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Photos: First game of the 2026 World Cup in Boston

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Photos: First game of the 2026 World Cup in Boston


The first of seven World Cup men’s soccer games to be played at Boston Stadium (a.k.a. Gillette Stadium) is on Saturday, with Scotland and Haiti scheduled to go head-to-head.

Fans of both nations have shown their support in the days leading to the match, and thousands will descend upon Foxborough for the 9 p.m. kickoff.

Here are the best images by Globe photographers from Boston, Providence, Foxborough, and points between.

David Braidwood of Glasgow, Scottland played his bagpipes while waiting to board his train to the World Cup match at South Station in Boston on June 13.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Aicha Prenelus (left) of Randolph, lead Haiti fans in a song while waiting for their train outside South Station in Boston on June 13.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
A Scottish fan (left) joined in with Haitian fans during the Haiti’s Fan March on Saturday afternoon that started at Copley Square and headed down Boylston Street to Boston Common.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
A family of soccer fans waited to board their train at South Station in Boston.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
LaKeya Cromartie greeted soccer fans as they prepared to board their train at South Station in Boston.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu addressed Haiti fans in Copley Square at the start of the Haiti’s Fan March at Copley Square on Saturday.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Scottish fans were happy they finally made it to the Cheers bar on Beacon Street on Saturday morning. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Participants in the Haiti’s Fan March played their instruments in Boston on Saturday.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Soccer fans walked past a huge soccer ball in Copley Square on Saturday morning.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Fans lined up at the Cheers bar on Beacon Street waiting for it to open at 11 am. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Rebecca Philogene, from Haiti, wore a Haiti flag on her face as she attended the fan march. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
The Scottish soccer team walked along the sidewalk in Copley Square in Boston as they almost went unnoticed except for a few fanes on Saturday.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
The crowd marched down Boylston during the Haiti’s Fan March on Saturday.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Bosnia and Herzegovina supporters (from left) Arma Husrefovic, Selma Kisija and Aleksa Ziu reacted while watching their country’s FIFA World Cup Group B match against Canada at the FIFA Fan Festival in City Hall Plaza on Friday, June 12.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Members of the Tartan Army made their way to a Boston Harbor cruise before the match tonight.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Haiti national team player Markhus Lacroix greeted supporters as the team arriveed at the Marriott Boston Quincy on Thursday, June 11. Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Greg McLeod of Scotland lead fellow supporters in song inside Hennessy’s Bar in downtown Boston on Thursday, June 11.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
A Scotland fan with tattoos rode a Boston Harbor cruise on Saturday, June 13.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Scottish soccer supporters gathered outside Hennessy’s Bar in downtown Boston beneath strings of international flags on Thursday, June 11. Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Craig Penman and Mark Ewing donned Scottish construction cone caps while having a beer at South Station in Boston on Saturday, June 13. Ewing said it is a tradition to place cones on famous statues. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
Chiara Farronato celebrated with her family, Daniel Shen, and their sons, Lorenzo Shen, 7, and Eugenio Shen, 10, after Canada scored against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIFA Fan Festival in City Hall Plaza on Friday, June 12.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Scottish soccer fan Luke Allan from Inverness, Scotland, slid sideways down the big slide at Boston City Hall as he showed up with his friends and family for the Fan Festival in the plaza, on Friday, June 12.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
A visitor passed through Piers Park while crew members worked on the installation of the world’s largest soccer ball June 11.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
People watched the match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina on a large outdoor screen at Quincy Market on June 12.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Jill Blanco kicked a soccer ball as she and her co-workers from WS Development’s marketing team made a promo video near a set of trees decorated in soccer balls and flowers in the Seaport District on June 9.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Fans watched the game between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina in City Hall Plaza on June 12.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Soccer fans walked the Freedom Trail in downtown Bostonon June 12.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Natural grass on the playing pitch has replaced the synthetic turf that was on the field of Gillette Stadium ahead of the first World Cup game being held there on Saturday. Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Supporters waved signs and cheered outside the Marriott Boston Quincy as they awaited the arrival of Haiti’s national soccer team on June 11.Erin Clark/Globe Staff

Lane Turner can be reached at lane.turner@globe.com. Craig F. Walker Globe Photo. Follow him on Instagram @craig_f_walker.





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