FIFA World Cup 2026 MD3 recap: Brazil-Morocco draw, Australia stun Turkiye, Scotland beat Haiti

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Matchday 3 of the FIFA World Cup has already seen some cracking action. Here we recount what has happened so far, with the latest match first

Australia 2 - 0 Turkiye

(Irankunda 27'; Metcalfe 75')

A stunning counter attacking performance from Australia saw them beat Turkiye 2-0 in Vancouver. The opener came via Nestor Irankunda whose pace and skill ripped Turkiye open as he shrugged off Merih Demiral and placed a low shot into the bottom of the net.

After holding on without much fuss, Connor Metcalfe doubled their lead with a superb long-range effort as Australia went second in their group, behind USA only on goal difference.


Haiti 0 - 1 Scotland

(McGinn 29')

Scotland took their first World Cup since 1990 with a tense 1-0 win over Haiti in what was an end-to-end, physical encounter: a match that was almost a throwback to the '90s.

John McGinn scored the game's lone goal when he scuffed in a rebound after Che Adams hit the Haiti keeper Johny Placide off a Ben Gannon-Doak from close range. As McGinn ran onto it, he scuffed a first-time effort that took a deflection and bounced into the back of the net. Scott McTominay had hit the post earlier with a first-time effort but that's as close as anyone else came to scoring.

Haiti's speed down the wings, and incessant desire to keep running at Scotland had the more favoured Scots on the ropes on occasions, but poor end product let the Haitians down.

The result now sees Scotland top Group C, ahead of Brazil and Morocco.


Brazil 1 - 1 Morocco

(Vinícius 32'; Saibari 21')

A rip-roaring start by Morocco saw them peg Brazil back early and force numerous errors out of the five-time World Champions before a superb through ball from Brahim Díaz was met with a cheeky chip by Ismael Saibari, who took the onrushing Alisson Becker completely out of the game with the suddenness of his finish.

Morocco continued to press hard, but Brazil hit back with a moment of individual brilliance. Vinicius jr, anyonymous until then, played a quick and give with Bruno Guimarães on the left of the Morocco box, before squaring up Achraf Hakimi, skinning the Morocco talisman, and whipping an unstoppable finish into the far corner.

The second half was a far cagier affair, with Brazil locking down a previously porous midfield, nullifying Morocco's threat. Raphinha had the best of very chances for Brazil but couldn't do more than hit his close-range effort straight at Yassine Bounou in Morocco's goal.


Qatar 1 - 1 Switzerland

(Khoukhi 90'+4'; Embolo 17' (P))

A profligate Switzerland let a chance to go clear atop Group B slip as Qatar came up with a dramatic, late equaliser to make sure all four teams are now on one point. It is Qatar's first ever point at a World Cup.

Switzerland started well and pushed Qatar steadily back into their own half early. That pressure finally told in the 16th minute when Mahmud Abunada clattered into Remo Freuler as the Swiss midfielder chipped the Qatar keeper and looked to run around him. Breel Embolo stepped up and made no mistake from the spot.

The Swiss continued to dominate, and Abunada had to pull off a couple of stunning saves to keep Qatar in the game. Switzerland, though, were wayward with their finishing most of the time with 19 of their remarkable 26 shots going off target.

They were made to pay for their misses right at the end when Boualem Khoukhi rose high to thunder home a superb cross in from Homam Elamin.