Most football fans would agree that the stars from Brazil are a little bit special and love to see them in action. Scotland has played against the men from South America on 9 occasions, the first of which was on this day in 1966, when a crowd of almost 75,000 turned up at Hampden for a friendly.
There were two Celtic players in the side – Stevie Chalmers and John Clark – and Stevie got Scotland off to the perfect start when he opened the scoring in 38 seconds. Brazil later equalised through Servilio and the match ended 1-1, the fans leaving well content with their national team’s draw against such talented opposition.
A special day for two Celtic stars – Neil Lennon (1971) and Scott Brown (1985). Many Happy Returns to both guys.
Jim Craig
