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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring international soccer fans together to cheer on their countries in one of the biggest tournaments in the world.
If you couldn’t get a ticket to any of the matches, there will be plenty of watch parties in and around metro Atlanta to talk soccer, enjoy food and grab a drink.
Here’s a list of places you can watch matches during the Group State round. This list will be updated for the knockout rounds, quarterfinals, semifinals and World Cup Final.
Have a watch party we’re missing? Email us at [email protected].
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The FIFA Fan Festival will be the main hub for all soccer activity for the matches in Atlanta. There will be 18 days, 10 hours a day, of live music, games and VIP appearances at Centennial Olympic Park and Georgia World Congress Center.
Fans can watch all the games on a 40-foot screen at the main stage.
The City of Decatur will have its own WatchFest 26 for a 34-day festival in its downtown square.
There will be a green area and large screen to watch every World Cup match this summer. Decatur will also have live music and bands performing throughout the 34-day event. Big Boi will headline an opening concert on June 11 and Indigo Girls will headline the closing concert on July 19.
Decatur also shared a list of over a dozen local restaurants that visitors and residents can take in the soccer scene.
Friday, June 12
Brewhouse Cafe (Little 5 Points)
Monday, June 15
Tuesday, June 16
El Tesoro (West End)
Wednesday, June 17
Thursday, June 18
Friday, June 19
Tuesday, June 23
Wednesday, June 24
Thursday, June 25
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If you couldn’t get a ticket to any of the matches, there will be plenty of watch parties in and around metro Atlanta to talk soccer, enjoy food and grab a drink.
Here’s a list of places you can watch matches during the Group State round. This list will be updated for the knockout rounds, quarterfinals, semifinals and World Cup Final.
Have a watch party we’re missing? Email us at [email protected].
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
GROUP STAGE WATCH PARTIES
FIFA Fan Festival- Centennial Olympic Park
The FIFA Fan Festival will be the main hub for all soccer activity for the matches in Atlanta. There will be 18 days, 10 hours a day, of live music, games and VIP appearances at Centennial Olympic Park and Georgia World Congress Center.
Fans can watch all the games on a 40-foot screen at the main stage.
Decatur
The City of Decatur will have its own WatchFest 26 for a 34-day festival in its downtown square.
There will be a green area and large screen to watch every World Cup match this summer. Decatur will also have live music and bands performing throughout the 34-day event. Big Boi will headline an opening concert on June 11 and Indigo Girls will headline the closing concert on July 19.
Decatur also shared a list of over a dozen local restaurants that visitors and residents can take in the soccer scene.
ATLANTA UNITED PARTNER PUBS
Friday, June 12
Brewhouse Cafe (Little 5 Points)
- 3 p.m. Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 9 p.m. USA vs Paraguay
Monday, June 15
- The Tavern @ Live! at the Battery 12 p.m. Spain vs. Cabo Verde
Tuesday, June 16
El Tesoro (West End)
- 3 p.m. France vs Senegal
- 9 p.m. Argentina vs. Algeria
Wednesday, June 17
- SweetWater, 4 p.m. England vs Croatia
Thursday, June 18
- Brewhouse (South Downtown) 12 p.m. Czechia vs. South Africa
Friday, June 19
- CHIRINGA 3 p.m. USA vs. Australia
Tuesday, June 23
- Fado (Buckhead), 4 p.m. England vs. Ghana
Wednesday, June 24
- Der Biergarten, 6 p.m., Scotland vs. Brazil
Thursday, June 25
- All Atlanta United Partner Pubs, 10 p.m. USA vs Turkey
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