Anyone But England
Glasgow · Unofficial · Still loud
Hamish’s paper
Five nights England don’t want reprinted.
16 September 2016
Scotland women qualify for first major tournament (UEFA Women’s Euro 2017). Qualification sealed when Finland lost to Portugal — Scotland not playing that night. Weir’s Spain win at Euro 2017 was the following summer.
15 April 1967 · Wembley
They were world champions. We walked onto their pitch and took the crown. Scotland 3–2.
29 June 1950 · Belo Horizonte
USA 1–0. The wire thought it was a mistake. It wasn’t.
22 June 1986 · Azteca
Argentina 2–1. A little with the hand. A little with the rest of him.
27 June 2016 · Nice
Iceland 2–1. A small island. A long night.
21 November 2007 · Wembley
Croatia 3–2. Rain. An umbrella. The rest is history.