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Tartan Army's Time Out: How Scotland got stuck in ...
Key takeaways
- Their team's chances of making the knockout rounds are slim, but there's still cruel hope.
- To the last minute and drop of sweat, the Tartan Army cheered their team.
- "Everyone's in this weird zone, it's the weirdest feeling I've had as a Scottish fan," said a Scottish fan called Stu.
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Their team's chances of making the knockout rounds are slim, but there's still cruel hope.
To the last minute and drop of sweat, the Tartan Army cheered their team. But the following morning, as adrenaline wore off and hangovers kicked in amid brutal Miami humidity, there was frustration at the manner of Scotland's 3-0 defeat to Brazil. And uncertainty.
"Everyone's in this weird zone, it's the weirdest feeling I've had as a Scottish fan," said a Scottish fan called Stu. "Normally after three games you're either through, or you're out. You're in limbo, and emotionally I'm in limbo too."
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