Where to Watch the World Cup in LA

With 48 teams included for the first time in its 95-year history, the World Cup will be its most cosmopolitan tournament to date. Nonetheless, every qualifying nation will have support here in Los Angeles, due to the city’s huge and famously diverse population. So, as well as the eight matches being hosted at Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium), bars and restaurants across the region will be packed with passionate soccer supporters for all of the televised World Cup games (even more so because they will be played at West Coast-convenient times, unlike the last two editions held in Russia and Qatar).

Some of the best places to watch World Cup matches in Los Angeles will be themed pubs and eateries that cater to specific nationalities and expat communities. These will be hotspots not only when “their” teams are playing but throughout the tournament, as fans gather from countries where soccer has long been enmeshed in national culture and consciousness. Here are some of the themed LA venues where you can really soak up the international atmosphere of the World Cup.

We’re highlighting an LA-area eatery to represent each of the countries whose soccer squads and supporters will be gracing the World Cup.

Kick It In the Park brings the World Cup to every corner of LA — from the San Fernando Valley to the Harbor, and from Westside parks to East LA recreation centers. These FREE, family-friendly events — a partnership between Council Districts, Recreation & Parks, the Mayor's Office, and the Department of Cultural Affairs — transform City parks into vibrant gathering spaces with live match broadcasts on large LED screens, youth soccer clinics, neighborhood programming, and community resources.