Soccer-Cologne ready to welcome friendly Tartan Army invasion

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Fans in Glasgow gather for Germany v Scotland - Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - June 14, 2024 Scotland fans celebrate their first goal, an own goal scored by Germany's Antonio Rudiger REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of kilt-wearing Scottish soccer fans will invade the German city of Cologne on Wednesday but local residents need not fear -- they come in peace.

The Tartan Army has been out in force since the start of Euro 2024, sinking industrial volumes of German beer and generally living up to the chant "no Scotland, no party".