Neymar made an emotional return for Brazil after nearly 1,000 days, coming off the bench against Scotland at the FIFA World Cup 2026 before sharing a viral message on social media.

Brazil's World Cup schedule: The next match for Vinicius Junior and Neymar as they attempt to progress from Group C.

The Tartan Army have captured hearts and minds this summer, but the chances of their U.S. road trip extending beyond the group stage are hanging by a thread after Scotland fell to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brazil.

Brazil plans ​to raise up to 5 billion yuan ($735 million) with its first-ever issuance of panda bonds, Finance Minister Dario ‌Durigan told Reuters on Thursday, marking the largest debut of yuan-denominated debt by a foreign nation in China.

In Scotland’s return to the World Cup after 28 years, it faces an adversary also in need of a comeback: Brazil. The five-time champion may have charmed the world over the decades, but now finds itself in a bit of a dry spell,

During Scotland's World Cup defeat to Brazil, their Tartan-cland band fell silent. Their hopes of continuing the party at this World Cup is hanging by a thread.

Carlo Ancelotti told Brazil fans to ​keep their feet on the ground after Neymar made his long-awaited World Cup return and Vinicius Jr ‌sparkled again as the five-times champions swept Scotland aside 3-0 on Wednesday to finish top of Group C.

Brazil’s federal police detained a Spanish citizen in Sao Paulo’s international Guarulhos airport for racism on Wednesday, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests of foreign tourists on similar grounds.

Scotland now are the only opponent Brazil have faced 11 or more times in all competitions without losing (W9 D2), surpassing Austria (W7 D3). Brazil are also the only side Scotland faced five or more times without ever winning.