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Mark McDougall

Scotland fans descend on London as Tartan Army party ahead of England clash at Euro 2020


Scotland fans made their way to London to soak up the atmosphere ahead of Friday night's clash with England at Euro 2020.

Thousands of supporters have decided to make the trip, with the majority of them heading south of the border without any tickets for the match.

But they're making their way to the UK capital despite warnings from Sadiq Khan not to attend unless you had somewhere safe to watch the game.

The London Mayor was fearful of crowds gathering in London with restrictions still in place because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

But plenty of Scotland fans have defied those requests and made their way down to London and are all excited for the match with pictures and videos showing them arriving at the stadium.

Videos show them arriving at King's Cross Station in numbers with many travelling through the night and in the early hours of this morning to make it down to the game.

Speaking yesterday, Khan had said: “It is absolutely fantastic that Scotland are playing in their first international tournament for 23 years and I cannot wait for Friday’s match.

“Scottish fans are renowned around the world for bringing a party atmosphere with them to the big tournaments but with Covid restrictions still in place on both sides of the border, the best thing for fans without tickets to the game or a safe place to watch it is to enjoy the game from Scotland and not come to London.

“In an ideal world I would welcome the Tartan Army to London for this match with open arms, but with Covid cases increasing, and with so much at stake as we fight this awful virus, I’m afraid that it just cannot be this time, so the best thing to do is not to come to London and instead enjoy the game at home.”

Steve Clarke's men are desperate to take something from the game after a disappointing 2-0 defeat in the opening match at Hampden.

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