Promises of improved World Cup queues for Scotland v Morocco

World Cup organisers say crowd control and queuing has been improved for Scotland's match against Morocco after fans faced lengthy waits last weekend. The Tartan Army called for changes at Boston Stadium after thousands of supporters were stuck in line waiting for trains and to clear security gates. Some fans told the BBC there was potential for a crush outside Saturday's Scotland v Haiti fixture and reported barriers being toppled by the mass of fans. Fifa acknowledged that queues were "longer than optimal" at the 64,000-seater venue, but said adjustments had been made after observing crowd patterns. BBC Scotland News understands that Police Scotland, which has four liaison officers with fans in the US, provided feedback to organisers after the match. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) said lessons has been learned, with signage and routing now improved for fans travelling by rail. Nearly 20,000 passengers bought train tickets last week, but many complained of long station queues and lack of air conditioning on packed trains. Boston 26, Fifa's host committee in the city, said a "number of minor adjustments" had been made to improve crowd movement around Boston S
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