New England Patriots have set aside gold dust tickets to the Tartan Army for their NFL game in Munich, the night before Scotland play a Nations League game in Switzerland.
Thousands of Scottish fans were a huge hit in Boston and Providence this summer during the World Cup, which led to an avalanche of praise from their American hosts.
And now, legendary American football team New England Patriots have directly contacted Tartan Army chiefs to offer them a section of the highly sought-after tickets for one of their hugely popular International Games - NFL matches played outside the USA.
They face the Detroit Lions at the Allianz Arena in November, as part of a series of NFL games being played at Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, London, Paris, Madrid and Mexico City.
The matches are extremely popular in Germany, with tickets selling out instantly and the last game in Munich attracted a crowd of 70,132 for a match between the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers.
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However, Boston-based Patriots officials contacted the Tartan Army to offer them their own exclusive batch of tickets to cheer on the Patriots...after thousands of Scotland fans went to a Boston Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park last month.
The game is the night before Scotland play at World Cup quarter finalists Switzerland in the Nations League and although the venue has yet to be confirmed, Munich is easily accessible.
North East Tartan Army spokesman Kev Lynch said: "Patriots owner Robert Kraft saw the passion of the Scotland fans and started discussions about the possibility of hosting a game in either Glasgow or Edinburgh.
"And now they have invited the Tartan Army to be at their match against the Detroit Lions in Munich.
"I think everyone in the world could see that the Scottish and Bostonians fell in love this year and it seems like the love affair ran deeper than just a host city and travelling fans.
"We adopted the Boston Red Sox and now want to adopt the Patriots and this is going to strengthen the relationship, especially as American Football is growing here in Scotland.
"I think this invite highlights the impression the Tartan Army made in Boston and it would be great to enjoy another party with our American pals, while saying hello to another country we fell in love with during the Euros.
"It's another opportunity to showcase Scotland across the world."
