Fans packed Fairplay, a North Park bar, on Monday for a World Cup watch party. ABC 10News speaks with fans.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Soccer fans around the world are watching the World Cup. On Monday, Team USA took on Wales. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Despite the match starting at 11 a.m. on a Monday, it was standing room only at Fairplay, a bar in North Park hosting a watch party. “They’re passionate, they’ve either called in sick or taken a long lunch break,” said the owner, Adam Cook.All 32 flags of the countries playing in this year’s World Cup are hanging in his bar.
“We have the U.S. and Mexico right up front and center because we’re a cross-border town here,” Cook explained.“It was very, very exciting. A lot of chants going on during the game,” said Genaro Salazar, a fan who has followed soccer for 40 years.One of San Diego's very own, Luca de la Torre, who grew up in La Jolla, is playing for Team USA this year in Qatar.“So happy to be a part of this today…to be here and experience this moment,” said Charlie Adams, a player for San Diego Loyal.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
World Cup watch party brings devoted soccer fans to D.C. parkAbout 1,000 soccer fans descended on Dupont Circle for an outdoor watch party for the U.S. men's first World Cup game since 2014.
Read more »
North Texas Soccer Fans Gather to Watch U.S. Men's National Team in World CupAt Crossbar in Richardson, the soccer field was turned into a picnic area with a big screen projection of World Cup soccer.
Read more »
World Cup 2022: Austin soccer fans show support for Team USA in its World Cup debutThe wait for a 2022 FIFA World Cup win continues as the U.S. Men’s National Team tied their first match 1-1 against Wales.
Read more »
Photos: LA County soccer fans watch US draw Wales in 1st World Cup matchFans from Long Beach to Carson to Pasadena — and everywhere in between — gathered in bars and elsewhere on Monday, Nov. 21, to watch the USMNT take on Wales.
Read more »