Brazil 3-0 Haiti Stats: Cunha and Vinícius Lead the Charge for Ancelotti’s Side

Brazil have moved to the top of Group C following their comfortable 3-0 win over Haiti at Philadelphia Stadium.

Brazil picked up their first win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after cruising to a 3-0 victory over Haiti at Philadelphia Stadium.

Matheus Cunha, who replaced Igor Thiago in the starting lineup, netted a brace for the Selecao, while Vinícius Júnior scored and assisted as Carlo Ancelotti’s side moved to the top of Group C.

After Raphinha saw an early goal chalked off for offside, Cunha opened the scoring in the 23rd minute as he deflected an attempted clearance from Hannes Delcroix into the back of the net.

The Manchester United forward doubled his tally after the half-hour mark, lashing into the top-left corner after being played through on goal by Vinícius Júnior, who made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time.

Lucas Paqueta lifted the ball over the top of the Haiti defence, allowing Vinicius to compose himself before finishing through the legs of Johny Placide.

Haiti provided some threat in the second half and almost pulled a goal back in the 63rd minute when Ricardo Ade beat Marquinhos in the air from a corner, but Alisson was on hand to make a reflex save.

Fan favourite Endrick came off the bench to make his World Cup debut and thought he added a fourth, but was denied by the offside flag as his run to get on the end of Bruno Guimaraes’ pass was made too soon.

Samba Stars Find Their Rhythm Again

There was plenty of pressure on Brazil after their draw against Morocco last week, but the Selecao answered as they usually do on the big stage, scoring goals and conducting team celebrations.

Vinícius Júnior has been involved in three goals (two goals, one assist) across his first two matches at the 2026 World Cup, becoming only the third Brazilian to achieve this feat in the 21st century, after Elano in 2010 and Rivaldo in 2002.

Cunha, meanwhile, became the fifth player to score a brace for Brazil in a World Cup match during the 21st century, joining Ronaldo (three), Neymar (two), Luis Fabiano, and Richarlison.

Brazil’s defence, which also came under scrutiny against Morocco, did their job; they did not concede a single shot in the first half against Haiti, the first time they have achieved this in a World Cup match since facing Scotland in 1990.

Overall, it was a deserved win for Ancelotti’s side, who produced 1.5 expected goals (xG) from eight shots, while Haiti accumulated just 0.23 xG from their eight attempts.

The only concern for Brazil will be the injury to Raphinha, as the Barcelona winger was substituted off in the 40th minute with a suspected hamstring issue.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Brazil vs Haiti stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group B meeting at Philadelphia Stadium on 19 June.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

Brazil 3-0 Haiti: Post-Match Opta Facts

• This is the 41st time Brazil have scoffed three or more goals in a FIFA World Cup match, five more than any other team (Germany, 36). Furthermore, Brazil have now surpassed Germany for the most total goals scored in the history of the tournament, with 241 to Germany’s 239.
• Haiti is yet to collect a point or keep a clean sheet in a FIFA World Cup match (L5, 18 goals conceded). They have conceded three or more goals in four of their five matches.
• Brazil have won nine of the 10 matches against Concacaf opponents in the FIFA World Cup (D1), while also keeping nine clean sheets (W8 D1). Brazil scored three or more goals in four of these matches.
• Vinícius Júnior has six goal involvements in six appearances in the FIFA World Cup (three goals, three assists). Among Brazilians with at least five matches on the tournament, only three others have an average of one goal contribution per match on record (since 1966): Pelé (11 in 8 matches), Ronaldo (19 in 19 matches) and Tostão (7 in 7 matches).
• Matheus Cunha’s brace against Haiti makes him the third Brazilian player to score twice in his first-ever FIFA World Cup start across the last four tournaments, joining Richarlison (2022) and Neymar (2014); prior to this run, the last Brazilian to achieve this was Amarildo in 1962.
• Rayan (19 years and 320 days) and Endrick (19 years and 333 days) are the sixth and seventh-youngest players to represent Brazil at a FIFA World Cup and the youngest to do so since Marco Antonio in 1970 (19 years and 128 days).
• With Rayan and Endrick featuring against Haiti, Brazil have fielded two players under the age of 20 in the same FIFA World Cup match for only the second time in their history, following their encounter with Wales in 1958 when Pelé and Altafini both played.
• At 30 years and 190 days, Brazil fielded their oldest starting XI in a FIFA World Cup match since the 1962 final against Czechia (then Czechoslovakia), at 30 years and 216 days.

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