Scotland opened their World Cup campaign with a narrow victory over Haiti at Gillette Stadium, with James McGinn's 28th-minute goal proving decisive in a tightly contested encounter. Despite Haiti dominating possession at 54 percent and creating fifteen shots, they managed only two on target and could not find the breakthrough. Scotland, more clinical in their approach, converted their opportunity through McGinn and held firm defensively. Lewis Ferguson earned player of the match honors with a rating of 7.7. The result leaves Scotland alive in Group C with three points, while Haiti's elimination from top-two contention is mathematically confirmed. Haiti's inability to convert their territorial advantage into goals proved costly in what was a competitive performance that offered little reward for their attacking endeavor.