Scotland team to play Brazil: Change in defence, midfield tweaks and new plan of attack

Our Scotland team to face Brazil in Miami on Wednesday night

Steve Clarke has some key decisions to make as Scotland bid to make World Cup history against Brazil in Miami on Wednesday.

Avoid defeat to the six-time champions in their final Group C fixture, then Scotland are all but guaranteed to progress to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time in history.

A narrow defeat may even be enough, providing enough results in other 12 groups fall favourably. An extended format means that the eight teams with the best record who finish third in their group also qualify for the round of 32 alongside those who finish first and second.

Clarke’s team selection and tactics will be crucial if Scotland are to achieve a momentous result against a Brazil side boasting some of the world’s top stars such as Real Madrid wingers Vinicius Jnr and Rodrygo.

After starting with two strikers for the 1-0 win over Haiti, Clarke reverted to one up front for the 1-0 defeat by Morocco. A conservative approach is again likely, but we would like to see a few more attack-minded choices in a 4-2-3-1 system.

See what you think of our team selection featuring three changes from the starting XI against Morocco...

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