Brazil and Scotland will face each other in the FIFA World Cup for the fifth time (after 1974, 1982, 1990 and 1998). Only Argentina v Netherlands (6) has been played more times since the 1974 edition.

Scotland and Brazil’s first FIFA World Cup encounter was in 1974, ending in a goalless draw. Since then, Brazil have won their last three matches against Scotland at the tournament (4-1 in 1982, 1-0 in 1990 and 2-1 in 1998).