"I don't know of any Scots who are going and there's a lot here," Mhairi McLean, a teacher at the British Council and originally from Elgin, said. "I was at a Scottish dance last Saturday night and it wasn't even mentioned."
Ruth Alexander, Chieftan of the St Andrew's Society in Seoul, agrees: ""It has been badly publicised. Had we known in advance we would have done something."
Seoul's most prominent Scot, Gavin Mackay of the famed Gavin's Sausages, will not be attending, either.
"I'm too busy," said the purveyor of Korea's finest bangers.
The sausage business is going great guns and Mackay has just opened new premises.
"Had I known, I'd have been happy to send sausages for both the English and Scottish teams," the man originally from the Colington district of Edinburgh said.
Only about 30 ex-pat Scots expect to make the journey from Seoul to Pusan, and ten of these will be officials from the British Embassy in Seoul, including the Ambassador Charles Humfrey.
'Narrow win for Korea'
Nevertheless, like the rest of the British community in Korea, they are excited about the impending World Cup.
"Its fantastic to be in Seoul at this time, very, very exciting indeed," Ruth Alexander said.
Of the Scottish team's visit she added: "It's great that they are making the effort."
Bertie Vogts' team turned down the chance to play in Hong Kong instead.
"Bertie Vogts is trying out new things for Scotland. I'd be quite excited to find out how these new players and new team play," said Hamish Buchan who works at the British Council and a keen football fan.
In a spirit of sportmanship which recurs throughout the Scottish community, Buchan says he is "not too bothered about the result", but thinks it will be a narrow win for Korea.
