Day 10 briefing: USA through, Türkiye out, Brazil lose Raphinha

Friday changed the shape of two groups. Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 in Philadelphia, but the bigger Brazil question is Raphinha's hamstring. The United States beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle and, after the later Paraguay result, ESPN's latest clinching update lists the U.S. as Group D winner. Morocco beat Scotland 1-0, while Paraguay's 10 men held out 1-0 against Türkiye, eliminating Türkiye. 12345

Group C is now a three-team race for two automatic places. Brazil and Morocco both sit on four points, Scotland have three, and Haiti are out. ESPN's clinching guide says Brazil can secure first place by beating Scotland on June 24; Morocco qualify in the top two with a win or draw against Haiti; Scotland need to beat Brazil to guarantee an automatic place. 5

Group D has one spot settled and one direct spot still alive. The United States are through and listed by ESPN as Group D winner after two matches. Australia and Paraguay are both on three points; ESPN's scenario is simple: Australia go through with a win or draw against Paraguay, while Paraguay need to beat Australia to take a top-two place. Türkiye are out. 5

Raphinha left Brazil's win over Haiti in the first half after feeling pain in his right hamstring, according to the Brazil federation statement cited by ESPN. Brazil said he had begun treatment and would be re-evaluated; Carlo Ancelotti said after the match that Brazil would assess him the next day. 6

Neymar remains a separate watch item. ESPN reported that he missed Brazil's matchday squad for the second straight game while rehabilitating a right-calf knock, with Ancelotti saying Neymar would train alone and then be reintegrated, with the expectation that he would be available for Scotland. 6

For the U.S., Christian Pulisic missed the Australia match with a left-calf issue that ESPN says he picked up before the Paraguay match and aggravated in that opener. Mauricio Pochettino said he hoped Pulisic would be available for Türkiye, but the next check is whether he returns to full team work before the final group match. 3

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The tournament is shifting from opening impressions to bracket math. Saturday's matches can produce the first real separation in Groups E and F, while Group C now has a high-stakes Brazil-Scotland finish and Group D has a straight Australia-Paraguay fight for the remaining automatic place. The practical takeaway: track Raphinha and Pulisic in training reports, but keep the scoreboard open for Germany-Ivory Coast and Netherlands-Sweden first.