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A tartan army of Scottish fans will be dancing to a Calypso beat on Thursday when arch enemies England line up to play Trinidad and Tobago in the World Cup in Germany.
Tesco Plc said on Wednesday that sales of rum, tropical fruit drinks and mangoes north of the English border have rocketed as Scottish fans prepare for Caribbean-themed World Cup parties.
Tesco stores in Scotland, which failed to qualify for the World Cup, have seen rum sales rise by nearly 15 percent.
"Since the tournament started, the biggest growth in Scotland has been in mangoes with a staggering 47 percent increase in sales in the past week alone," said Tesco spirits buyer Simon Dunn.
At the Walkabout pub in Edinburgh, run by Regent Inns Plc, a corporate client has booked a private Caribbean-themed party for up to 200 guests as well as 600 other drinkers.
"It is going to be a 70-30 split to Trinidad and Tobago," said the Walkabout's deputy manager Luke Westlake.
"I've walked into some of the local pubs up here that have just got Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay, no England flags. They are just supporting anyone who is playing England."
However, not all pubs are expecting to see England suffer from lack of support from Scottish fans who enjoy indulging in fierce rivalry with their larger neighbour south of the border.
"We tend to fill up to the max pretty quick with English supporters. There will be a stream of white (England soccer team) shirts I'd imagine," said James McKenzie, manager of the Peer Tree House near the city's university which can take up to 750 drinkers.
England's second group B match against Trinidad and Tobago, the tournament's smallest country, kicks off at 5 p.m. British time on Thursday in Nuremberg.
Trinidad and Tobago's 23-strong squad has six players from Scotland and will be captained by Dwight Yorke, the team's best-known player internationally. Yorke has won major honours during his career including the Champions League with Manchester United in 1999.
The question of who Scots should cheer on in the World Cup has sparked political controversy in Scotland and indignation among some English commentators.
Scotland's First Minister has said he will support countries such as Trinidad & Tobago rather than England, but London-based Scottish politicians have said it is natural to back England as the two nations are part of Britain.
A tartan army of Scottish fans will be dancing to a Calypso beat on Thursday when arch enemies England line up to play Trinidad and Tobago in the World Cup in Germany.
Tesco Plc said on Wednesday that sales of rum, tropical fruit drinks and mangoes north of the English border have rocketed as Scottish fans prepare for Caribbean-themed World Cup parties.
Tesco stores in Scotland, which failed to qualify for the World Cup, have seen rum sales rise by nearly 15 percent.
"Since the tournament started, the biggest growth in Scotland has been in mangoes with a staggering 47 percent increase in sales in the past week alone," said Tesco spirits buyer Simon Dunn.
At the Walkabout pub in Edinburgh, run by Regent Inns Plc, a corporate client has booked a private Caribbean-themed party for up to 200 guests as well as 600 other drinkers.
"It is going to be a 70-30 split to Trinidad and Tobago," said the Walkabout's deputy manager Luke Westlake.
"I've walked into some of the local pubs up here that have just got Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay, no England flags. They are just supporting anyone who is playing England."
However, not all pubs are expecting to see England suffer from lack of support from Scottish fans who enjoy indulging in fierce rivalry with their larger neighbour south of the border.
"We tend to fill up to the max pretty quick with English supporters. There will be a stream of white (England soccer team) shirts I'd imagine," said James McKenzie, manager of the Peer Tree House near the city's university which can take up to 750 drinkers.
England's second group B match against Trinidad and Tobago, the tournament's smallest country, kicks off at 5 p.m. British time on Thursday in Nuremberg.
Trinidad and Tobago's 23-strong squad has six players from Scotland and will be captained by Dwight Yorke, the team's best-known player internationally. Yorke has won major honours during his career including the Champions League with Manchester United in 1999.
The question of who Scots should cheer on in the World Cup has sparked political controversy in Scotland and indignation among some English commentators.
Scotland's First Minister has said he will support countries such as Trinidad & Tobago rather than England, but London-based Scottish politicians have said it is natural to back England as the two nations are part of Britain.