If there’s one team that seems to personify the magic of the World Cup finals, it’s five-time winners Brazil, who Scotland will face in their final Group C match next summer.

The South American giants, renowned for their individual flair and collective success, are familiar foes for Scotland, with the teams having met at five previous World Cups.

The good news for the Tartan Army is that any match at the finals involving Brazil’s travelling support turns into a party, with the matches taking place against a backdrop of colour, music and passion.

The bad news? Scotland have never defeated Brazil and next year they will come up against a collection of talented players with every intent to follow in the footsteps of their countrymen who have lifted the famous trophy.

How did they qualify?

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