The FIFA World Cup tournament delivered drama on the field and celebration in the streets across South Florida this week. Brazil, Haiti and Scotland all took center stage.<\/p>\n
Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n
Brazil routs Scotland 3-0: Vinicius Junior scored twice in the first half as Brazil overwhelmed Scotland to win Group C at Hard Rock Stadium, in a match attended by a sellout crowd of 64,487<\/a>. Scotland must now wait to learn if it will advance to the knockout round for the first time in history.Haiti falls to Morocco but makes history: Haiti lost 4-2 to Morocco at Atlanta Stadium in its World Cup finale, but scored twice in a half for the first time ever at a World Cup, matching the country\u2019s 1974 World Cup goal total<\/a>. Coach S\u00e9bastien Mign\u00e9 said his players represented Haiti with pride after a 52-year gap between qualifications.Fan Fest turns thousands away: FIFA Fan Fest at Bayfront Park hit its 30,000-attendee capacity during the Brazil vs. Scotland match, leaving Brazilian and Scottish fans stuck in lines stretching toward Bayside\u2019s ferris wheel<\/a>. Some fans resorted to downloading streaming apps to watch the game from their Ubers.Paul Pogba surprises Miami watch party: AS Monaco midfielder Paul Pogba made a surprise appearance at a World Cup watch party at FunDimension in Wynwood to support former France teammate Blaise Matuidi, as the pair watched France beat Iraq 3-0<\/a>. Pogba and Matuidi won the 2018 World Cup together.Tartan Army takes over Miami Beach: Thousands of kilt-wearing Scotland fans paraded down Ocean Drive ahead of the Brazil match, mixing freely with Brazilian supporters in hybrid flags and outfits, as Faroque Hussain, Honorary Consul of Brazil in Glasgow, brought a 500-year-old football to the city<\/a>. The historic ball is on display at the Coral Gables Museum.<\/p>\n This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The FIFA World Cup tournament delivered drama on the field and celebration in the streets across South Florida…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-319377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}