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John McGinn gets honest about 'sad' Scotland World Cup ticket debacle

Scotland vice-captain John McGinn. (Image: Paul Currie / Shutterstock)

John McGinn finds it sad that some of Scotland's most loyal supporters won't be in the stands to watch the national team at the World Cup this summer.

Steve Clarke's side take on Haiti and Morocco at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, before travelling to Miami for their final Group C match against Brazil.

Ticket prices for the matches vary, with the cheapest for the Haiti clash on FIFA's official resell platform sitting at £360.

In a new BBC documentary In Search of the Beautiful Game alongside comedian Kevin Bridges, Scotland's vice-captain spoke out.

"It’s too expensive for a lot of people to come," said McGinn. "FIFA are officially reselling tickets – I’ve never heard of that in my life.

“What I don’t like is that it’s even train tickets to get to the ground.


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“A train from Boston to the stadium is normally $12, but for a fan it’s $100.

“I find it sad because people live for the Scotland national team. That’s people’s life, just to watch Scotland.

“It’s those guys you want to see in the stand. They deserve to be there as much as we do.

“They’ve put in the hard yards to earn that ticket at a reasonable price.”

Scotland take on Bolivia this evening in New Jersey. It is their final warm-up friendly before the Haiti clash next Saturday.

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