To paraphrase alternative rock band Del Amitri, Scotland are in danger of going home far sooner than their fans hoped after a disastrous first half against Brazil.

Beating the five-time champions was always a long shot, but all Steve Clarke’s side need to do is draw, or not lose too badly, and they’ll make it into the last 32. Giving Vinicius Jnr a two-goal head start was not part of the plan.

In the other Group C game, Haiti and Morocco are drawing 2-2 at half-time in an absolute belter.

Group A still needs resolving this morning, with South Africa taking on South Korea in Guadalupe, and the Czech Republic facing table-toppers Mexico at the Azteca Stadium. Both those matches kick off at 9am.

A win or a draw will see South Korea wrap up second place and a last-32 meeting with Canada in Los Angeles. The Czech Republic, meanwhile, have their eyes on a place in the knockout stages, and could get their with a win.

But that’s all for later. Right now, Scotland fans are preparing for the worst, Canada’s are planning a trip to Los Angeles, while supporters of Switzerland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, are basking in the afterglow of a job well done while most of you were sleeping.