And for the World Cup day that’s in it… how Scotland brought goals to Brazil.
And the story of a true pioneer of the Beautiful Game, who you would probably have never heard of here in Scotland.
Unless, of course, you live in the village of Busby, south of Glasgow, where there is a small bust to the great man.
Sprouting Thomas
We are, of course, name checking dye maker Thomas Donohoe here.
For it was he who organised the first informal football match in Brazil near Rio in 1894.
And is as is so often the way is celebrated more here than in his own homeland.
With the five-time world champion Brazilians erecting a 5m statue of Thomas outside the Bangu Shopping Centre.
In the Bangu neighborhood, home to the textile mill where Donohoe worked.
Miller’s tale
Where Thomas led other Scots followed with Charles Miller, the son of a Scottish engineer and Brazilian mother credited.
As the Father of Brazilian Football.
Who established the Paulista League, the country’s first organised football competition.
Of course just introducing a ball, boots and posts to a country doesn’t guarantee that they can turn that into a fine art.
Our Beautiful Game
And this is where Archie McLean emerges next in the story of Brazilian football.
The Paisley mechanic arriving in São Paulo in 1912 and founding the Scottish Wanderers.
And introducing the Scottish short-passing style known in Brazil as A Tabelhinha (the rhythm).
Which in the passing, as it were, we gave to our English neighbours decades before.
And you’re welcome, even if you don’t give us the credit.
Brazilians had until then played a kick-and-rush style.
A nod here too to Ayr footballer Jock Hamilton who the Scottish Football Museum credit as the first professional football coach in Brazil.
And we gave them Pele, Ronaldo and Vini
A sliding doors moment which meant that Brazil would cultivate.
The Garrinchas, Peles, Zicos, Romarios, Ronaldos, Ronaldinhos, Neymars and Vini Jnrs.
Rather than, well, the workmanlike types who will try to shake up the world tonight when Scotland face Brazil in Miami.
Hoping to make history by progressing past the group stages of the World Cup finals at the eighth time of asking.
Where do you want your statue?
Of course, all of this adulation and worship of false idols will escalate to a whole new level.
Should Scotland do the unthinkable and get the right result to qualify for the last 32.
And Super John McGinn do the business off the back of his moon-sized backside.
When we will gladly tear down the statue of slave apologist James Dundas, atop the 150ft Melville Monument in Edinburgh.
And replace him with Bravearse.
