BOSTON — Thousands of Scotland soccer supporters flooding into Boston for the World Cup took a break from football on Sunday to experience something uniquely American: a baseball game.
Known as the Tartan Army, the traveling fan base paraded through Boston’s streets accompanied by the sounds of more than a dozen bagpipes, making their way to Fenway Park — home of the Boston Red Sox — just one day after celebrating their team’s first World Cup victory since 1990, a 1-0 win over Haiti.
Inside and outside the ballpark, where the Red Sox were hosting the Texas Rangers, the Scottish supporters treated the home crowd to their famously passionate singing, including spirited renditions of ‘Flower of Scotland,’ the anthem of the Scottish national team.
Scotland’s World Cup journey continues Friday in Boston, where they will face Morocco in their second group stage match. After that, the team heads to Miami to take on Brazil on June 24.
