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Where to Watch the World Cup in Boston

At long last, the World Cup returns; here’s where to watch it in the Hub

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The World Cup is in full swing, with eliminations in the round of 16 setting up a stacked quarterfinal, with the United States, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, England, and host country France still in contention.

With the tournament in Europe this year, the earliest game time will be at 9 a.m. (EDT), with other matches at 12:30 p.m. or 3 p.m., culminating in the final on Sunday, July 7, at 11 a.m.

A number of bars and restaurants in Boston and its surrounding cities and towns have been showing World Cup matches, and the following are known to be patronized by certified soccer obsessives. Go to these bars, drink many pints, and luxuriate in the world’s best sporting event.

This map was originally published on June 13, 2018. It is updated periodically; the date of the most recent update appears above.

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Hugh O'Neill's Restaurant & Pub

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Hugh O’Neill’s is ready to help fans cheer on the USA and will be serving a special game-day menu with 50-cent wings and $6 appetizers during the matches.

Hugh O’Neill’s fish taco appetizer
Hugh O’Neill’s fish taco appetizer
Hugh O’Neill’s/Official Site

Sally O'Brien's

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Sally O’Brien’s has “cold AC and hot FIFA action on two big screens,” and it’ll be ready with snacks and drinks for World Cup viewing.

Grilled cheese at Sally O’Brien’s
Grilled cheese at Sally O’Brien’s
Sally O’Brien’s/Official Site

Bronwyn

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Bronwyn will be showing all of the Germany games (Germany is among the favorites to win the World Cup, having won the last one and maybe having a better team this time around), and patrons will get a free Weihenstephaner glass with the purchase of a beer.

Finely carved wooden chairs with plush blue velvet padding line opposite wooden tables with a light blue wall in the rear at Bronwyn in Somerville.
Bronwyn is offering viewing parties for Germany games
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Parlor Sports

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If you’re in Inman Square, the choice for sports viewing is easy: Parlor Sports.

Beat Brew Hall

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Beat Brew Hall will show all USA games on its big screen projector. The expansive bar has a vast craft beer selection and will have food specials during the games.

Beat Brew Hall
Beat Brew Hall
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Lamplighter Brewing Co.

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This Cambridge brewery is showing every USA match and the final on a projector in the back taproom. Go drink some very good beer and watch some very good soccer.

Wide view of a taproom with a mural of big, wild cats, bench seating, and bar seating
Lamplighter’s rear taproom, featuring a mural by Chloe Rubenstein
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The Field Pub

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The Field has a patio with a projector, and weather permitting, the bar will show the matches outdoors. Cheap beers and a decent burger make this a great spot for World Cup viewing.

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The Field
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The Phoenix Landing

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This is the best soccer bar in the area (especially for Liverpool supporters). It’ll be showing all the World Cup games.

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Phoenix Landing in Central Square
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KO Catering & Pies

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Though Australia’s team was eliminated by Norway, the folks at KO, East Boston’s Australian meat pie destination, will show the games that air during regular business hours, which is the majority of the remaining games.

KO Pies at the Shipyard
KO Pies at the Shipyard
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Bar Mercato

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Bar Mercato leans into its European food hall vibes by embracing the World Cup play in France, and it will be screening each game, with food specials available. Customers can get weekday brunch during daytime play.

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Bar Mercato
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Common Ground

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Common Ground has one of the best patios in the city, not to mention a sneaky great food menu. It’s also a great soccer bar — Arsenal and Liverpool fans are known to hang at the bar on weekends to watch their teams compete in the Premier League, and the bar’s been airing World Cup games.

Silhouette Lounge

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The Sil isn’t a soccer bar, but if you’re kind to Irene, she’ll let you watch whatever you’d like. Eat some popcorn, drink some $9 pitchers, and watch some epic athletes tear up the field.

The exterior of a dive bar on the corner of a city street at dusk. Signage reads Silhouette in black cursive, and a colorful mural is painted over one side of the bar’s dark exterior.
Cheap beers and popcorn abound
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Porter Belly's Pub

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Irish pubs are great for watching soccer. Porter Belly’s will be showing the games, and the Guinness will be flowing.

Light brick exterior of a bar with black signage that readers Porter Belly’s in gold on black
Good grub, good Guinness
Terrence B. Doyle/Eater

McGreevy's Boston

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McGreevy’s screens all the games and will be offering various bar specials.

McGreevy’s
McGreevy’s
McGreevy’s/Official Site

Tony C's Sports Bar & Grill

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Tony C’s has about six million television screens. Drink a local IPA, and marvel at the level of quarterfinal play.

Tony C’s roof deck
Tony C’s roof deck
Tony C’s [Official Photo]

Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

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Odds are you’ll have to explain to another bar-goer that soccer is in fact not terrible (that’s just what happens when you try to watch soccer at a dive bar), but the Clubhouse will no doubt be showing soccer.

Stats Bar & Grille

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Stats in Southie has many televisions screens, and while it’s not exactly a soccer bar, it’s not not a soccer bar, either.

Stats Bar & Grille
Lotta screens at Stats
Stats Bar & Grille/Official Site

The Haven

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Scotland is out of contention this year — but that doesn’t mean the Haven won’t be showing matches. Go drink some Belhaven Best, eat some haggis, and watch the final matches of the tournament.

Interior view of bar seating in a tavern, featuring lots of wood and Scottish-themed decor.
Watch soccer, eat haggis
Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater

The Banshee

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Another Irish pub, another spot for a Guinness (or two, or three) and some world-class soccer.

