return to the FIFA World Cup, after being drawn into Group C in Friday’s draw which took place in the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Steve Clarke’s men will now learn where the matches will be played on a second live broadcast (on FIFA’s website and Youtube channel), although the Scots are set to be based in the East Coast of the USA.

The broadcast will start at 5pm (UK time) on Saturday, with venues and kick-off times confirmed for all 104 matches. 

SSC Members will receive more information next week, following the confirmation of venues, kick off times and ticket allocation, ahead of the opening of the FIFA application window on Monday 15 December.

Scotland will kick off their World Cup campaign against Haiti, on Saturday 13 June, with the venue of either New York or Boston to be confirmed tomorrow. 

Scotland were in Pot 3 for the draw, after sealing their return to the world stage with a dramatic 4-2 win over Denmark in Glasgow last month. 

Scotland’s last competitive meetings with Brazil and Morocco both came in our last FIFA World Cup appearance in 1998, while they have never faced Haiti before in a competitive match. 

Brazil have won the World Cup on a record five occasions, while Morocco reached the semi-finals in Qatar in 2022. Haiti, meanwhile, are competing in their first World Cup since 1974.

The World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on Thursday, 11 June and will run until Sunday, 19 July when the final takes place in New York.

Scotland Head Coach Steve Clarke: “There’s lots of positives from the draw. I’m happy not to draw any of the European teams because we play them a lot obviously.

“It feels like a World Cup because we play three teams from three different continents and that’s what the World Cup is all about.

“It’s a strange quirk of fate to draw two teams that we faced at the last World Cup we were at in 1998. Sometimes that happens in the draw. 

“Since I took the job six and a half years ago, the team has been progressing. We hadn’t qualified for a major tournament in over 20 years and we’ve now qualified for three of the last four so the team have done fantastic. 

“I’ve got a great group of players who are determined to do well for their country every time they go on the pitch and I’m sure next summer will be no different.”

Group A – Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Euro playoff winner

Group B – Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Euro playoff winner

Group C – Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti

Group D – USA, Australia, Paraguay, Euro playoff winner

Group E – Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao

Group F – Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Euro playoff winner

Group G – Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand

Group H – Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cabo Verde

Group I – France, Senegal, Norway, FIFA playoff winner

Group J – Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan

Group K – Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, FIFA playoff winner

Group L – England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana