When do Scotland play Brazil? What do they need to reach World Cup knockouts? (opens original article in a new tab)

Scotland's World Cup hopes rest on their upcoming match against Brazil, needing a draw or narrow loss to have a chance of advancing as a third-place team.

• Scotland's World Cup advancement depends on a draw or narrow loss against Brazil
• Scotland needs at least four points and a goal difference of -1 to qualify as a third-place team
• Previous tournaments show goal difference is critical for third-place teams
• A heavy defeat to Brazil would likely eliminate Scotland
• Scotland's group stage results include a 1-0 win against Haiti and a 1-0 loss to Morocco