We could be just 24 hours away from seeing history made in front of our eyes.
One solitary point would be enough to see us qualify from a group at a major tournament for the 13th time of asking.
With the new World Cup format, we’ve probably never had a better chance – and the feeling here in Boston is that it is finally going to happen.
Meanwhile, the weather turned on Thursday as we were met with blustery conditions you’d be more likely to expect back home.
Bostonian’s aren’t used to it and the city’s huge fan zone was quickly closed up for the day – leaving the travelling Scots a bit baffled.
In the city centre fans jumped up beside a Scotland fan waving a huge Saltire.
Soon enough he was surrounded by Morocco supporters, Colombians and locals desperate to get a picture.
At one point an England supporter even leapt up and joined in with a chant of ‘Super John McGinn’.
Elsewhere, thousands more excited fans have arrived in the city ahead of Friday night’s match against Morocco.
They’ve been joined by England supporters, also in town ahead of their game against Ghana at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.
On paper, putting two sets of rival supporters in the same city at the same time might have looked like a recipe for disaster
But the reality was very different, with fans from both sides of the border mixing freely in the city’s bars and pubs all week.
There has been plenty of friendly banter between the two sets of supporters, including a shared watch of the Auld Enemy’s match against Croatia in the fan zone – before it shut – on Wednesday.
It has all been good-natured, and thankfully the atmosphere has never turned sour, before attention quickly shifts back to our crunch match against Morocco.
We could be moments away from history, and the sense of anticipation in the city is electric.
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The hope is that this team is different from those of years gone by – and that we finally have enough to get it done.
Come on Scotland – do us proud.