Joy, relief and a very late night: how Scotland celebrated World Cup win

Anxious dead-of-night watch parties ended in celebration after 1-0 victory over Haiti in first finals match since 1998

It was around 2.28am in the UK that John McGinn ended 28, arguably 36, years of hurt – and anyone daft enough to be asleep will surely have stirred as chants of “no Scotland, no party” echoed from Boston to Glasgow.

The scenes after McGinn’s deflected goal and Scotland’s 1-0 defeat of Haiti were joyous. Sheer unbridled happiness. And relief.

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