After a whirlwind World Cup romance, Boston and the city of Glasgow, Scotland, are getting hitched.
Scottish fans have descended on Boston over the past week during the World Cup, drinking Boston pubs dry and marching to Red Sox games at Fenway Park. They’ve also been credited with bringing positive vibes to the city, and their stories have been shared in countless social media posts.
Now, Boston is cementing that relationship by coming sister cities with the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow.
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the partnership with Glasgow at — naturally — The Haven, a Scottish restaurant located at a brewery complex in Jamaica Plain that’s been a focal point for celebrations for the Scotland soccer fan group known as the Tartan Army.
“We are both cities that are champions of arts and culture and innovation but also are willing to fight for it,” Wu said.
Wearing a pink Scotland jersey, she signed documents kicking off the sister city process while chanting a Tartan Army chant that’s been ringing out around the Boston area: “No Scotland, no party.” And the members of the Tartan Army adapted the chant, to “No Wu, no party.”
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Flanked by members of the Tartan Army, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signs letters of intent on Thursday, June 18, 2026, for Boston and Glasgow to become sister cities.
Wu, who noted deep ties between Boston and Scotland that include a Glasgow Rangers game at Fenway Park nearly 100 years ago, was joined at the news conference by David Clay, the British consul general in Boston; Boston City Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune and Ben Weber; and Jason Waddleton, owner of The Haven.
Thousands of fans dressed in kilts and there was a full band of bagpipes as the Tartan Army took over Lansdowne Street on Sunday to celebrate their World Cup victory over Haiti.