Matt Damon hails Scottish football fans’ Boston takeover as ‘epic’

Hollywood star Matt Damon has hailed the Scottish football fans taking over Boston during the 2026 Fifa World Cup as “epic”.

The Oscar-winner, 55, said it was “so awesome” to hear stories about the Tartan Army, as they flocked to the Massachusetts city ahead of Scotland’s clash against Morocco.

Scotland fans flocked to the US, Canada and Mexico – where the tournament was being held – last month, as the country qualified for their first World Cup in 28 years.

But the country was eliminated from the tournament early on after Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 at the end of the group stage.

Appearing on Late Night With Seth Myers, actor Damon spoke fondly of the Scottish football fans – who hit headlines for taking over Boston, and were lauded for their behaviour, generosity and patter.

He said: “The Scottish fans in Boston. That was one of my favourite storylines in this World Cup. It was so awesome.

“I heard a story that there was a bunch of Scots outside a liquor store, and a woman walked in and bought a bottle of water and they booed her.

“It was epic.”

Damon, who was raised in Massachusetts, said: “I heard that we instantly declared ourselves a sister city with one of the cities in Scotland.

“We just knew – ‘oh yeah, you guys are just like us’.”

Damon, who is married to Argentinian film producer Luciana Barroso, also recounted celebrating the South American country’s triumph over England in the thrilling semi-final match.

He said: “We scared the shit out of our dogs.

“Our dogs were hiding, they didn’t know what was happening – it was a pretty rambunctious household.”

The Odyssey star also joked about his co-star Tom Holland and director Sir Christopher Nolan, who are both British, being upset over the devastating defeat of the