Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart insisted he wasn't 'hating' after his reaction to Scotland's historic win over Haiti in the World Cup. John McGinn scored the only goal of the game in Boston as Scotland secured their first World Cup victory since 1990.
There are big tests to come against Morocco and Brazil, but after those two nations drew 1-1 on Saturday night, the Scots top Group C after one game. This year is the first time Scotland have been to a World Cup since 1998, so there were unsurprisingly wild scenes of celebration as they got over the line and picked up the crucial three points.
BBC pundits react
BBC presenter Kelly Cates suggested Hart was a little bit bemused by the level of celebration for the narrow victory over a nation that is only at the World Cup for a second time and has never picked up a single point.
'There are great scenes of celebration out there, we've talked about that sense of a club mentality at international level,' said Cates. 'I'm just watching Joe Hart's face as he's watching these celebrations as Scotland have beaten Haiti, one of the lowest-ranked teams in the competition by one goal to nil and made it really difficult for themselves in this game. Just explain why this is such a big win for Scotland.'
The former Celtic goalkeeper, who won 75 caps for England, said: 'I'm not hating! I'm enjoying this, I wish I was in that stadium right now.'
Scott Brown, the former Celtic and Scotland star, added: 'Joe, we never do anything easily. You wish you were Scottish, don't you?'
Hart was not having that, replying: 'No, you've gone way too far there! Way too far Scott!'
What it means for Scotland
Speaking on what it means to the players, fans and entire country, Brown said: 'It's amazing for us. You go back to the last World Cup win, it's so long ago. There's probably so many fans in there that's never seen Scotland at a World Cup, never seen us win a game. For them to pay the amount of money to go over there, enjoy it and share a special moment with the players and the backroom staff as well. Everyone throughout the nation deserves this. Everyone who's staying up watching this as well, deserves this.'
Steve Clarke accepted that Scotland could have played better, but was not worried about that after securing the huge win.
'I just said to the captain there, Andy Robertson, it's about time we won a game in the group stage!' Clarke said. 'We probably put the supporters through it a little bit. Everyone said, 'must-win game'. We won the game. [Resilience] is what this team's all about. If teams let them play, but if they have to dig in and show that character and that resilience, that's what they do as well. Defensively, outstanding. Could have been a little bit better with the ball, but who cares? We won.'
