Tartan Army stalwarts caught up in a red-tape visa wrangle have been told they need to get new criminal background checks done - that can take weeks to complete.
Now Scotland fans have begged Donald Trump to step in and help them get to the World Cup.
The Daily Record revealed last week that hundreds of Scotland fans hoping to head to the US have had their electronic system for travel authorisation (Esta) waivers revoked by the US government.
Now fans have been told that they will need to provide a new criminal background check called an ACRO - supplied by the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office.
But they can’t get these background checks completed until well after Scotland’s game against Haiti - with thousands of pounds already spent on flights to the US.
Last night Scotland fan Kenny Smith told of his anger at being told he now needs a new background check.
And he appealed to US President Donald Trump - whose mum was Scottish - to step in to help stranded Tartan Army footsoldiers.
Kenny said: “I would appeal directly to Donald Trump to make an intervention.
“I can’t think for the life of me that Trump - who is very proud of his Scottish roots - would want the Tartan Army to be treated like this.
We have a situation where so many Scots seem to be barred for the World Cup for no reason and no-one has heard of a single England fan facing this visa hell.
“This is also puzzling, as the Tartan Army is renowned for bringing so much fun and positivity to the proceedings.” He added: “The glaring solution to all this is to allow people who were given last minute Esta revocations the chance to apply for them again.
Someone in US immigration - or Donald himself - should surely be able to give the go-ahead for this.” Security firm boss Kenny, 45, secured an emergency appointment at the US Embassy in London after his ESTA was revoked at the last minute, for no reason, last week.
Musician Kenny, from Inverness, has no prior convictions and has undergone enhanced background checks with the MOD and Disclosure Scotland due to the nature of his job.
But Kenny - a member of popular folk rock band Torridon - was told by US embassy officials he needs an ACRO record check with no possibility of getting this done before his flight is due to fly to Boston on Thursday, ahead of the crunch match against Haiti on Sunday morning.
Like many other Scotland fans, Kenny has been left high and dry because the Esta he was granted many months ago allowed travel to the USA without any ACRO checks.
Kenny said: “The whole thing has been like....
