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Scotland's Tartan Army takes over Miami for World Cup match

Scotland's 'Tartan Army' invades Miami for World Cup

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June 24, 2026, 2:11 PM

Scotland's Tartan Army is out in full force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as kilt-wearing fans from across the pond make waves from Massachusetts to Florida.

Scotland fans wearing kilts and playing the bagpipes march to Fenway Park baseball stadium in Boston, on June 14, 2026.
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"No Scotland, no party," one fan told ABC News, echoing the team's chant while strolling down the palm tree-lined streets of Miami with bagpipes slung over his shoulder. The team faces Brazil on Wednesday evening for their final Group C match.

PHOTO: Scotland soccer fans march with the Tartan Army from Miami's Little Havana neighborhood on their way to watch a Miami Marlins baseball game, on June 22, 2026. — Scotland soccer fans march with the Tartan Army from Miami's Little Havana neighborhood on their way to watch a Miami Marlins baseball game, on June 22, 2026.
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The Scots have proudly made their presence known across the U.S. host cities, sparking an influx of social media posts about their fandom, antics and excitement.

In Boston, Scottish soccer fans recently took over the downtown Sam Adams brewery and drank 70 kegs of the iconic American beer in a four-day stretch, Boston Beer Company confirmed to ABC News, effectively tapping out the supply.

Scotland played their first two matches of the group stage at Boston Stadium, also known as Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough.

Scotland fans wear traffic cones on their heads as Scotland's Tartan Army march to LoanDepot Park for the game between the Miami Marlins and the Texas Rangers, in Miami, on June 22, 2026.
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The Scots have also been spotted topping statues of prominent figures with orange traffic cones -- a tradition that, according to BBC, originated in Glasgow in the '80s when a cone was placed atop the head of the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art.

Scottish fans passing a statue of the revolutionary John Glover, humorously decorated with a traffic cone, in a park in Boston, Mass., ahead of the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Morocco, on June 19, 2026.
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Scotland is off to a one-win, one-loss start in the group stage of the tournament. They defeated Haiti 1-0 on June 13, but came up short 0-1 to Morocco in the second match on June 19.