{"id":3541,"date":"2026-06-16T12:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=3541"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:54:23","slug":"world-cup-2026-the-bizarre-rise-of-scotland-anthem-yes-sir-i-can-boogie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=3541","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: The bizarre rise of Scotland anthem ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Five years on, the nation was gripped by post-match footage of the Scotland team bouncing to the beat of Baccara in Serbia after sealing qualification for Euro 2020.<\/p>\n

Considine was an unused substitute on that famous night in Belgrade but was seen celebrating wildly with dressing-room DJ Kieran Tierney and the rest of the squad in a legendary video, external<\/span><\/a> posted on Scotland’s social media platforms.<\/p>\n

The Tartan Army were unable to travel for the behind-closed-doors play-off amid strict Covid lockdown measures, but the anthem was fresh in the memory when a limited number of supporters were able to attend Euros matches that summer.<\/p>\n

The victory and the scenes that followed provided a much-needed lift to the nation and the disco duo, who were blown away by the shock revival.<\/p>\n

“With this pandemic, I have been sitting at home and this has uplifted me in a way you cannot imagine,” Maria Mendiola, who died five years ago<\/a>told BBC Scotland.<\/p>\n

“I will always thank the Scottish team and especially Andy Considine for making me so happy after 43 years.<\/p>\n

“I saw all the articles and everyone was calling me. I was delighted. I thanked the Scotland team and spoke with Andy over Instagram. He had such nice words.”<\/p>\n

The anthem’s legacy continues, becoming a staple of the Hampden playlist and following the team to Euro 2024 in Germany and to the United States this summer.<\/p>\n

The sight of tens of thousands of Scots throwing themselves about to the tune after a first World Cup win in 36 years would have been a surreal one for Considine and the group that dragged him to that Shoreditch studio.<\/p>\n

Days later, footage of Boston Red Sox fans joining in during a Tartan Army takeover at Fenway Park took things to a silly new level – and there is time yet to go beyond that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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