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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes in Boston

Tartan Army toast Scotland’s World Cup return: ‘It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’

Scotland fans outside Cheers in Boston
Scotland fans outside the Cheers restaurant and pub in Boston. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Sam Adams is the beer of Boston, named after a founding father of the United States who was the fourth governor of Massachusetts. Downtown, there’s a tap room where you can drink it all day. On Thursday lunchtime the bar was packed, full of Scotland fans, and hanging over the first-floor balcony was a big yellow flag. It bore the legend “Remember Bannockburn 1314”.

Of all the bases the Tartan Army could have found for their World Cup journey, it had to be the city renowned for chasing the English out of town. Supporters dressed like William Wallace have been bonding with tour guides dressed as Paul Revere.

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