Scotland fan who flew 4,000 miles to watch his team lose 3-0 on a TV screen says it was 'worth every penny'

Scotland fan who flew 4,000 miles to watch his team lose 3-0 on a TV screen says it was 'worth every penny' Neil McKnight, who is a Scotland superfan, flew 4,000 miles to watch his country lose 3-0 to Brazil on a TV screen - but he says it was "worth every penny" The Scotland superfan who flew to the United States to watch his team lose 3-0 on a TV screen insists the trip was worth “every penny” Neil McKnight couldn’t get a ticket for the game against Brazil. But he was so desperate to be part of the Tartan Army he forked out over £1000 to fly to Miami in a 70-hour trip. Speaking to the Mirror, the Ayr United fanatic said: “I’ve had a fantastic time. It’s really been worth every penny. We may have lost 3-0 but it’s been a great experience. Both sets of fans were amazing and to be part of the Tartan Army for a World Cup was brilliant. It didn’t really matter that I didn’t get a ticket for the game. "The atmosphere in the Fanfest, the bars and throughout the city was something I will always remember." Neil, 62, from Ayr, now lives in Sawbridgeworth, Herts. He laughed: "But it’s time to head back home now and by early next week I’ll be watching the World Cup back in my local - The Bull - but it won’t quite be the same!” The retired programme manager saw his first Ayr United game against Morton in 1969 and Scotland in 1982.. He has seen Scotland play at Hampden Park many times but has never travelled to watch them overseas. He stayed in an AirBnB in the Miami suburb Little Havana. And to keep costs down he is flying back to London via Charlotte rather than direct. Before the match, Neil told Mirror online: “I’ve had a dream of watching Scotland in the World Cup ever since the Argentina tournament back in 1978. “But tickets are so expensive and difficult to get so I decided to take the plunge and just head over. “My wife Alison thinks it’s great I’m going." His close friend England and QPR fan, Andy Clayden, laughed: “It was a long way to go and a lot of money to watch Scotland lose 3-0.”