FANS from the Tartan Army have revealed the one question almost all Americans are asking them during the World Cup.
Around 10,000 Scots have travelled to Boston to watch Scotland play at their first World Cup in 28 years.
Steve Clarke’s side managed to record Scotland’s first win at the tournament since 1990, thanks to a first-half John McGinn strike, which was enough to see off Haiti in a 1-0 victory in the team's opening Group C match.
Scotland will then play Morocco at the Boston Stadium in Foxborough at 11pm on Friday, with a draw being likely good enough to see the side progress out of the group stages for the first time in the country’s history.
However, with thousands of Scots in Boston celebrating Scotland’s return to the World Cup for the first time in almost three decades, members of the Tartan Army have revealed that almost 99% of Americans have asked them “why are you here”.
Fox News correspondent Kailey Schuyler shared a compilation of interviews with Scotland fans in Boston, where a number of them said that several Americans have “no idea” that the World Cup is taking place in their city.
One Scotland fan said: “I would say about 99% of Americans that we have met have asked us why are you here?”
He added: “It’s like, look around.”
While another can be heard off camera saying: “Aye, no clue.”
Another Scotland fan said: “A lot of people are coming up to us and are saying ‘what’s going on?’”.
He added: “They’ve got no idea the World Cup is actually on the back door.
“We find that really strange.”
A third added that he has also been asked a lot about “what are you doing in town”.
He continued: “We’re here for the World Cup. ‘Oh, is the World Cup here?’
“It’s crazy how low-key it is.”
Meanwhile, some fans shared that despite some Americans not being aware that the World Cup was on, they are still planning on having a good time, regardless of how far Steve Clarke’s men make it in the tournament.
One fan told Schuyler: “If we don’t win we’ll still be on the beers enjoying it.
While another added: “If we win we’ll celebrate, if we get beat, we’ll drown our sorrows, so we’ll still have a good time”
It comes after the Boston Licensing Board approved 144 bars and restaurants to stay open one hour later during the World Cup and other summer events until July 31 in what has been dubbed the “Tartan Army Bill”.
Passed by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, the law gives cities and towns the power to let businesses stay open later, as well as establishing “open container zones” for streets with a large number of hospitality businesses.
