Scotland, South Korea eliminated from World Cup

Reuters, New York

Scotland and South Korea were eliminated from the World Cup on Saturday after failing to make it into the top eight of the third-placed teams. Both teams exited after one win and two defeats.

**Scotland needed a big Ghana win against Croatia

**However, Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 in Group L

**Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 in their opener but lost 1-0 to Morocco and 3-0 to Brazil

**They were back at the World Cup after a 28-year absence

**South Korea opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Czech Republic, before losing 1-0 to Mexico and 1-0 to South Africa

**The 2026 tournament was their 11th consecutive appearance at the World Cup

**Their best performance remains their fourth-place finish when they co-hosted the tournament with Japan in 2002