Striker Lyndon Dykes says Scotland will face their World Cup challenge head on and try to create the ultimate underdog story.

Dykes and his team-mates were drawn to face Brazil, Morocco and Haiti in Group C in the eastern zone of the United States.

The Birmingham striker told BBC Radio 5 Live: “Tough draw. Obviously, you’ve got massive teams in there but I don’t think it’s something we should shy away (from). It’s the World Cup – you’re going to get hard teams.

“We’ve faced hard teams before, so we should be going into it full of confidence.”

Scotland have now been drawn against five-time winners Brazil in most of their World Cup appearances – five out of nine.

Willie Ormond’s side came agonisingly close to knocking out the holders in 1974 but a goalless draw saw them depart the tourn

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