Craig Gordon has revealed that Scotland's players were planning to wear kilts for their World Cup opener against Haiti, but captain Andy Robertson vetoed the idea.
Kilt Tradition Revisited
The veteran goalkeeper sat down with Findlay Curtis, the youngest member of Steve Clarke's squad, to watch footage of Scotland's last World Cup appearance in France 1998, when Gordon was 15 and Curtis was eight years from being born. Gordon recalled how Craig Brown's team arrived in Paris wearing full kilts, a tradition that the current squad considered reviving 28 years later in Boston.
However, Robertson opted for modern suits over crisp white t-shirts for the team's arrival at the stadium, shelving the kilt plan. Gordon told Curtis on BBC Scotland: "Back then it was fairly regular that we would make World Cups. 28 years is a long time. I remember Scotland turning up with their kilts on for the opening ceremony." Curtis admitted: "I wish we'd done that, eh?" Gordon replied: "We were going to do it, we were talking about it. Robbo said no."
Given the heat in the United States this summer, Robertson's decision may have been wise. Temperatures are expected to rise further for Scotland's Group C showdown with Morocco, which kicks off three hours earlier than the Haiti opener.
