Sports · World Cup 2026 · Group C
Haitivs
Scotland
Saturday, June 13, 2026 · 9:00 p.m. ET · Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium), Foxborough, MA
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My pick: Scotland win · locked 2026-06-11 21:01 UTCPrediction
Scotland, but they will have to earn it. Haiti's first World Cup in fifty-two years comes with a compact 4-4-2 and a front two — Isidor and Nazon — with enough quality to punish a sloppy hour, and the Scots have a long history of letting exactly this kind of side linger. The difference is the set-piece threat and, if he is fit, Scott McTominay's ability to win a tight game on his own. Scotland 2–1, with a Haitian goal that makes the last twenty minutes loud.
The case for Haiti
22.5% to winFifty-two years of waiting buys a team belief, and Haiti are not here to make up the numbers. Migné's 4-4-2 stays compact and springs Isidor and Nazon — a record 44-goal scorer for his country — into the channels, and they carry no injuries to manage. Scotland have a real habit of letting lesser sides hang around and converting their own chances in fits; if Haiti are level at the hour, the neutral goodwill in the building tilts their way and a famous result is on.
The case for Scotland
50% to winScotland have the better squad, the set-piece weaponry, and — crucially — the tournament reps three straight major finals have built. McGinn and Ferguson run all night, Robertson overlaps, and if McTominay is passed fit he is the single biggest quality gap on the pitch. Haiti will be organized and dangerous on the break, but Scotland have more ways to unlock a low block, and a first World Cup win in their first match back is the statement Clarke's side came for.
Both cases written 2026-06-12, before kickoff — they freeze into the record exactly as written, however the match goes. The percentages are mine, quoted to a decimal because false precision is funnier — the unclaimed 27.5% belongs to the draw.
Haiti 4-4-24-2-3-1 ScotlandThe briefing
Storylines
- Haiti are at a World Cup for the first time since 1974 — for them the tournament is the story before a ball is kicked.
- Scotland reach a World Cup for the first time since 1998, carrying the tournament experience of three straight major finals under Steve Clarke.
- Scott McTominay is the swing factor: Scotland's most important midfielder missed Thursday training with a stomach complaint and faces a late fitness call, with defender Scott McKenna (knock) also a doubt.
- Haiti's front two — Wilson Isidor of Sunderland and record scorer Duckens Nazon — give them a real outlet; if they reach halftime within a goal, Scotland's habit of letting lesser sides linger becomes the subplot.
The coaches
Sébastien Migné Haiti
The French coach has Haiti at its first World Cup since 1974; a disciplined 4-4-2 built to frustrate and counter.
Steve Clarke Scotland
Scotland's longest-serving modern manager; set-piece organization, a hard-running midfield, and the experience of three majors in a row.
Availability
| Scott McTominay | Doubt — missed Thursday training with a stomach complaint; to be assessed ahead of kickoff | Sports Mole matchday preview · 2026-06-12 |
| Scott McKenna | Doubt — carrying a knock and a training absentee alongside McTominay | Sports Mole matchday preview · 2026-06-12 |
| Squad | No injury concerns — Migné has a fully fit group to choose from | RotoWire matchday preview · 2026-06-12 |
Availability drifts hourly in tournament week — every row carries its source and date for exactly that reason.
Watch: FS1 in English (stream via Fox One or the Fox Sports app with a TV provider), with Telemundo in Spanish and Peacock on the Spanish side. (NBC / CBS how-to-watch guides, as of 2026-06-12)
Weather: Open-air and cool — a clear New England evening dropping toward the low 60s °F for the 9 p.m. kickoff at Gillette. (AccuWeather Foxborough forecast / Newsweek World Cup weather, as of 2026-06-12)
Venue: Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium), Foxborough, MA, United States — FIFA strips sponsor names for the tournament; the everyday name is in parentheses.