Football Daily | No Scotland, no party? Brazil boogie all over Tartan Army’s World Cup fun

SHOWER OF SCOTLAND Sorry, I’m a Lady, The Devil Sent You to Lorado and Sleepy-Time-Toy are reminders that no one remembers the bad times, the mind is selective and focuses on the positives. Baccara’s back catalogue is roughly one song long, the others are rightly forgotten, a figment of only a few people’s imaginations. Scotland needed a certain song and took it around America; well, from Boston to Miami at least. The nation arrived with hope, boasting European champions, Premier League and Serie A winners among their cohort on the pitch, hoping to get through the group while drinking cities dry. All they had to do was get past Haiti, African champions* Morocco and those boys from Brazil. It was the holiday of a lifetime for tens of thousands, seeing the sights and literally drinking them in. The Samuel Adams brewery had never seen the like before. The bagpipes were played, a duck became their mascot and TikBookers tried to get Americans to try Irn-Bru. Amid all the many disgraces at the Geopolitics World Cup, Scotland fans have been a refreshing antidote to the rightful negativity. On the pitch, Haiti were defeated thanks to Scotland’s solitary goal of the tournament [so far! – hopeful/unrealistic Football Daily Scotland Ed] but 70 seconds into the Morocco clash , the realities of a global competition hit home as Ismael Saibari scored. There was no lack of trying or encouragement from the travelling faithful, it just was not meant to be. …