Ryan Christie admits he'll be crying his eyes out all over again if Scotland smash through their World Cup curse against Morocco here in Boston, writes Keith Jackson from America.
But the Bournemouth man – who famously broke down in tears during a live TV interview after qualifying for Euro 2020 – insists this time he'll make sure there's not a camera man in sight.
Christie was speaking at the national team's tournament HQ in Charlotte before the squad left camp for Massachusetts and their date with destiny on Friday night against the African champions.
One more Group C point in Foxborough would be enough to all but guarantee a first ever place in the knock-out rounds at a major finals.
And Christie is already bracing himself for another emotional rollercoaster - but this time on an even bigger scale than that thrilling penalty shoot out play-off win in Serbia six years ago.
When asked to compare how qualifying from the section would compare Christie said: "You're about the third person to ask me that question! I'll probably be equally as emotional but this time I will be staying well away from the cameras! Listen, I get it. It would be an absolute dream come true. It's a dream come true to even be playing in a World Cup and after that you have to kind of quickly adjust your targets and adjust your mindset to ensure that you're not just happy to be here."
"You want to go and create more and keep pushing the bar and it is probably something that this squad has done so well. The manager has also kept the foot to the floor a little bit as well with the whole squad. So we are desperate to get out of a group and really create some history."
Scotland got the ball rolling last Saturday night with that nervy 1-0 win over Haiti and currently sit top of the group above both Morocco and Brazil.
But Christie insists the hard work is only just beginning as they chase down the dream of making history here in the States.
He added: "I guess there was excitement about Scotland just being here in the competition but now we are here we actually want to do something. I think obviously the excitement after the Haiti game has obviously died down. It was an incredible night and we were all buzzing with the result. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves and knew how much that game meant to everyone - as well as for us moving forward in the competition. So now that we've done that we've given ourselves that chance and we need to go and grasp it. The first chance to do that is Friday night against Morocco."
The Moroccans tore up the script in the last World Cup in Qatar when they stormed through to the semi-finals before being gunned down by France.
And Christie admits it's now Scotland's ambition to do something similar this time around on the biggest stage of all.
He said: "Absolutely. I think we've got to think like that to be honest, especially after the first result. We're trying not to get too ahead of ourselves but at the same time you've got to draw confidence from that and kind of ride the wave a little bit. And I don't think there's a better time to be going into this game with the feeling amongst the boys and in the camp. We are raring to go."
