New York, June 26 -- Brazil have lodged a formal complaint with FIFA over the disallowing of a Vinicius Jr goal during their 3-0 FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage victory over Scotland, with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) also requesting that Mexican referee Cesar Ramos no longer officiate the team's matches.

According to goal.com, the controversy arose in the 21st minute of Brazil's final Group C fixture when Vinicius appeared to have doubled his side's lead after winning possession from Jack Hendry and calmly finishing past Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn. Although Ramos initially awarded the goal, a VAR review overturned the decision for a perceived foul in the build-up.

The CBF believes the incident did not warrant interven...