It's Scotland's first World Cup appearance in 28 years, and fans have been spotted throughout Boston reveling in the excitement of the tournament with song, chants and bagpipes.

Scott McKenna missed Scotland's last Charlotte training session before the World Cup clash with Morocco on Friday night.

With Scotland's World Cup games expected to take place in temperatures of around 30C, Steve Clarke and his team will have to battle the conditions as well as Morocco and Brazil.

The biggest reason, almost literally, to cheer for Norway is Haaland, their 6-foot-5-inch scoring machine.

Tartan Army continued its MLB takeover Tuesday night, using the six-day break between Scotland’s World Cup games for a trip to see the Bronx Bombers. Scotland football fans celebrated their Group C win over Haiti on Saturday with a visit to historic Fenway Park Sunday night.

By the end of Wednes, all 48 teams will have played a game at this World Cup — and the second set of group games will begin on Thursday. The stakes are elevated now, as many teams can advance or be eliminated based on the results of these second group games.