Scotland fans are loving life in Boston
No Scotland, no party...
Scotland's first World Cup since 1998 is proving to be a memorable occasion for their fans and for the people of Boston.
Of all the places the Tartan Army could have chosen as a base for their World Cup adventure, they have ended up in a city famous for driving the English out. Supporters dressed as William Wallace have been mingling with tour guides portraying Paul Revere.
Others have been sporting "Boston T Party" T-shirts, with the T standing for Tennent's. Nearby, close to the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Scottish Football Association has transformed a local pub into Scotland House.
From exiting the World Cup unbeaten in 1974, to the disappointment of the 1978 campaign, a lone point against Uruguay in 1986, defeat by Costa Rica in 1990 and a heavy loss to Morocco in 1998, Scotland's World Cup history is littered with examples of hopes raised and then dashed.
The venue for this Group C match is the Fifa-renamed Boston Stadium, which is actually 22 miles away in the town of Foxborough. Getting to the ground is set to be another major undertaking, with reports that fleets of school buses have been arranged to transport Scotland supporters to the game. Sheach and Risk plan to take the first train, paying the $80 (£60) return fare and arriving around three hours before kick-off in the hope of meeting Haiti fans.
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It's time now for the players to put on a show
Mackenzie, a Scotland fan, told us: "I think that getting out of the Group Stages is what this team under Steve Clarke deserves. We performed well in qualifying for the last two European Championships, but we have not done ourselves justice when it has come to the tournaments themselves. Now is the time to put that right."
Ritchie added: ""As much as being part of the Tartan Army is about enjoying the occasion, travelling, socialising and having a memorable experience, I would still like to see us achieve some success on the pitch as well."
