Video: American duck drives "They took an army" Scots to take on Morocco

Scottish fans followed in the footsteps of their Mexican counterparts

A duck from the US city of Providence with a huge social media following has become the unofficial mascot for Scotland fans at the 2026 World Cup, hours before they face Morocco in the second round of the group stage.

The famous duck joined a flute march by the Tartan Army, as Scotland fans are known, ahead of their national team’s match on Friday night US East Coast Time.

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Budd, known as ‘The Don’, carried the Scottish flag on his back along with his usual gold necklace to lead the march in Rhode Island before the clash against Morocco.

“Don” is the latest duck to join the football scene, after Mexican fans adopted “Merlin” the duck as their unofficial mascot, reports the agency. Reuters.

Duck Don is known as “Happy Duck” and rose to fame in 2024 when he attended a game for the University of Providence basketball team. However, he was soon banned from entering the stadium due to animal safety concerns.

But Dawn is still a frequent fixture at events around Providence and has more than 30,000 followers on Instagram.

In the first round of the group stage, Scotland beat Haiti (1-0) and Morocco drew with Brazil (1-1).

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