AS England licked their wounds, this Scotland fan was jubilant at Uruguay's World Cup victory last night.
The Scotland fan was seen jumping up and down in the Uruguay crowd[VINE]Images of Mr McConville, 41, an engineer from Glasgow, have now gone viral after Luis Suarez all but ended England's dreams of World Cup triumph.
According to the Telegraph he decided to travel to the World Cup despite his beloved Scotland failing to qualify.
He was seen jumping up and down in the air celebrating the Uruguayan victory.
Wearing a Scotland shirt and a See You Jimmy hat he waved his Scottish flag with elation as Uruguay striker Suarez sent England home.
Family in Scotland shared their delight on Facebook. One relative wrote: “At last a famous McConville!” Others have described him as a "hero".
Tweeting beneath a picture of McConville, Paul Hamilton said: "This is my brother-in-law's brother! Hero."
Mr McConville's parents Andy, 69, and Isabell, 66, from Glasgow, said they recognised their son on the TV immediately. Mrs McConville said: "I was watching the match with my family and we were looking out for him as we knew he would be there.
"It hapened so fast - the camera just goes round the crowd and then we saw him. I suppose it is a bit odd but he always thought he would be on television."
Others were less than impressed and many took to social media to voice their displeasure.
Jordan Conte said on Twitter: "What a sad life this chap leads", while Ross Clark joked: "I see Alex Salmond placed a Scottish guy among the Uruguay fans."
McConville, an avid Scotland fan and engineer for Mercedes AMG, decided to support Uruguay when Scotland failed to reach South Africa in 2010. He once claimed to have kissed 500 Uruguayan girls after the penalty shootout that saw the team into the semi-finals four years ago.
He is currently doing charity work in Brazil.
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