Scotland may have to wait until the early hours of Sunday to find out if their World Cup campaign will continue. 

Steve Clarke’s men went into last night’ game knowing a draw would almost certainly be enough to reach the last 32,  

But disaster struck when Scott McKenna who replaced Hibs defender Grant Hanley hesitated on the ball and was robbed by Bournemouth teenager Rayan.  

The ball fell to Vinicius Jr and the youngster beat Angus Gunn to open the scoring. 

Moments later the Real Madrid forward thought he had his second when he pick-pocketed Jack Hendry and slid the ball into the net but VAR bailed the Scots out and awarded a free-kick to Scotland. 

But just before the break Vinicius Jr made it 2-0 after the Scotland defence were unable to clear the ball and he found space at the back post to head gome. 

Brazil added a third when Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes set up Matheus Cunha to smash home. 

Scott McTominay had a late chance which was saved by the Brazil keeper but the 3-0 scoreline actually flattered the Scots as Gunn performed heroics to deny the Brazillians. 

The Scots have three points and a minus three goal difference and hve a long wait to find out if that will be enough to claim one of the eight best third-place team spots in the last 32. 

But the mood in the camp was not one of confidence that this would happen. 

After the final whistle John McGinn told BBC Scotland: “We lose poor goals at poor times against a team that can punish you with quality. 

“We had a few chances but we’ve got to wait now. 

“The lads are gutted, we fell short on quality but we gave it absolutely everything. The lads are empty now. It’s unlikely [that we qualify] but we’ll wait and see. 

“It’s a bit raw at the minute but we appreciate the support of the fans, we know it’s difficult to be there. Hopefully the journey is not over and if we have to go again, we will go again.” 

Steve Clarke added: “We made it difficult for ourselves, that’s it,” he told BBC Sport. “We gave them the goals, we gave them the game they wanted. Disappointing. 

“It was unbelievable the shift the players put in, the ones who played 90 minutes in that heat and humidity were outstanding, but we have to be better if we want to compete at this level,” he said. 

“In the first four or five minutes we passed the ball well and then made a mistake. You cannot do that at this level because it puts you on the back foot and it becomes a long night. 

“For sure I think we’re going home.”