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Fans from dozens of countries around the world have descended upon North America in order to watch their teams compete in the World Cup. That includes a sizable delegation of people from Scotland, who have been pregaming the tournament on flights that keep running out of beer while ferrying them across the Atlantic.
Scotland is one of the 48 countries that will be competing in the 2026 World Cup, and they undoubtedly benefited from the expanded field for this year’s showdown when you consider they head into it as the 42nd-ranked squad in the world.
This marks the eighth time Scotland has competed in the World Cup, and its most recent appearance was a long time coming for fans who last watched them compete in the tournament in 1998.
They have never advanced from the group stage, and while they’ll have to overcome some steep odds to earn one of the spots Brazil and Morocco are expected to secure, there will be plenty of fans pulling for them back home and at the three games they’re scheduled to play between June 13th and 24th.
Those first two contests will go down at the venue that will officially be known as “Boston Stadium” during the World Cup, and that city has started to welcome the fans who comprise the “Tartan Army,” who have done an impressive job deleting beers on their flights to the United States.
Multiple flights transporting Scottish soccer fans to the World Cup have run out of beer
Scotland will kick off its World Cup run against Haiti on Saturday (they’ll play Morocco there on the 19th before heading down to Miami for a showdown with Brazil on the 24th), and Boston Logan International Airport is serving as the primary gateway for the fans who’ve headed over for the event.
CBS Boston dispatched a reporter to that hub to talk to some Scottish fans after they touched down, including a kilt-clad supporter named Darren Wilson, who said, “We ran out of beer, that was my only complaint,” when asked about how the journey went (the pilot who was informed of that development noted most passengers “switched to wine” after exhausting the supply of their preferred adult beverage).
The National spoke to another fan who reported the same problem on a Delta flight that was apparently not even close to being prepared for what was in store when you consider they told the outlet the beer ran out 15 minutes after it was first served.
Well done, Scotland. Well done.