Haiti vs Scotland Preview

Group C gets its second fixture underway in the early hours of Sunday morning as Haiti and Scotland meet at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough — a historic occasion for both nations that represents some of the most significant football either country has ever played. With Brazil and Morocco having clashed in the group’s headline fixture, both sides here know that a strong start is essential to keep their knockout stage hopes alive.

Haiti come into this World Cup opener having shown flashes of quality in pre-tournament friendlies, though their results have been inconsistent. Their most recent outing ended in a 2–1 home defeat to Peru — a narrow loss that will have left mixed feelings just days before the tournament. Prior to that, they produced one of their better recent performances, beating New Zealand 4–0 at home in dominant fashion. Before that, they drew 1–1 at home with Iceland. Earlier in this run, they lost 1–0 at home to Tunisia, and the sequence began with a 2–0 home win over Nicaragua. Two wins, a draw and two defeats — Haiti have the capacity to threaten on the break and score goals, but their defensive record across this run has been inconsistent, and they will be aware that Scotland’s quality could expose that if given space.

Scotland arrive at this World Cup in genuinely strong form and will back themselves to win this opener convincingly. Their most recent outing was an emphatic 4–0 away victory over Bolivia — a dominant display that set the perfect pre-tournament tone. Prior to that, they beat Curaçao 4–1 at home in another productive attacking performance. Before that, they suffered consecutive defeats — a 1–0 defeat away to Ivory Coast and a 1–0 home loss to Japan — results that served as a useful reminder of the margins at this level. The sequence began with a 4–2 home win over Denmark. Three wins from five, with eight goals scored in their last two matches alone, suggests Scotland have hit their stride at just the right time.

There is no previous meeting between these two nations, making this a completely open contest with no historical precedent to draw upon.

Scotland’s recent form, tactical organisation and attacking firepower make them clear favourites here. Haiti are capable of causing problems on the counter and their 4–0 win over New Zealand showed they can be clinical when given space, but Scotland’s recent performances — particularly that dominant away win in Bolivia — suggest a side firing on all cylinders. Haiti will need a near-perfect defensive display to keep this competitive.

In the UK, the match is live on BBC One and available to stream via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. In Ireland, viewers can watch on RTE 2 and BBC One, with the RTE Player and BBC iPlayer also streaming the action. In the United States, the game is available on the FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo and Peacock.

Possible line-ups:

Haiti (4-4-2)

Placide, Arcus, Adé, Delcroix, Louicius, Bellegarde, Jacques, Isidor, Pierrot, Expérience, Providence

Scotland (4-4-2)

Gunn, Christie, Ferguson, McTominay, Robertson, Hendry, Hanley, Adams, Hickey, Gannon-Doak, Shankland

Group C

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Haiti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Haiti Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Haiti	1 – 2	Peru	International Friendly	Jun 6, 2026
✅	Haiti	4 – 0	New Zealand	International Friendly	Jun 3, 2026
🤝	Haiti	1 – 1	Iceland	International Friendly	Mar 31, 2026
❌	Haiti	0 – 1	Tunisia	International Friendly	Mar 29, 2026
✅	Haiti	2 – 0	Nicaragua	International Friendly	Nov 19, 2025

Scotland Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Bolivia	0 – 4	Scotland	International Friendly	Jun 6, 2026
✅	Scotland	4 – 1	Curaçao	International Friendly	May 30, 2026
❌	Ivory Coast	1 – 0	Scotland	International Friendly	Mar 31, 2026
❌	Scotland	0 – 1	Japan	International Friendly	Mar 28, 2026
✅	Scotland	4 – 2	Denmark	International Friendly	Nov 18, 2025

Head to Head

No previous meetings between these two sides.

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Web
Ireland	RTE 2, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, RTE Player
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, Peacock, FOX Sports App
Haiti	Tele Haiti
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Free
Germany	Das Erste, MagentaTV
Brazil	CazéTV
Canada	TSN+, TSN1, CTV App
Japan	DAZN Japan, NHK G TV
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand