Scottish Fans Have Already Won the World Cup

Whenever the Netherlands are involved in an international soccer tournament, the Oranje Legion brings the party, going so far as shipping a bright orange bus wherever they go. But at this year’s World Cup, it’s Scotland’s Tartan Army that’s clearly having the most fun.

After their team beat Haiti 1-0 on Saturday—singing their nation’s anthem loud enough to be heard back home—Scottish fans took over Boston’s Fenway Park last night and continued normalizing constant singing at American stadiums. Marching through the streets with a full team of bagpipers, the chanting and singing rarely ceased throughout the Red Sox’ 6-4 defeat by the Rangers.

They were chanting.

The Tartan Army takeover of Fenway was unbelievable tonight

(via X/stephenquinntv) pic.twitter.com/lJTHYkQHWn

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2026

They were singing along to Abba, The Killers and Baccara’s 1977 banger “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.”

‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie!’ 🎶

Scotland fans party at Fenway Park! ⚾️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿#BBCFootball #FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/npXco6OWSa

— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) June 15, 2026

And they kept singing The Proclaimers’ “I Would Walk 500 Miles” long after the music on the PA had ceased.

Please enjoy the musical stylings of Fenway Park. 😂 pic.twitter.com/KaWAVe0HT6

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) June 15, 2026

While our leaders don’t deserve the unbridled joy of thousands of strangers from faraway lands descending upon our shores to sing a forgotten Spanish disco song from the 1970s that’s become their football team’s unoffical anthem, thankfully we can still enjoy it. Tartan Army, keep boogying all night long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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