The Banshee
The Banshee
The Banshee/Official Site

Eire Pub

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Drink a Guinness at Eire Pub and watch as the U.S. women’s team attempts to make its way into its fifth World Cup final.

the eire pub
The Eire Pub
Eire Pub/Official Site

Hugh O'Neill's Restaurant & Pub

Hugh O’Neill’s is ready to help fans cheer on the USA and will be serving a special game-day menu with 50-cent wings and $6 appetizers during the matches.

Hugh O’Neill’s fish taco appetizer
Hugh O’Neill’s fish taco appetizer
Hugh O’Neill’s/Official Site

Sally O'Brien's

Sally O’Brien’s has “cold AC and hot FIFA action on two big screens,” and it’ll be ready with snacks and drinks for World Cup viewing.

Grilled cheese at Sally O’Brien’s
Grilled cheese at Sally O’Brien’s
Sally O’Brien’s/Official Site

Bronwyn

Bronwyn will be showing all of the Germany games (Germany is among the favorites to win the World Cup, having won the last one and maybe having a better team this time around), and patrons will get a free Weihenstephaner glass with the purchase of a beer.

Finely carved wooden chairs with plush blue velvet padding line opposite wooden tables with a light blue wall in the rear at Bronwyn in Somerville.
Bronwyn is offering viewing parties for Germany games
Chris Coe/Eater

Parlor Sports

If you’re in Inman Square, the choice for sports viewing is easy: Parlor Sports.

Beat Brew Hall

Beat Brew Hall will show all USA games on its big screen projector. The expansive bar has a vast craft beer selection and will have food specials during the games.

Beat Brew Hall
Beat Brew Hall
Sarah Storrer/Eater

Lamplighter Brewing Co.

This Cambridge brewery is showing every USA match and the final on a projector in the back taproom. Go drink some very good beer and watch some very good soccer.

Wide view of a taproom with a mural of big, wild cats, bench seating, and bar seating
Lamplighter’s rear taproom, featuring a mural by Chloe Rubenstein
Cayla Marvil/Lamplighter Brewing Co.

The Field Pub

The Field has a patio with a projector, and weather permitting, the bar will show the matches outdoors. Cheap beers and a decent burger make this a great spot for World Cup viewing.

the field central square
The Field
Terrence B. Doyle/Eater

The Phoenix Landing

This is the best soccer bar in the area (especially for Liverpool supporters). It’ll be showing all the World Cup games.

bright red exterior of a bar with a long white sign that says The Phoenix Landing in blue font
Phoenix Landing in Central Square
Terrence B. Doyle/Eater

KO Catering & Pies

Though Australia’s team was eliminated by Norway, the folks at KO, East Boston’s Australian meat pie destination, will show the games that air during regular business hours, which is the majority of the remaining games.

KO Pies at the Shipyard
KO Pies at the Shipyard
Cal Bingham/Eater

Bar Mercato

Bar Mercato leans into its European food hall vibes by embracing the World Cup play in France, and it will be screening each game, with food specials available. Customers can get weekday brunch during daytime play.

bar mercato faneuil hall
Bar Mercato
Sarah Storrer/Eater

Common Ground

Common Ground has one of the best patios in the city, not to mention a sneaky great food menu. It’s also a great soccer bar — Arsenal and Liverpool fans are known to hang at the bar on weekends to watch their teams compete in the Premier League, and the bar’s been airing World Cup games.

Silhouette Lounge

The Sil isn’t a soccer bar, but if you’re kind to Irene, she’ll let you watch whatever you’d like. Eat some popcorn, drink some $9 pitchers, and watch some epic athletes tear up the field.

The exterior of a dive bar on the corner of a city street at dusk. Signage reads Silhouette in black cursive, and a colorful mural is painted over one side of the bar’s dark exterior.
Cheap beers and popcorn abound
Terrence B. Doyle/Eater

Porter Belly's Pub

Irish pubs are great for watching soccer. Porter Belly’s will be showing the games, and the Guinness will be flowing.

Light brick exterior of a bar with black signage that readers Porter Belly’s in gold on black
Good grub, good Guinness
Terrence B. Doyle/Eater

McGreevy's Boston

McGreevy’s screens all the games and will be offering various bar specials.

McGreevy’s
McGreevy’s
McGreevy’s/Official Site

Tony C's Sports Bar & Grill

Tony C’s has about six million television screens. Drink a local IPA, and marvel at the level of quarterfinal play.

Tony C’s roof deck
Tony C’s roof deck
Tony C’s [Official Photo]

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Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

Odds are you’ll have to explain to another bar-goer that soccer is in fact not terrible (that’s just what happens when you try to watch soccer at a dive bar), but the Clubhouse will no doubt be showing soccer.

Stats Bar & Grille

Stats in Southie has many televisions screens, and while it’s not exactly a soccer bar, it’s not not a soccer bar, either.

Stats Bar & Grille
Lotta screens at Stats
Stats Bar & Grille/Official Site

The Haven

Scotland is out of contention this year — but that doesn’t mean the Haven won’t be showing matches. Go drink some Belhaven Best, eat some haggis, and watch the final matches of the tournament.

Interior view of bar seating in a tavern, featuring lots of wood and Scottish-themed decor.
Watch soccer, eat haggis
Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater

The Banshee

Another Irish pub, another spot for a Guinness (or two, or three) and some world-class soccer.

The Banshee
The Banshee
The Banshee/Official Site

Eire Pub

Drink a Guinness at Eire Pub and watch as the U.S. women’s team attempts to make its way into its fifth World Cup final.

the eire pub
The Eire Pub
Eire Pub/Official Site

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