This is the moment that the Scotland faithful belted out the national anthem against England tonight.
Steve Clarke's men are in action against the Auld Enemy at Hampden Park this evening as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Scottish football. The game especially commemorates the oldest fixture in international football.
Supporters have packed out the national stadium in Mount Florida this evening to watch the friendly.
And here is their amazing, spine-tingling rendition of Flower of Scotland below as captured by our reporter at the game.
Scots at Hampden singing loud and proud🎶 #SCOENGpic.twitter.com/SegHA1zs9W
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Moments prior to the hosts signing their anthem, it was the visitors' turn with God Save The King.
As was widely anticipated this was booed by Scotland supporters, although the favour was returned by England's travelling band of around 3000 fans.
While the game is earmarked as a friendly, these games rarely are. Clarke insists there is no extra motivation required for such big occasions.
Of course, Scotland could be celebrating regardless of the result on home soil. That's because if Norway and Georgia draw in Group A of qualification for the European Championships, then Scotland's place in Germany next summer will be officially secured.
“I live down south,” Clarke said. “I don’t want the neighbours chapping at my door laughing at me! You have that kind of mentality. It is a competitive friendly.
“As a group, the staff and players all feel pretty good about where we are just now. My job is to try and keep and lid on it a little bit and make them realise that, although we have 15 points, there are still a couple of avenues within the group that could make it a tricky November for us.
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“We have to be not complacent, we have to understand what we are trying to do within the framework of that section. The next competitive game is Spain away, which is a tough one.
“I just feel that this fixture is a great fixture to help us to prepare for that Spain game and get a positive result which would certainly help in our quest to qualify. If we can go there and get a positive result it can help us in our quest to try and finish first in the group.
“All that is beyond the next game. The next game is for me to have a look at certain things within the game and see if we can improve. Recent results have been good. Let’s try and get another one tomorrow against a country where the Tartan Army would enjoy it if we got a positive result against England.”
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