American man makes sweet gesture after being woken up by Scottish football fans playing the bagpipes at 6:30am
The World Cup is all about fostering relationships between countries and people who might not normally meet, and one American man has disregarded the attitude adopted by his country after posting his friendship with a group of Scottish fans online.
Despite FIFA's claims that football is for everyone, there have been some significant controversies ahead of this summer's football tournament, with the Iranian team particularly hard done by as the US continues to impose harsh restrictions on the country it is currently at war with.
On the supporter side of things, there have been many who have been denied entry into the US on account of Donald Trump's travel ban list, while a Somalian referee also had his dream of officiating at the World Cup torn away at the last minute after he was denied entry.
However, it's good to see that the fans who have arrived at the tournament are continuing the World Cup traditions of getting on, even in the face of adversity, as one man from Boston got the rather loud welcome from Scottish fans after they played the bagpipes on his street before 7am.
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Instead of getting annoyed, Mike Morrison decided to document his meetings with the Scots, much like David Attenborough showing off his meetings with unknown species, and it seems as if the two groups managed to negotiate the language barrier to become good friends.
Posting on social media, Morrison wrote: "I have made contact with the Scots and was offered an 8:00 am World Cup beer. If only I had taken the day off."
He later decided to return the favour by heading across with a crate of beers, while his wife even decided to cook the group breakfast, as Scotland prepare for their World Cup opener against Haiti this evening.
Speaking to Men In Blazers, Mr Morrison added: "To see these majestic creatures in the wild outside their native habitat, it was breathtaking.
"It was actually my wife who noticed when she got up in the morning that a house across the street had been fully turned into a remote Scotland.
"Lo and behold, the lads had come out and one of them broke out some bagpipes and started wailing. You know, of course, I'll throw it on Twitter.
'I got a couple of text messages from friends saying, dude, you're blowing up."
After going viral, it seems as if Morrison has built up a strong friendship with his new neighbours, even if they did have a very traditional way of waking up the whole street.
He added: "More than 24 hours later I pulled into my driveway and a few minutes after they pulled into theirs across the street.
"So I kind of just pointed at them and was like "What's up?" And they pointed back at me and one of those guys motioned me over and it was all hugs and slaps on the back and I said: "You guys are famous".
"The first thing out of one of their mouths was 'can we get you a beer?'.
He added: 'Little did I know I'd be falling in love overnight with Scotland."
Both sets of fans will be hoping to see Scotland pick up a similar result to the US in their first game of the tournament, with the Tartan Army no doubt determined to enjoy their time in the States regardless of the football results.
James Moorhouse