Joshua Nair
A German TV reporter couldn't believe what he saw from Scottish fans during a live broadcast ahead of the Euros.
The date is Friday 14 June, which means nothing to some, but to football fans, it marks the long-awaited opening day of Euro 2024, where Europe's 24 best footballing countries battle it out over the course of a month to become the best in the continent.
A true sporting spectacle - it really does bring out the craziest and weirdest sides in fans.
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The opening game sees hosts Germany take on the might of Scotland, who have qualified for back-to-back Euros for the first time since 1996.
As expected, the Scots have brought it to Munich, already beginning their drinking festivities on the eve of the game, seemingly painting the city centre blue and white before kick-off this evening.
Despite the fact that Germany are one of the favourites to win the whole tournament, and are heavy favourites to win the opening game, it doesn't look like the Scottish fans care too much, enjoying the occasion, as a German TV reporter was about to find out.
Steffen Schwarzkopf, chief reporter on local news outlet Welt TV, was in amongst the Scots on Thursday (13 June), reporting on just how passionate the members of the 'Tartan Army' are ahead of their campaign, when a group came up to him, chanting.
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They then put a Scotland flag sticker on the bald head of the presenter, as well as on his shirt, while he spoke to the camera.
Translated from German, he began to say: "Really, really traditional, I would say. I'm not just talking about their football jerseys, but naturally also about the Scottish skirts, the kilts, that are worn here.
"They are part of it. What is surely also part of it is the beer. But what I also see relatively often - I won't necessarily wear this to the game tomorrow (pointing to the Scotland sticker stuck to his shirt)."
Before he pointed out: "What I also see and think is quite pretty is the Germany jersey on top and the Scottish kilt on the bottom," he said about a fan who joined the Scottish group, with it being unclear what side he was on.
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One of the Scottish fans then lifted up his kilt to reveal a shocking surprise to not just the reporter, but the thousands of Germans watching at home.
In true Scottish tradition, the man was wearing no undergarments beneath the kilt, with his bare genitals exposed on live television in the middle of Munich's city centre.
Schwarzkopf then reacted by putting a hand on his face saying: "Oh my God."
He went on to say that the mix between the shirt and the kilt 'shows a little bit' what the mood was at the time, as 'a pure advertisement for Germany', rather than focusing on what was underneath.
Wise move.
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Later, a report on the Welt website detailed that the chief reporter 'mingled with the kilt-wearers who had travelled there in a celebratory mood - and gained some deep insights'. Right.
The video does encapsulate the hype not just from Scottish fans, but that many fans will have ahead of the month-long festival that is the Euros, with England fans once again believing that football could be coming home.
Unfortunately though, Three Lions fans won't be able to get into it from the start, with a ban on a certain alcoholic drink put in place for their opening clash against Serbia on Sunday (16 June), to avoid booze-induced clashes between both sets of fans.
It's only one game though, and there are plenty more for footy fans all over the world to enjoy, with the final being held at Berlin's iconic Olympic Stadium on Sunday 14 July.