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Referee Erich Linemayr, styling out a very brash red kit, gets proceedings underway. Scotland kick off, and Souness gets his first touch of this World Cup after two seconds. We’ve missed you, Graeme.
The teams break off to warm up, as a brass band gives it laldie. I’m not 100 percent sure, but they seem to be having a brave stab at Ennio Morricone’s El Mundial, the official theme of Argentina 78. Very on-brand if so. The captains Rioch and Krol exchange trinkets. The Dutch pennant is large, orange and super furry; Scotland’s appears to be a small block of wood. A shield, with a hinge on the back, you can prop it up by the fireplace. We’ll be off in a minute or two, once the teams have changed ends!
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/mar/28/scotland-v-netherlands-world-cup-1978-first-group-stage-live under the title “Scotland v Netherlands: World Cup 1978, first group stage — live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
