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| 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by success1smyn(op): 7:23pm On Jun 14 |
Football fans, there is something interesting about the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw. Back in the 1998 World Cup, Group A consisted of: 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇲🇦 Morocco 🏴 Scotland 🇳🇴 Norway Fast forward 28 years to the 2026 World Cup and Group C contains: 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇲🇦 Morocco 🏴 Scotland 🇭🇹 Haiti Three of the four teams from the 1998 group have somehow found themselves together again after nearly three decades. But that's not all. In 1994, Group D had: 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇬🇷 Greece 🇧🇬 Bulgaria Then in 2010, Group B had: 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇬🇷 Greece 🇰🇷 South Korea Again, the same three countries were drawn together. Considering the number of countries that have participated in World Cups over the years, the chances of the same trio repeatedly ending up in the same group must be quite small. It also reminds me of the Argentina–Nigeria rivalry. The two countries have met in the group stage of multiple World Cups (1994, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018). My question to football historians here: Can you remember any other World Cup group where the same three countries were drawn together in different tournaments? Or is Brazil–Morocco–Scotland (1998 & 2026) the most remarkable example? 5 Likes
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| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by johnie: 7:45pm On Jun 14 |
success1smyn:Would have helped to give us the final group standings then. 2 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by iLoveYouToo(m): 8:37pm On Jun 14 |
Nigeria still wont qualify for the next World Cup. Giants my ass 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by hush15: 8:40pm On Jun 14 |
success1smyn:Good, any unsettled beef then can be settled now... Game on 6 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by femi4: 8:42pm On Jun 14 |
So Nigeria wont qualify for the World cup until the 30s of 21st century |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by AllBlack: 8:42pm On Jun 14 |
Peter Obi will soon send them a good will message on social media 4 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by ifytrik(m): 8:43pm On Jun 14 |
Nigeria will still not l 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by AkumTemi: 8:45pm On Jun 14 |
success1smyn:I still remember that match between Morocco and Scotland. Morocco won 3:0, but crashed out after Norway beat Brazil in the last group match. Mustapha Hadji, Hadda and Chippo were at their best that day. The Moroccan keeper Idris Benzekry was at his best that day. 17 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by ARISHEM: 8:47pm On Jun 14 |
In 2010 we blamed PDP for our disgraceful performance at the world cup 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by gentlguruz(m): 8:48pm On Jun 14 |
That's the coincidence of life,this world is cyclic in nature. It revolve round just like the Earth 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by TimiofAbuja: 8:52pm On Jun 14 |
Ahbeg wetin be their result? Make I try sporty maybe history fit repeat itself 2 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by Kalulu44: 8:55pm On Jun 14 |
johnie:It was Brazil Norway Morocco Scotland. . Brazil and Norway went thru to the next round. Morocco didn't secure enough points to qualify as one of the 3rd best loser 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by DrTee1(m): 8:59pm On Jun 14 |
You remember well. It seemed, at that time, that Brazil "sold" the game to Norway, as it has been expected that Brazil would beat Norway and Morocco would qualify by simply defeating Scotland, as they did. AkumTemi: 3 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by iLegendd(m): 8:59pm On Jun 14 |
iLoveYouToo:Better Third world countries should focus more on technological advancements and leave fun (football) for developed countries. China did it and look at how they're no longer a 3rd world country. If they want to be number 1 in football, they'll do what France did by using Africans with a mixture of their best players. Also, I'm happy Nigeria isn't there to avoid death and heart attack. Some Nigerians are way too emotionally invested and are chronic gamblers. For me, I don't care, as long as Messi scores even of he doesn't win it. It's Lamine Yamal's turn to touch a trophy. 6 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by Kalulu44: 9:00pm On Jun 14 |
I don't know of any other same pairing like that. But I know of one of the most intriguing of world cup group. In 1994, Group E consist of Italy, Norway, Ireland and Mexico. Both 4 teams ended up with 4pts each. Winning, drawing and losing one each. . Norway took the last place due to scoring just one goal and conceding 3. Italy and Mexico qualified automatically. While Ireland qualify as best loser. 4 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by FortCavazosKnox: 9:00pm On Jun 14 |
Football has really changed, imagine Brazil not nit being able to defeat Morocco. Imagine it was the year 2002 2 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by DrTee1(m): 9:01pm On Jun 14 |
There was no space for 3rd best loser in 1998. It was the first 32-nation World Cup with 5 African countries, up from 3. USA 94 had 3rd place loser spots because there were 24 countries at the time. Kalulu44: 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by DrTee1(m): 9:03pm On Jun 14 |
You are underestimating Morocco. Brazil is 6th on FIFA rankings while Morocco is 7th! Morocco is virtually a European team, and that country had applied to join the European Union in 1987. They were denied for geographical reasons. No member of the starting 11 of the Atlas Lions was born in Africa. Don't ever underestimate Maroc! FortCavazosKnox: 3 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by FortCavazosKnox: 9:18pm On Jun 14 |
You are talking about now while I was talking about 2002, what was Morocco’s ranking in 2002? DrTee1: |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by BouquiLake: 9:33pm On Jun 14 |
Ask chatgpt. It will answer you success1smyn: |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by Mccullum: 9:36pm On Jun 14*. Modified: 7:28am On Jun 15 |
DrTee1:European countries and hypocrisy, they can accepted Israel but denied Morocco due to geographical location, so Middle East where Israel located is part of Europe. 3 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by AkumTemi: 9:40pm On Jun 14 |
DrTee1:Exactly that was what we all expected. |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by achorladey: 9:52pm On Jun 14 |
success1smyn:That's right, and the opening match was between Brazil and Scotland that year 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by chinchum(m): 10:06pm On Jun 14 |
Kalulu44:There was no 3rd best looser at the 1998 world cup. It was the beginning of 32 participating teams, just as 2026 WC is the beginning of 48 participating teams. 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by Fekumzi123: 10:13pm On Jun 14 |
Senior men dey house, nice hi-story from you guys 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by DrTee1(m): 11:24pm On Jun 14 |
Well .. Israel IS NOT a member of the European Union. Mccullum: 3 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by DrTee1(m): 11:29pm On Jun 14 |
Brazil beat Morocco 3-0 in the reference France 98 Mundial, didn't they? Honestly, I didn't think you meant 2002. However, even at that, Brazil quite struggled to qualify for the 2002 World Cup from South America. The Selecao essentially grew into the tournament before winning it. It is argued by some that the group stages were fixed to make it easy for the Samba boys to qualify, based on their perceived weakness at the time. If I am not mistaken, they were in a group with China, Costa Rica and Turkey... FortCavazosKnox: 1 Like |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by Kalulu44: 11:39pm On Jun 14 |
chinchum:Oh my bad, thanks for the correction. I was thinking of USA94 that had 24 teams |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by Kalulu44: 11:42pm On Jun 14 |
DrTee1:Thanks for the correction, my bad. And I watched both US 94 and France 98 like it was ystday 3 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by feedthenation(m): 11:44pm On Jun 14 |
---Looks like this is fixed--- 2 Likes |
| Re: 28 Years Later, Brazil, Morocco & Scotland Are In The Same Group Again by johnie: 2:12am On Jun 15 |
Kalulu44:Thanks Looks like Scotland would go through this time. 1 Like |
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