Wondering why Scottish soccer fans just clapped at the 76th minute of play against Morocco during event though the team is down a goal?
The Tartan Army was paying tribute at to a 76-year-old fellow supporter who died while visiting Boston for the FIFA World Cup.
Donny Strathie, of Grangemouth, Scotland, died suddenly on Sunday, June 14, according to the Tartan Army, the official Scotland fan group. He had planned to attend the Scotland vs. Morocco match at Boston Stadium on Friday, June 19, the group said.
"He had a ticket for the Morocco game, but never got the chance to realize his World Cup dream," the Tartan Army said in a statement on X.
The team posted in Stathie's honor ahead of the game.
His daughter, Cheryl Strathie, reached out to the group to organize a minute of applause for her father at Friday's match, the Tartan Army told the USA Today Network.
Strathie belonged to the Falkirk District Tartan Army, which was established in 2016, according to the group.
Strathie's family could not be reached for comment.
A family friend, Lynne, told Scottish broadcaster STV News that attending a Scotland match at the FIFA World Cup was "all he wanted to do."
"Since Scotland qualified in November, he’s never shut up about it. He was telling everybody this was his lifelong dream," Lynne told STV News. "He thought this was his last chance. He was 76, and you never know when Scotland are going to qualify for the next one."
Lynne told the outlet the family is comforted in the fact that he "went out doing his dream."
The Boston World Cup 2026 organizing committee said on X on Thursday, June 18, that it sends condolences and prayers to Strathie's loved ones.
The New England Patriots also expressed their support for the tribute on X.
"The Patriots send their condolences to all those who knew and loved Donny Strathie," the team wrote.
A spokesperson for the Boston Police Department said the department did not have any information available to release about Strathie's death.
Source: The Providence Journal
