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Ken Banks,BBC Scotland, Aberdeenand Giancarlo Rinaldi,BBC Scotland, Dumfries
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There were celebrations astatine a monolithic instrumentality portion successful Glasgow
Jubilant Scotland fans are celebrating a archetypal World Cup triumph successful 36 years.
Supporters had gathered successful bars and venues crossed the state with a consciousness of anticipation to ticker the opening lucifer against Haiti - contempt the 02:00 BST kick-off time.
There were roars of delight astatine the John McGinn extremity which proved to beryllium capable to earn a important 1-0 victory - and past alleviation erstwhile the last whistle blew astatine the stadium thousands of miles distant successful Boston.
It is estimated that up to 30,000 1000 fans travelled to the US for the match, filling up some the stadium and the instrumentality zone.
Back home, those fans who stayed up precocious - oregon got up precise aboriginal - emerged blinking into the aboriginal greeting sunshine arsenic they reflected connected a effect which sees Scotland apical their group.
The federation has been gripped by the build-up to the men's team's archetypal lucifer successful a World Cup since 1998.
Fans had packed retired the pubs and different venues which had been granted precocious licenses to amusement the game.
They ranged from the thousands who descended connected the OVO Hydro successful Glasgow for what was billed arsenic the country's biggest instrumentality zone, to tiny assemblage events crossed the country.
About 500 radical watched the enactment connected large screens astatine a instrumentality portion astatine Aberdeen's Beach Ballroom.
The doors had opened astatine 22:30 BST connected Saturday nether a beauteous orangish sunset sky, arsenic the fans were played successful by a bagpiper.
Hours aboriginal daylight greeted those blessed supporters, galore kitted retired successful Saltires and Scotland tops, arsenic they spilled backmost retired onto the street.
Fans Jim Stewart, David Stewart, Craig Stewart, and Alex Stewart watched the crippled astatine the Beach Ballroom successful Aberdeen
Nineteen-year-old Alex Stewart, from Forfar, was among those who were celebrating.
"For maine it's the archetypal clip seeing Scotland astatine a World Cup and watching america triumph a crippled is unbelievable.
"We're sitting apical of the group. It opens the radical up entirely."
Looking up to the adjacent 2 games successful the group, helium added: "You've got 2 large names successful Brazil and Morocco... conscionable spell for it."
Craig Stewart, 31, besides from Forfar, was "ecstatic" astir the result.
While helium admitted the show had been "shaky", helium said the effect was what mattered astatine the extremity of the day.
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Fans successful Glasgow celebrated the triumph which took Scotland apical of their group
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Lefika Duncan Taukobong, 36, predicted a Scotland triumph - and is affirmative astir the nation's chances astatine the World Cup.
"Miracles hap - Scotland are going done to the knockouts," helium said.
Greens Sports Bar was 1 of the 50 premises successful Dumfries and Galloway which took up the enactment of opening precocious for the Haiti game.
More than 200 fans watched the play unfold successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday morning.
Liam Logue, who runs the Dumfries pub with woman Cas, said the World Cup had been a invited boost for business.
"It would beryllium large to spot america get done to the adjacent circular for the archetypal time," helium said.
Shaun McGeachan said it was 1 of the biggest shot moments for his generation
Shaun McGeachan was 1 of those who roared erstwhile the full-time whistle blew.
"It's by acold 1 of the biggest shot moments for my generation," helium said.
"It was large to spot the oversea of navy shirts and hands holding pints successful the air.
"We've got to support connected getting down the squad and hoping they tin propulsion connected through."
Ryan Kerr (left) watched the lucifer with friends Matthew and David Smith.
It was a archetypal clip watching Scotland astatine a World Cup for Ryan Kerr and his friends Matthew and David Smith.
"The full week gathering up to it has been amazing," said Ryan.
But helium was a spot disquieted by what helium saw from the different 2 teams successful Scotland's radical earlier successful the night.
"We'll request to play good against Brazil and Morocco," helium said.
"A constituent against Morocco mightiness instrumentality america through."
Those watching the crippled successful the instrumentality portion connected the different broadside of the Atlantic included Chris Goodman from Stirling.
He said helium was feeling "euphoric" aft watching the triumph with his lad Jack.
"It's thing I ne'er thought I'd spot again, truthful to beryllium present with my son... I'm implicit the moon."
Now fans are hoping that there's much celebrations to travel arsenic they hole for Scotland's adjacent lucifer connected Friday nighttime against Morocco.
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