Scotland will need to shelve the euphoria of a first World Cup victory in 36 years as they now face a significant upgrade in the quality of their opposition. John McGinn’s first-half goal proved the difference as Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 at the weekend, leaving Steve Clarke’s side top of Group C after the opening round of fixtures.
However, staying there may be more of a problem, with Africa Cup of Nations winners Morocco up next in Boston before Scotland take on five-time world champions Brazil in their final group match.
Morocco shared the points with Brazil in their New Jersey encounter, Vinicius Junior cancelling out Ismael Saibari’s opener , but the Atlas Lions may feel they deserved more and the world’s seventh-ranked side will now be targeting a maximum haul against the Scots.
We think they will get them, with our opening Scotland vs Morocco prediction being a Morocco win @ 7/10 .
Betting Odds
Scotland vs Morocco Betting Odds – 2026 World Cup
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Scotland | 15/4 | 21.1% |
Morocco | 7/10 | 58.8% |
Draw | 5/2 | 28.6% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Morocco are 7/10 favourites to beat Scotland , who are 15/4 for the win, with the draw at 5/2.
How to Watch
How to watch Scotland vs Morocco
The World Cup Group C match is scheduled to begin at 23:00 BST on Friday and will be shown live on ITV1 .
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Form Guides
Scotland form guide
The Scotland World Cup 2026 win over Haiti has given them a decent chance of reaching the knockout stages of a World Cup for the first time . Due to the tournament’s expansion to 48 teams, not only will the top two nations in each group go through but also the top eight third-placed sides .
With a three-point haul in the bank, the Tartan Army may already be dreaming of the last 32 but there is still work to do for Clarke’s men. Scotland have only come face to face with Morocco once before, and it didn’t go well. They met in the 1998 World Cup group stage , in a pool that coincidentally also included Brazil , and Morocco ran out 3-0 winners in St Etienne against a Scotland side who had Craig Burley sent off just after half-time.
Scotland to win either half against the Atlas Lions this time is 9/4, but we think they may find it hard to break down Morocco’s well-drilled defence and a clean sheet for Achraf Hakimi and colleagues is 21/20 (under 0.5 home goals) in our World Cup tips today.
Morocco form guide
Morocco gave Brazil a torrid time from the outset at the MetLife Stadium and could have been more than a goal ahead before being pegged back by Vinicius’ thunderous 32nd-minute equaliser. In the end, the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists had to settle for a draw but with games against the two weaker sides in Group C coming up, they should not be too upset.
Morocco have now lost only three times in 58 matches since the Qatar World Cup and failed to score in just eight of those fixtures, which may not come as a surprise to anybody who saw the way they tore in to Brazil . Saibari evaded the attentions of Gabriel and Marquinhos to score a fine goal in New Jersey and the PSV Eindhoven forward , who also struck a brace against Madagascar earlier this month, is 4/1 to open the scoring.
Morocco to net over 1.5 goals is 20/21 , which is our expectation, while a 2-0 win for Mohamed Ouahbi's side is 6/1.
Betting Tips
Scotland vs Morocco Betting Tips
Scotland under 0.5 goals @ 21/20
Morocco over 1.5 goals @ 20/21
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