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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.

New York: 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 intervention under the "clear and obvious" error protocol and has written to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, questioning the consistency of officiating decisions at the tournament.

The CBF has specifically requested that Mexican official Ramos be removed from their future assignments in North America, the goal.com said, adding that in a document seen by Brazilian publication Estadao, the federation cited a "negative history" with the official, harking back to a 2018 World Cup group stage match against Switzerland where they felt they were denied a clear penalty and a foul in the build-up to the Swiss equaliser.
The formal letter argues that Ramos should not have been appointed in the first place given the previous friction, the report said.