Is there anything more festive than a Christmas tree covered in deep red and green tartan bows? Or a navy, green, and black tartan table cloth setting the stage for glittering set of cocktail glasses?

Craig Caldwell said he was "buzzing" ahead of the Tartan Day parade The Tailor Public House in Midtown, New York might be an Irish bar, but climb the stairs and things get distinctly Scottish.

Wherever the national team plays, it's certain that a battalion of fans resplendent in the uniform of tartan bunnet (optional), navy blue shirt, kilt and Timberland-style boots will not be far away.