STAY-at-home Scotland fans face a World Cup – with our games kicking off at 11pm and 2am.
Steve Clarke’s men’s June 13 opener against Haiti in Boston will start at 9pm US time, five hours behind the UK.
And clashes with Morocco and Brazil begin at 11pm GMT.
Tartan Army chief Stuart Murphy said: “There will be bleary eyes and some sore heads in workplaces across the nation.”
More than 20,000 Tartan Army footsoldiers will descend on Boston next June to see Scotland kick off their Stateside World Cup campaign.
Expats in the Massachusetts city — home of legendary US sitcom Cheers — were stunned yesterday when fans’ chiefs predicted the huge arrival to drink to our historic return to the global footballing stage.
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Steve Clarke’s Hampden heroes will play their first two matches against Haiti and Morocco in Boston’s Gillette Stadium on June 13 and 19.
Then globe-trotting footsoldiers face a 1,500 mile journey to Miami, Florida, for June 24’s glamour game against Brazil in the Hard Rock Stadium.
Meanwhile, the home guard back in Scotland are set to be “bleary-eyed” as our opener won’t get underway until 2am over here, with the other two Group C games kicking off at 11am.
Locals in Boston who have Scots roots told of their joy at being able to welcome our fans.
Peter Preble, 59, president of the St Andrew’s Society of Massachusetts, said: “It’s a once in a lifetime event. We’re going to have to come up with something big.
“I’m kind overwhelmed with the news, but I think it’s just great. My mind is just spinning in thousands of different directions.
“We’ll welcome the fans to our great city with open arms.
“We get to host, show off our city and our hospitality. We’ll be ready for them.
“We need to have some more Massachusetts tartan material woven up so we have something for people to take home.”
West of Scotland Tartan Army stalwart Hamish Husband, 67, said: “I would hope as many Scots that can afford it will go and enjoy the atmosphere of the World Cup.
