All posts tagged: Scotland vs Haiti World Cup 2026

Why Scots saviour John McGinn is called BraveArse at Aston Villa

Why Scots saviour John McGinn is called BraveArse at Aston Villa

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3 min readJun 14, 2026 01:45 PM IST ‘Wacky’ Kevin Beresford, 74, a Birmingham businessman and self proclaimed, ‘dullest man’, had kept ready merchandise featuring John McGinn, a much adored figure at Aston Villa. To commemorate Tartan Army’s arrival in Boston ahead of the Haiti FIFA World Cup game, he had inaugurated his merch – coasters. Mugs, metal print plates. Inspired by a comical ad featuring Susan Boyle and McGinn, and by McGinn’s clowning persona and a gag running over his famous backside, he designed an entire range of merchandise that came to be highlighted after McGinn salvaged their campaign after a 1-0 win against Haiti. Birmingham Live reported why the business came about. Wacky Kevin said its cause Scotland “don’t get there very often”. “You see the same merchandise every year and I wanted to do something different because lets be honest, it’s not very often Scotland are at a World Cup. For Wacky Kevin, his first love is Aston Villa. “I like to see all the home nations do well even though I …

How a testcard on TV (remember colour bands?) united world during Sco vs Haiti

How a testcard on TV (remember colour bands?) united world during Sco vs Haiti

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2 min readUpdated: Jun 14, 2026 12:47 PM IST A minor interruption caused football fans watching from around the world to jump in dread as TV screens went into testcard-mode during the Scotland vs Haiti game. While the Scots were back at FIFA after 30 years and registered a laborious 1-0 win, Haiti were spunky but luckless on debut. Fans from around the world though were transported to the 80s 90s, when colour bands suddenly appeared on screen, reminiscent of times in India even before cable television. The order is unforgettable – yellow, cyan, green, pink, red, blue. Thick bands that appeared when Doordarshan was prominent than Doordash of North American relatives. It happened at 37:43 with Scots leading 1-0 through John MC Guinn. With the feed cut off, a error message of ESF UHD C appeared. BBC reported that the BBC was forced to apologise for loss of picture from Boston. Live scenes what happened for the BBC for Scotland & Haiti https://t.co/a2HMvCqzJ6 pic.twitter.com/kLt8KUEZHh — j k (@jkelly21303) June 14, 2026 It lasted around …

From LA to Boston, a Scottish fan walks to support Scotland

From LA to Boston, a Scottish fan walks to support Scotland

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3 min readJun 13, 2026 03:31 PM IST When Scotland takes on Haiti in their FIFA World Cup opener at Boston Stadium in Foxborough on Saturday, they will be cheered by Craig Ferguson, a 22-year-old Scotland fan who has walked for more than 4000 Kms from Los Angeles to Boston to watch the match as well raise money for a charity. While the Scottish fans arrived in the USA this week to watch their country play in a World Cup after 28 years, Ferguson started the walk, which he calls ‘The Tartan Trek’ in February to support Scotland as well to raise more than one million pounds for Scottish Action for Mental Health. Ferguson, who arrived in Boston walking in a Scotland jersey and kilt, spoke about the challenges faced during the walk from Los Angeles to Boston. “Times I didn’t think I could do it, times I was close to giving up. But they don’t teach the words ‘giving up’ in Scotland. And every single one of you who’ve supported it from the start …