{"id":509758,"date":"2026-06-25T02:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/509758\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T02:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:50:38","slug":"clarke-and-robertson-fear-scotlands-world-cup-journey-is-over-after-brazil-defeat-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/509758\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarke and Robertson fear Scotland\u2019s World Cup journey is over after Brazil defeat | Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scotland\u2019s head coach, Steve Clarke, and the captain, Andy Robertson, fear the country\u2019s World Cup journey is over after a chastening defeat to Brazil in Miami. A 3-0 loss for the Scots<\/a> means they are clinging on to one of the eight places in the last 32 made available to teams finishing third in the section. Scotland have three points and a goal difference of minus three.<\/p>\n

For Clarke, this will not be enough as this team seek to be the first from Scotland<\/a> in history to progress to the knockout phase of a major tournament. \u201cI think we\u2019re going home,\u201d said Clarke.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see their quality in the final third of the pitch, we didn\u2019t have that. We created chances but it wasn\u2019t enough. Let\u2019s be honest, the best team won.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing they have got to do is go away and compute their performance and why we lost the game in the manner we did, We can worry about the rest later. We gave them the goals. When you look at Brazil<\/a> attacking play and ours, really no comparison. We definitely didn\u2019t play as we can play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clarke objected to being asked whether he should dictate whether Scotland\u2019s supporters, who have lit up this World Cup<\/a>, should remain in the United States until any last 32 picture becomes clear. \u201cI don\u2019t think that is in my remit as head coach,\u201d said Clarke.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fans have been absolutely brilliant. But don\u2019t forget this group of players brought them to America. The fans appreciate what this group has done for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked what his team must improve upon, Clarke added: \u201cBe better in possession, take responsibility. I am disappointed for them because they didn\u2019t reach the levels they can reach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clarke\u2019s sentiment was echoed by Robertson. Scotland will fly back to their training base in Charlotte on Thursday with their tournament fate out of their hands. \u201cAs a collective we didn\u2019t want to put ourselves in a position of having to watch every game and hope for favours,\u201d said Robertson. \u201cIf you ask me now, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s enough, I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve done enough.<\/p>\n

Scotland\u2019s Andy Robertson looks frustrated as he leaves the pitch at half-time. Photograph: Paul Childs\/Reuters<\/p>\n

\u201cTime will tell, maybe I\u2019ll be proved wrong and we\u2019ll get another shot, I hope that\u2019s the case. The next couple of days will be horrible and long but we have to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robertson\u2019s teammate John McGinn said it was \u201cunlikely\u201d that Scotland will remain in this tournament.<\/p>\n

As Scots suffered, Carlo Ancelotti understandably purred about Brazil\u2019s table topping in Group C. The sight of Ancelotti, an Italian, singing the Brazil national anthem had turned heads in the country seeking to win a sixth World Cup<\/a>. \u201cI know two national anthems,\u201d said Ancelotti. \u201cI learned the Italian one and now I am learning the Brazilian one, which is difficult. I enjoy singing anthems. I enjoy singing in general. I am honoured to be with this national team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe squad played a solid game. When we compare to the first match, fewer mistakes and more effectiveness in the front line. We feel very good about this squad. The goal was to come first in this group. Now we must keep our feet on the ground. We are now playing as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ancelotti deployed Neymar for the closing 14 minutes, in what marked a first Brazil appearance since late 2023 for the 34-year-old. \u201cHe deserved the opportunity which is why I gave that to him,\u201d Ancelotti said. \u201cBecause of his quality, I think he can play and help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scotland\u2019s head coach, Steve Clarke, and the captain, Andy Robertson, fear the country\u2019s World Cup journey is over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-509758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}