THE Tartan Army have become a familiar sight across North America in recent weeks.
Scotland fans are making all the right kind of impressions as Steve Clarke's team hope to make history at the World Cup, with their takeover of Boston and Miami quickly becoming one of the headline moments of the tournament.
While Scots are cheering on the squad from back home, there's somewhere else which is also rooting for us – Nova Scotia.
The Canadian province, also known as "New Scotland", has deep connections with the country, with around 30% of people here claiming to have Scottish heritage. With town names like New Glasgow and Caledonia, it seems only fitting that some Canadians would decide to lend their support.
I was invited by the team at Destination Canada to experience the World Cup in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia situated on the country's east coast. This beautiful city is renowned for its seafood, so there seemed to be no better place to watch Scotland's third game than by the bustling waterfront.
The Scotland v Brazil watch party was part of a wider programme organised by Destination Canada, who are screening World Cup games outdoors in beauty spots across the country to showcase its natural landscape.
Around 200 people gathered to watch the game on Wednesday evening – the vast majority of whom were actually Brazilian. But the handful of Scotland fans who were there didn't let the fact they were outnumbered dampen their excitement.
I spoke with Russ, who was donned in a tartan hat and ginger wig combo I'm so used to seeing hanging in the tourist shops on Edinburgh's Princes Street.
"You're standing in New Scotland," he explained. "There's a lot of compassion for Scotland to do well in this World Cup."
Other fans I spoke to told me they supported Scotland because of their heritage, including one man who was a first-generation Canadian. The rest of his family, including his siblings, were all born in Aberdeen.
He told me: "They moved here in 1973, to Halifax, and I was born two years later, so I'm the first Canadian. I've been to Scotland many times, I've supported Scotland my entire life.
"I'm not feeling optimistic. If we don't lose too bad, that would be great. But we're here with Brazilian friends, so secretly I think we're actually going to win."
Unfortunately, this prediction didn't quite come true – with Clarke's team taking a brutal 3-0 thrashing from the five-time World Cup champions.
But Scotland's World Cup dreams aren't dead yet, and fans aren't letting Wednesday's result ruin the incredible experience they've had so far.
I caught up with Jack, a Tartan Army fan from Paisley who was part of the Boston takeover. He told me how he was blown away by the love he had been shown by Bostonians.
"We were walking along the road and we must have had about 35 cars honk at us, all showing support," he said.
"I couldn't quite believe it, not for Scotland."
Unexpected interactions like these are what the game is all about – and Canada, as one of three World Cup host countries, is feeling the benefit, too.
One Canadian I spoke with told me how the game is being "revitalised" thanks to the tournament.
"People typically support hockey, baseball, basketball. But this really does feel like it's changing," he told me.
"Despite the politics, despite what people feel about Fifa, since this competition began the energy has completely changed here.
"People are gathering together with different flags, hanging them outside their apartments, it's really nice to see."
As I made my way back to my hotel, feeling slightly deflated from the result, I was stopped in my tracks upon hearing a familiar sound.
"We've got McGinn, super John McGinn," a group of Scottish fans shouted in my direction from a taxi, draped in Saltires and pointing eagerly at my Scotland top.
Thousands of miles away from Scotland, and still they manage to make you feel right at home.
