The founder of the iconic Edinburgh-based beer company, Innis & Gunn, has backed calls for pubs to be issued late licenses for World Cup viewings.

This comes after Scotland's men's team made a historic win against Denmark on Tuesday, November 18, qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in nearly 30 years.

The tournament will be hosted in North America, with a time difference of at least five hours, meaning some of Scotland’s fixtures could be shown as late as 2am.

Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole Hamilton has called for pubs to be given ‘special dispensation’ to screen Scotland’s 2026 World Cup matches late at night.

Innis & Gunn founder Dougal Sharp said: “Scotland qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 is a defining moment for this generation,

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