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Tartan Army’s oldest member Moira, 93, set for fourth World Cup

As she grew up, Moira supported Airdrie for many years but it was the national team that inspired her most.

Even while working as a nurse and raising a family, she tried to attend as many Scotland games as possible.

In 1974, the first time Scotland had qualified since 1958, she went to the World Cup in West Germany with her husband and eldest child.

The Scotland team, featuring the likes of Billy Bremner and Joe Jordan, beat Zaire and famously drew with Brazil but were send home undefeated after another draw with Yugoslavia.

“I can never forget the disappointment,” Moira says.

She stayed to attend the final, West Germany v Holland, where she watched the legendary Franz Beckenbauer, one of her favourite ever players, lift the trophy.

“That was the best game I have ever seen,” she says.

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