Scotland were branded lucky after Brazil had a second goal controversially disallowed in the first half of their Group C decider in Miami on Wednesday night. A mistake from Scott McKenna allowed Vinicius Junior to put the Selecao 1-0 up after just seven minutes, and the Real Madrid forward thought he'd made it 2-0 after 23 minutes from another error.
Jack Hendry was caught on the ball and Vini Jnr slid his finish beyond Angus Gunn in the Scotland goal to spark joy inside the Hard Rock Stadium. But after a VAR check, Mexican referee Cesar Ramos ruled out the goal.
BBC pundits divided over decision
The BBC consulted former Premier League referee Darren Cann live during their broadcast, with Cann declaring the Scots lucky not to be 2-0 down. He said: "I think Scotland are a little fortunate to be honest. There is a little contact before the ball is played but I don't really feel that it's a foul by Vini Jr, he's just holding his ground and the defender just kicks into him. I think it's one Scotland will be decided with but they are a little fortunate to get the decision."
McFadden disagrees with Cann
Ex-Scotland international James McFadden was on co-commentary for his country's final group match in North America, and made it abundantly clear he disagreed with Cann. Watching the replays of the foul before the goal was disallowed, McFadden said: "He has [been fouled]. He has. Absolutely [a bullet dodged]. He just catches him on the right leg as he's going to play the ball, gets his foot in front of where Jack Hendry's playing it."
Asked if he then agreed with Cann after the former official's comments, McFadden added: "No I don't, I think it's a foul. Whether it's a slight contact or not, it's a foul. When you see it back, clearly he's caught as he's in the action of kicking the ball which is enough to stop him playing the ball. He's impeded."
"It's a let-off and just another warning to say, at times, Brazil look like they don't want to go and press until they decide they do and they go and force them mistakes and capitalise. It's a foul for me, he catches him and it's the correct decision. It's about time Scotland got a decision here."
