TONIGHT’S The Night Scotland finally returned to football’s biggest stage.
And talisman John McGinn gave the roaring Tartan Army a Reason To Believe by firing Scotland to the top of Group C.
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Scotland players celebrate at full-time Credit: AP
Sir Rod Stewart with his sons watching the big game in Boston Credit: BBC
It wasn’t exactly Sailing for Steve Clarke’s men.
But thankfully for the travelling Scots, the crucial opening match didn’t end in Heartache.
Okay, that’s probably enough of the Sir Rod Stewart puns for now.
But the 81-year-old rocker was the major talking point as Scotland brushed aside Haiti to kickstart their World Cup campaign.
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The music legend was spotted cheering in the stands with his two sons —despite being too ill to perform a gig in California just 24 hours earlier.
Sir Rod, who has bravely battled both prostate and thyroid cancer, was due to take the stage in the Golden State as part of the American leg of his One Last Time tour.
But he pulled out at the eleventh hour, sharing an emotional statement with devastated fans revealing he was simply too unwell to perform.
However, any burning concerns over the veteran’s health were quickly put to bed when the TV cameras panned to the music icon basking in the Boston atmosphere.
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He was spotted living it up in the stands with sons Alastair and Liam, and it looked like the trio were making the absolute most of the historic occasion.
Sir Rod even had TWO drinks sitting proud in front of him as he enjoyed the party, clearly feeling a whole lot better.
The Celtic-mad singer had earlier taken to Instagram to reveal he was jetting across the States for the big match, writing: “Here we are flying off to Boston to see Scotland in the World Cup.
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“Its been 28 years so these kids I’ve told them about it they’ve never been
“I’ve been to seven world cups, I’ve been to Argentina, Germany, France, Italy, Mexico, loads of them, this is the seventh.
“We want them to get through to the next round and ill die a happy man, so that’d be great
“Come on Scotland!!!”
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