AND NOW WE GO A-GINN

John demands ‘best’ display to overcome Brazil challenge

- FROM RONNIE ESPLIN IN FOXBOROUGH

JOHN McGINN believes Scotland need to show more of their ‘‘personality’’ in their crucial World Cup clash with Brazil in Miami on Wednesday.

A 1-0 defeat by Morocco in their second Group C fixture at Boston Stadium Friday night - thanks to an Ismael Saibari goal after 70 seconds - means Steve Clarke's side remain on three points.

But a point in their final fixture against the Brazilians would all-but guarantee qualification to the knockout stages for the first time.

And Aston Villa captain McGinn, speaking before Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 to join Morocco on four points, said: ‘‘We have come a long way as a country and as a group.

‘‘They (Morocco) are filled with elite players, but we've got some elite players in there as well, so we need to start showing more of our personality.

‘‘But we've got to be proud of how we reacted. We could have folded, but in the second half we showed a lot more character and intent and we could have easily, on another day, drawn that game or even won.