Ismael Saibari scored after just 71 seconds as Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 on Friday to close in on a place in the last 32 of the World Cup.

Saibari also scored in the Atlas Lions' opening 1-1 draw with Brazil last weekend and his clinical finish with just over a minute gone settled a hard-fought, physical contest watched by a crowd of 64,146 at the Gillette Stadium near Boston.

The 25-year-old, who was born in Spain and raised in Belgium, is reportedly on the brink of a $63 million transfer from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven to Bayern Munich.

The quality of his strike past goalkeeper Angus Gunn showed why he is highly-rated, as the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists were also the better team.

With four points from two games, Morocco are now primed to advance to the last 32 as they aim to at least match their historic run to the semi-finals during the last tournament in Qatar.

However, it was a sobering evening for Scotland and their army of fans who have taken over Boston during this World Cup, as their team never really tested Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.

The laboured to a 1-0 win over Haiti in their opening game at the same stadium last weekend, which was their first victory at a World Cup since 1990 and gave them a platform to build on and a reason to believe they can progress beyond the group stage at the showpiece.

Another win here would have secured progress from Group C, but they will now need to avoid defeat in their final group stage game against Brazil.

Later in the day, Manchester United attacker Matheus Cunha scored twice as Brazil eased past Haiti 3-0 to breathe life into their World Cup campaign and close in on a spot in the last 32.

After a much-criticized display in their opening 1-1 draw with Morocco, the five-time world champions underlined a gulf in class between themselves and Haiti, who became the first team to exit this World Cup.

Cunha's scruffy goal in Philadelphia gave Brazil the lead midway through the first half, and he struck again as Carlo Ancelotti's side asserted their dominance. Vinicius Junior added a third before the break to notch his second goal of the tournament.

Brazil play Scotland in their final Group C game in Miami on June 24.

Haiti's first World Cup appearance since 1974 will end after they play Morocco in Atlanta.