Belarus vs Scotland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Scotland beat Belarus, remain on track in World Cup qualifiers

Scotland kept on course for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a solid 2-0 win over Belarus on a surreal evening in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on Monday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Handball by Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus).
• 5': Delay in match because of an injury German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
• 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 6': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
• 7': Attempt missed. German Barkovskiy (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kirill Pechenin with a cross following a corner.
• 8': Offside, Belarus. German Barkovskiy is caught offside.
• 11': Foul by Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus).
• 11': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 13': Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 13': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
• 14': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
• 14': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 15': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Kirill Pechenin.
• 17': Attempt saved. Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Egor Parkhomenko with a cross.
• 17': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus).
• 21': Offside, Belarus. German Barkovskiy is caught offside.
• 23': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
• 23': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 26': Foul by Egor Parkhomenko (Belarus).
• 26': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 27': Attempt missed. John Souttar (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 27': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
• 27': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 28': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Foul by Max Ebong (Belarus).
• 29': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Johnston with a cross.
• 30': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
• 30': Max Ebong (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 31': Foul by Evgeni Malashevich (Belarus).
• 32': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
• 32': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Attempt blocked. Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
• 40': Attempt saved. Max Ebong (Belarus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by German Barkovskiy.
• 42': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak.
• 42': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
• 43': Goal! Belarus 0, Scotland 1. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay with a headed pass.
• 44': Foul by John Souttar (Scotland).
• 44': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 44': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
• 44': Max Ebong (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Belarus 0, Scotland 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Belarus 0, Scotland 1.
• 45': Substitution, Belarus. Trofim Melnichenko replaces Evgeni Malashevich.
• 45': Substitution, Belarus. Vadim Pigas replaces Sergey Karpovich.
• 48': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
• 49': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 49': Foul by German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
• 50': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Egor Parkhomenko.
• 50': Foul by Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland).
• 50': Max Ebong (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 51': Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 51': Foul by Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus).
• 51': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 53': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
• 54': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Ben Gannon-Doak.
• 55': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
• 55': German Barkovskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 60': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
• 63': Attempt saved. Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (Scotland). Assisted by Maksim Myakish.
• 65': Own Goal by Zakhar Volkov, Belarus. Belarus 0, Scotland 2.
• 65': Substitution, Belarus. Valeri Gromyko replaces Maksim Myakish.
• 66': Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 66': Foul by Vadim Pigas (Belarus).
• 66': Offside, Scotland. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
• 67': Attempt missed. Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pavel Zabelin.
• 70': Foul by Vladislav Kalinin (Belarus).
• 70': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 71': Foul by German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
• 71': John Souttar (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Substitution, Belarus. Nikita Demchenko replaces Zakhar Volkov.
• 72': Substitution, Belarus. Vladislav Malkevich replaces Kirill Pechenin.
• 74': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
• 74': Substitution, Scotland. Aaron Hickey replaces Max Johnston.
• 75': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Scott McTominay with a headed pass.
• 80': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
• 80': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top right corner by Fedor Lapoukhov (Belarus). Assisted by Ché Adams.
• 81': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 81': Foul by German Barkovskiy (Belarus).
• 82': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
• 82': Attempt missed. Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vadim Pigas.
• 83': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Ché Adams.
• 83': Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces Billy Gilmour.
• 84': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
• 84': Nikita Demchenko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Foul by Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus).
• 90': Substitution, Scotland. Lennon Miller replaces Scott McTominay.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 90'+3': Foul by Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus).
• 90'+3': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belarus 0, Scotland 2.
• 0': Match ends, Belarus 0, Scotland 2.