Scotland fans took over the London tube with bagpipes and dancing after the national team won their first World Cup match in over 30 years last night. Jubilant scenes broke out on the Victoria Line in the early hours of Sunday morning after John McGinn took Scotland to the top of Group C with a stunning 1-0 victory over Haiti at Boston's Gillette Stadium.
Celebrations were seen and felt across the country after Steve Clarke's men secured their first World Cup win in 36 years - after a 28-year wait to return to the tournament - and it seems they weren't just confined to Scotland.
A video being circulated on social media, and shared with the Record, shows revellers donning Scotland strips and kilts singing, dancing, and jumping up and down on the tube in Central London in delight after the win. The newly christened "party line" was full of hilarity as Glen Kelly, 24, from Dundee, piped 'Scotland the Brave' while passengers jigged and clapped along on the moving train, much to the amusement of fellow commuters.
Speaking to the Record, Glen said: "I'd been playing at the Auld Hag Scottish fan zone. The atmosphere was bouncing, like a little Scotland. We then got the tube home and everyone was singing. I waited a few minutes and thought, 'ah, go on then, I'll give them a quick blast'. People didn't realise I was the same person because I'd changed out my kilt so it was even more unexpected. I played Flower of Scotland, Caledonia and Auld Lang Syne before we all went our separate ways. There's no better feeling than being Scottish."
The heart-warming clip has seen people from all over flood the comment section to praise the Scots' spirit. One commented: "God, I wish I was Scottish," while another proudly scribed: "Scotland forever". A third went on: "Best fans in the world," while a fourth renamed the Victoria Line the "Scottish party line". Another penned: "Unreal, glad you enjoyed. No Scotland no party," while another said: "Love it," and a last simply wrote: "Spectacular".
Back home, the celebrations also continued into the wee hours, including on Great Western Road in Glasgow. Supporters poured out of pubs and houses to belt out Flower of Scotland at 4am, also led by a piper. In a video shared online, supporters can be seen arm-in-arm belting out the national anthem. Some can be seen to stumble and stagger after enjoying a few drinks during the evening before.
The win over Haiti has Brazil and Morocco on red alert with both keenly aware there is now a three-way fight to emerge out of Group C. Scotland will next take on Morocco at the more reasonable hour of 11pm on Friday.
