It is not secret the Scottish love for the national football team but, of course, alcohol. Over the last few days thousands of Scottish national fans have flooded Boston in the face of the encounter against Haiti on Sunday (14/6) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough for the World Cup. Scotland She achieved her first World Cup final victory After 36 years and her fans celebrated it with drink. Last weekend they almost ran out of beer reserves in some pubs and bars in the city.
As a reuters report reports, several bars were forced to seek last minute extraordinary supplies in order to satisfy the famous for their noise and insatiable thirst thousands of Scots. "I have been in this industry for over 30 years and I've never seen anything like it.“ said Billy DeCain, general manager of Sam Adams Tap Room bar downtown. ‘We made it to the close.. If we hadn't had these urgent deliveries, it would have been very difficult.“ He admitted Wednesday (17/6), while Scottish fans were drinking beers waiting impatiently for Friday’s (19/6) match against Morocco. Like the match with Haiti, the race will take place on the huge field of the NFL New England Patriots team, at Gillette Stadium in the city of Foxborough.
Bars in Boston are gearing up for a second tidal wave of drinking by Scotland's Tartan Army of football fans who soon drew some pubs of all their beer in the first week of their World Cup occupation of the city https://t.co/0rW0RMjVCb pic.twitter. Com/FGb7Tzhr9V— Reuters (@Reuters) June 18, 2026"Do they sleep at all? Do they ever get tired? He was there again the next day at 11 a.m."For an American the corresponding level of excitement would be if his favorite American football team first reached the Super Bowl, DeCain pointed out. "You're full of adrenaline all weekend, and that was definitely obvious," he noted about the Scots and their first World Cup appearance after nearly 30 years. ‘Do they sleep at all? They get tired. ever?" he wondered, while commenting that "The next day at 11 a.m. he was back there.“ It’s just that I’ve been thinking. ”
The Scots are Dring Boston bars dry.
One bar ran out of leger and ale over the weekend.
"We were in Cheers bar yesterday for two pints and we stayed for 20." pic.twitter. Com/2ZNMKpwZiH— Bobby LaValley (@Bobby LaValley) June 18, 2026
"Scottish fans are the best without a doubt," Boston mayor saysThe ‘Tartan Army“ (seeking for Scotland’s fanatical fans) he made a spectacular march under the sounds of many gaids to Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox baseball team on Sunday and this resulted in leaving many city residents speechless and at the same time winning.
Scotland fan takeover in Boston continues as thousands of the Tartan Army walk to Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox game 🏴 pic.twitter. Com/hgKz7PSKeC— Arran Hannah (@ArranHannah) June 15, 2026
Scotland’s on FIRE 🔥🎶
The Tartan Army Boston takeover continues 🏴 pic.twitter. com/1BsWV95j3x— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 18, 2026
The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, stated that locals were immediately associated with the visitors' love for their football. "We consider ourselves one of the most passionate and crazy sports fans that exist. So seeing the same level of loyalty and commitment, that inspires real respect," the mayor stressed,Wearing a blue Scottish jerseyOn the steps of Boston City Hall. ‘Scottish fans are the best without a doubt. They showed incredible warmth, supported our businesses, met our community and They faced Boston as if it were for them a second home away from their own.So I hope that “Tartan Army” will continue to visit Boston“ It’s just that I’ve been thinking. ”
The Red Sox would go undefeated if they had the Tartan Army with them every game pic.twitter. Com/IJq586Bix I— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 16, 2026
After the match with Morocco, Scotland will face Brazil in Miami, while Boston will prepare for England's visit, and its own army of followers, ahead of its fight against Ghana in Foxborough next Tuesday.