US police chiefs are gearing up to provide the Scotland team hotel with 24-hour security with Steve Clarke's men set to play two games in Boston
Mark Walker
09:37, 13 Mar 2026
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Scotland have been told there are 'Super Bowl' security measures waiting for them as US police chiefs get ready to work round the clock for the Tartan Army's trip to Boston.
Steve Clarke and his team learned this week that their opening two games against Haiti and Morocco will go ahead at the 65,000-seater Gilette Stadium in Foxborough after a funding row for costs was resolved between the tiny town, FIFA and the stadium owners.
Scotland will be based in Charlotte in North Carolina, but will have to travel through for their two games outside Boston. And they are set to stay in the small city of Quincy - in Norfolk County, Massachusetts - before they play the two games in the state.
Quincy Police Chief Mark Kennedy said: "We are already planning for Scotland's stay at one of the city's hotels – which would require 24-hour security throughout the World Cup. Basically, it's seven Super Bowls 17 miles away from us.
"We've been in the planning process with the organisers here and FIFA for over a year now. Our special events people have been meeting regularly down at Gillette Stadium.
"We have managed these multi-agency events before. We work together, we train together, so when events like this come up, it's not the first time we're meeting, it's not the first time we're working together."
And the mayor of the city, Thomas Koch, is looking forward to welcoming Steve Clarke's squad.
He said: "While the full impact of the tournament is still a big question mark, our city officials are planning on rolling out the full welcome carpet.
"It has a great spill-off for the bars and the restaurants downtown, so it's all good. And we've got some great venues and public spaces in the downtown area where watch parties would be a natural."
Quincy calls itself the 'City of Presidents' because it was the birthplace of two American presidents - John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams - as well as John Hancock, the first signature on the Declaration of Independence.
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