Tartan in short supply as travelling Scotland fans demand ‘drinking kilts’ for exodus to Germany

Among those to arrive was Craig Ferguson, 20, who walked 1,000 miles from Hampden Park in Glasgow to Munich’s Marienplatz where he was greeted with champagne and Buckfast, the caffeinated tonic wine made by monks but popular on street corners in Scotland.

As fans enjoyed impromptu piper-led renditions of Flower of Scotland and No Scotland No Party, local bar managers have started describing the crowds as “Scotoberfest” as fans sank steins of lager as soon as they opened.

Munich tourist board has said it expects up to 100,000 Scots over the next two days, almost the equivalent of everyone in Dundee and around one in 50 of the nation’s entire population.

Ferguson joked that he had “brought the Scottish weather with me” as he arrived in the Munich sunshine.

“It was incredible, this is officially my 15 minutes of fame,” he said before dropping the bottle of Buckfast he had been gifted on the ground.

“I’m a bit tired, a bit shaky but I could have kept going. It was taken out of my control what I’d be doing when I got here. I came in and I was having bevvies before I crossed the finish line. Us Scotland fans now just have to let our hair down and enjoy it because we don’t get to enjoy it very often.”

He initially did not have a ticket to the game but has now been given one. “I think it makes the walk and all those miles a little bit less crazy the fact that I will now actually be going to the game.

“I started this journey with just me, my bag, no ticket, no nothing, Just a stupid idea and well, fast-forward you know, 41 days, here I am.”