A pair of Scotland fans that sheltered an elderly man from the rain have been immortalised in an advert featured on German public transport.
Mail Sport captured the heartwarming moment where two kilt-sporting members of the Tartan Army escorted a local through the Cologne fan park whilst keeping him dry with an umbrella earlier this week.
The clip has since gone viral on social media, garnering over 2.8million views and 17,000 likes on X.
Since then, an ad shown on German trains has recreated the viral moment featuring the good samaritans and their purple umbrella in a minimalist digital art style with the caption ‘Scottish fans – ultra nice.’
24-year-old Scotland supporter Ali Murray carried the umbrella alongside a fellow fan he had just met and detailed the ‘amazing’ experience.
Mail Sport’s video of Scotland fans helping an elderly man cross a fan park in Cologne has gone viral on social media
Supporters have since noticed an artist’s rendition of the heartwarming event immortalised on trains in Germany
‘It was heavy rain and I saw this old man struggling,’ he told the Press and Journal. ‘I had an umbrella so I walked with him down the main square.
‘He didn’t speak English but he gave me a big smile and a thumbs up. Everyone around was clapping, it was amazing.’
The supporters in question would go on to have something to cheer about as Scotland held Switzerland to a 1-1 draw to keep their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages alive.
A point marked what could prove to be a vital turnaround in Scotland’s tournament, after they were suffered a crushing 5-1 defeat at the hands of the hosts in their opening game.
Scotland’s hopes of progressing from Group A now rely on them getting a result against Hungary at the MHP Arena this evening.
A victory would see Scotland reach the four-point target set out by Steve Clarke before the tournament and could see them progress beyond the group stage for the first time in their history.
