{"id":2606,"date":"2026-06-13T10:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2606"},"modified":"2026-06-13T10:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:34:08","slug":"photo-gallery-in-boston-highlights-soccer-histories-of-scotland-and-haiti-ahead-of-world-cup-matchup-in-foxborough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2606","title":{"rendered":"Photo gallery in Boston highlights soccer histories of Scotland and Haiti ahead of World Cup matchup in Foxborough"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Saturday night\u2019s World Cup match in Foxborough is not one of the tournament\u2019s premier matchups. The first of seven games at Boston Stadium appears to be more of a warm-up act, pitting 42nd-ranked Scotland against 83rd-ranked Haiti, nations that seem to have little in common or World Cup history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2604\">Influencer elections are here: How 2026 campaigns are tapping creators to spread their message<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Renowned Scottish architect John McAsland sees something different \u2014 shared stories of resilience, independence, and pride. Scotland is appearing in its first World Cup since 1998, and Haiti since 1974, yet that is not the only link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSport can connect people from everywhere,\u201d McAsland said Friday morning in Boston. \u201cAnd though the history of Haiti and Scotland are very, very different, there are these amazing connections that the narrative timeline begins to draw.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>McAsland\u2019s firm has completed major worldwide projects \u2014 subway stations in Sydney and London, the Sloane Street shopping district in London\u2019s Chelsea neighborhood, and more \u2014 yet his latest is a modest photo gallery in the Winthrop Center in Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Titled, \u201cThe Beautiful Game Comes to Boston,\u201d McAsland and family members memorialized Saturday\u2019s Scotland-Haiti matchup with photos, stories, and historical timelines connecting the soccer history of the nations. It is displayed next to the food court in the Winthrop Connector between the residences and office buildings, and will likely remain active for most of if not the entire World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEven though the game is [Saturday], it\u2019s a really elegant way to tell the story of the World Cup,\u201d said Michael Nichols, president of Downtown Boston Alliance. \u201cIt brings communities out that you would just not think of anything in common. And to see a similar lineage play out in their own voices, in their own colors of these two countries, it\u2019s fun, because that\u2019s actually what the World Cup is meant to be about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>McAsland, 72, is a Glasgow native who fell in love with Haiti about 15 years ago, when his firm rebuilt the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince following the devastating earthquake of 2010. Though a devoted fan of Scotland, McAsland couldn\u2019t help but also develop a rooting interest for \u201cLes Grenadiers,\u201d who qualified for the World Cup despite not playing any qualifying matches at home because political strife. Haiti\u2019s national soccer stadium also still sits in earthquake wreckage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With a trove of old photos and stories, \u201cThe Beautiful Game\u201d traces the soccer roots of each country from humble beginnings to now. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2602\">Yankee doodle dandy of a World Cup opener for the United States<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It includes a photo of a stuffed pig bladder from 1540s Scotland. It tells the stories of little-known heroes such as Constantin Henriquez, the first known person of color to compete in the Olympics who brought soccer to Haiti in 1904 and later became a senator. It explains how famed Scottish football team Celtic FC has become one of the most popular clubs in Haiti after establishing a charitable foundation there in 2015, and investing heavily in the soccer culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Here\u2019s how Joe Mazzulla uses soccer&#8217;s tactics to coach the Celtics<\/div>\n<p><span>The exhibit also highlights parallels between Scotland and Haiti \u2014 their fierce spirit of independence, their embrace of women\u2019s soccer, and the popularity of the game in the streets. The nations even qualified for the World Cup on the same day, last Nov. 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Downtown Boston Alliance was thrilled when this project came to them a couple of weeks ago. Boston has the third-largest Haitian population in the United States (approximately 80,000) and Scottish tourists are expected to flood the city for two World Cup matches, Saturday and June 19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI love that one is overtly a tourist population for our city, and one\u2019s overtly a population that\u2019s here locally with the Haitian population,\u201d Nichols said. \u201cThere\u2019s been so much anxiety over budgets and fights and territory and sponsorship and the way FIFA does things. And I think we\u2019ve really tried to capture the upside of what this event means.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Sullivan: Let\u2019s hope the joy of the \u2018beautiful game\u2019 wins out<\/div>\n<p><span>McAsland arrived in Boston on Thursday to attend Saturday\u2019s match. At a social event Thursday night at the British consulate commemorating the match, McAsland told Haitian officials he wants to rebuild the national soccer stadium as his next big project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere\u2019s no national stadium they can play in, it\u2019s in ruins, the coach has never been to Haiti, and yet here they are with this amazing achievement,\u201d McAsland said. \u201cIt\u2019s a moment of celebration and pride. This is a great moment of pride for the Scots, too, and here they are coming to Boston.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2600\">Meet New England\u2019s lone women\u2019s pro softball player: Boston University pitching great Kasey Ricard<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a trove of old photos and stories, \u201cThe Beautiful Game\u201d traces the soccer roots of each country from humble beginnings to now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Photo gallery in Boston highlights soccer histories of Scotland and Haiti ahead of World Cup matchup in Foxborough - 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