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Ryan McDougall

King announces Scottish bank holiday to mark nation’s World Cup debut game

The Scotland men’s national team will have their first fixture against Haiti on Sunday June 14 (David Cheskin/PA) - (PA Archive)

The King has announced a Scottish bank holiday will be held on June 15 to mark the nation’s return to the football World Cup.

Scotland was last in the World Cup in 1998, and the declaration from palace officials came when First Minister John Swinney asked for the day after Scotland’s debut game in the cup to be marked as an annual holiday.

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