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Big players must step up as Scotland pursue history against Brazil
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- Will Scotland midfielders John Mc Ginn and Scott Mc Tominay find a way to hurt Brazil?
- BBC Scotland's chief sports writer Published15 minutes ago In the beginning, it was Pele and Jairzinho, Gerson and Amarildo, the Brazilian boys of 1966, still champions of the world, if only for another month.
- These were the icons that Scotland faced the first time they played the Selecao, 60 years and 10 games ago.
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Will Scotland midfielders John Mc Ginn and Scott Mc Tominay find a way to hurt Brazil?
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer Published15 minutes ago In the beginning, it was Pele and Jairzinho, Gerson and Amarildo, the Brazilian boys of 1966, still champions of the world, if only for another month.
These were the icons that Scotland faced the first time they played the Selecao, 60 years and 10 games ago. Stevie Chalmers, a Lisbon Lion in waiting, opened the scoring after a minute. It ended 1-1.
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