Haiti vs Scotland 
The pick
Win, draw, and loss probabilities and expected goals are from our team-strength model. Public consensus from 2 sources: Forebet (model), Kalshi (prediction market).
Head to head
Expected shapes: Haiti 4-2-3-1, Scotland 4-2-3-1.
Ruled out: SCO — Billy Gilmour
Haiti Haiti ScotlandKey players to watch
Scotland Scotland Scotland HaitiProjected XIs
Most-likely starting elevens based on recent selections.
Haiti- 1A Pierre
- 2J Duverne
- 3R Ade
- 4H Delcroix
- 5D Lacroix
- 6L Pierre
- 7D Jean Jacques
- 8J Casimir
- 9J Bellegarde
- 10Y Fortune
- 11F Pierrot
Scotland- 1L Kelly
- 2J Souttar
- 3D Hyam
- 4K Tierney
- 5R McCrorie
- 6R Christie
- 7B Gilmour
- 8S McTominay
- 9A Robertson
- 10C Adams
- 11G Hirst
Storylines
Scotland at World Cup 2026: Steve Clarke's side look to progress beyond the group stage for first time
Scotland open their first World Cup since 1998 against bottom-seeds Haiti in Boston on June 13, a game widely seen as their best chance of a win and potentially decisive for reaching the knockout rounds for the first time.
Haiti unveils 2026 FIFA World Cup roster with mostly diaspora players
Haiti return to the World Cup for the first time since 1974 with a squad built almost entirely of diaspora players developed in France, Belgium, England, Portugal, the US and Canada, needing a result against Scotland or Morocco to have any hope of advancing.
Player ratings are EA Sports FC 26 attributes, used here as a consistent, public proxy for player quality. Squad-level comparisons cover the players we could rate; coverage varies by team.