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By ALANIS THAMES<\/strong> AP Sports Writer<\/p>\n

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2014 Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior made it look easy. So did Brazil.<\/p>\n

Vin\u00edcius scored two goals \u2013 one of them practically into an empty net to open the scoring \u2013 and five-time World Cup champion Brazil beat Scotland, 3-0, on Wednesday, advancing to the knockout stage as the Group C winner.<\/p>\n

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Vin\u00edcius \u2013 who has a goal in all three of Brazil\u2019s group matches \u2013 scored in the seventh minute and again just before halftime, tying Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 with of France with four goals, one behind Lionel Messi of Argentina.<\/p>\n

Matheus Cunha also scored for the Sele\u00e7\u00e3o, who reached the knockout rounds for the 15th consecutive World Cup. Morocco finished second in the group and also advanced,\u00a0rallying to beat\u00a0Haiti 4-2.<\/p>\n

After a lackluster 1-1 draw against Morocco in its opener, Brazil \u2013 facing pressure to win its first World Cup title since 2002 \u2013 followed with a 3-0 victory over Haiti, and Coach Carlo Ancelotti said he saw gradual improvement from his team during the group stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working to play the best that we can,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the goal is not to play well. We know that playing well is easier to win, but the goal is to win. \u2026 If we win the World Cup, we played well. If we don\u2019t win the World Cup, we played really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking advantage of an early Scotland mistake on Wednesday, Vin\u00edcius received a pass from 19-year-old striker Rayan and took a quick touch to get by goalkeeper Angus Gunn for an easy finish and a 1-0 lead. He capitalized on another miscue by the Scots later in the first half with a header from close range.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s always important to be scoring goals,\u201d Vin\u00edcius said in Portuguese. \u201cIt\u2019s important to be playing great matches, and I managed to do that. I was able to perform very well and improve. Throughout my years with the national team, there were times when I couldn\u2019t quite show my true game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Mexico beats Czech Republic 3-0 to win all 3 World Cup group-stage matches for 1st time<\/a><\/p>\n

Neymar entered as a substitute in the 76th, making his debut after a right calf injury sidelined him for Brazil\u2019s first two matches. The majority-Brazilian crowd at Hard Rock Stadium began chanting his name midway through the second half as he got off the bench and began doing warmup sprints on the sideline \u2013 and fans roared as he trotted onto the pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he deserved the opportunity to play, which is why I gave him the opportunity to play,\u201d Ancelotti said through an interpreter. \u201cI think he did well even though he played for just a few minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neymar is Brazil\u2019s career scoring leader with 79 goals in 130 international appearances. The 34-year-old forward appeared in each of the past three World Cups for Brazil, scoring eight goals.<\/p>\n

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Scotland is playing in its first World Cup since 1998 and has become one of the more interesting teams of the tournament. Its dedicated fans, known as the Tartan Army, brought a party atmosphere to the Boston and Miami areas ahead of their team\u2019s matches.<\/p>\n

Scotland hasn\u2019t advanced past the group stage in nine tries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew they were a top side,\u201d Scotland\u2019s Nathan Patterson said. \u201cThey have massive threats. We were trying to nullify the threats \u2013 and obviously giving them easy goals is not what you need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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