FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Even though Scotland and Morocco were the World Cup teams playing at Gillette Stadium on Friday, there were plenty of American fans inside the venue watching on TV as the U.S. beat Australia 2-0 across the country in Seattle.They were certainly outnumbered by the blue-shirted Tartan Army and the red-clad Moroccan supporters, but the ones cheering for the red, white and blue didn’t consider themselves isolated at the home stadium of the NFL’s New England Patriots.“I don’t feel outnumbered at all,” said 39-year-old Boston resident Kaley Vescuso, who was wearing a blue USA jersey.“It’s like a family reunion,” she said, standing in the middle of a large group of Scottish fans. “Our cousins are here.”The TVs were on all around Gillette and when the U.S. scored to go up 2-0 a little over three hours before Morocco beat Scotland 1-0. A spattering of cheers echoed around the nearly empty stadium when Alex Freeman scored.
“It’s the best. The atmosphere is amazing, and being around all these fans from all around the world is amazing,” said 20-year-old Calder Reynolds, who is from nearby Wellesley and was dressed in a No. 86 Jack Hughes hockey jersey.
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