Wednesday, 1 June 2022

‘Raise the roof’: Scotland and Ukraine fans unite in song at Hampden

Supporters of both teams sing Ukrainian national anthem before Wednesday night’s World Cup qualifier in Glasgow

Standing on the steps of Hampden in the late afternoon sunlight, Jim Struthers is wearing the same Scotland top he wore in 1998 – the last time his team qualified for the World Cup – but his heart is with Ukraine.

“It’s a very poignant evening,” says the Tartan Army stalwart, who has been supporting the Scottish national team for nearly half a century, and has come together with other fans to perform the Ukrainian national anthem – led by the opera singer Vasyl Savenko – on the steps of the Glasgow stadium as the crowds stream in for Wednesday’s qualifier.

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