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Green Bay, Appleton and Oshkosh area soccer fans will enjoy six straight weeks of top-flight soccer when the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins June 11.
The 48-team, 104-match tournament draws a global audience in the billions, but this year is a little more special since the United States is co-host with Canada and Mexico. This is the first time the United States hosted a World Cup since 1994.
Being a host means the matches almost all start in the afternoon and evening, increasing the chances more people catch a match or learn the game, said Cody Johnsen-Duquaine, co-owner of Casuals Soccer Pub in Green Bay. He added that a long run by the US men's national team into the knockout stages of the tournament could further energize Americans' interest in soccer.
Here's how you can watch the United States and many of the other World Cup matches in the Green Bay, the Fox Cities and Oshkosh areas.
More local World Cup coverage: World Cup events signal Green Bay's growing excitement for soccer
You can watch 72 of the World Cup’s 104 matches on over-the-air TV.
The Fox family of networks will carry the English language broadcast of every match. Local Fox affiliates will broadcast 70 matches. Residents in Green Bay, Appleton and northeastern Wisconsin can tune into Channel 11, while it's Channel 6 in the Milwaukee area.
The other 32 matches will be broadcast on FS1, Fox's cable/satellite sports channel. All matches can be watched online on the Fox One streaming service, which costs $19.99 per month.
Telemundo (Channel 31.6 in northeastern Wisconsin) and Universo will broadcast the matches in Spanish. Peacock will stream the matches in Spanish, with eligible tier prices starting at $10.99-per-month.
The United States will play three matches in the World Cup's initial group stage. Here's what nations they play, and when and where to watch:
More: World Cup 2026 power rankings: Counting down all 48 teams
The Packers' Titletown District will host two free, outdoor watch parties for the United States-Paraguay match June 12 and the World Cup final July 19. The watch parties will feature live music, soccer-themed challenges, food, drink, poster stations, photo opportunities and a large screen set up at the base of Ariens Hill.
The June 12 watch party will kick off with a youth soccer clinic led by soccer fan and Packers alum Mason Crosby along with Jay DeMerit and Lauren Sesselmann, two Green Bay natives who played in prior World Cups.
DeMerit, Sesselmann and Crosby will also participate in a soccer-focused panel discussion at 7:15 p.m. that will lead up to the start of the US-Paraguay match at 8 p.m.
Casuals Soccer Pub, 1238 Main St., is the Green Bay area’s soccer bar and plans to broadcast all 104 matches.
Owners Joe Philips and Cody Johnsen-Duquaine expect larger crowds for the United States and Mexico matches, especially since Casuals is also home to the Green Bay chapter of the American Outlaws supporters group, of which Phillips is president.
Casuals has become a popular spot for local fans of both United States and Mexico national teams. As a result, Phillips and Johnsen-Duquaine expect large crowds and advised fans to get to the bar early for either team's games.
Casuals will give away door prizes during big matches. It also will have drawings fans can enter for various World Cup merchandise like jerseys, official balls and other swag. Phillips and Johnsen-Duquaine continue to work out options for food for the major matches, but have not yet finalized their plans.
The Green Bay Distillery, 835 Mike McCarthy Way, is in eyesight of the football mecca that is Lambeau Field, but it’s also developed a reputation as a soccer-friendly, family-friendly spot. The restaurant, bar and event venue for years has opened in early mornings so fans of English soccer club Arsenal can watch matches, and soccer fans have called asking about plans for the World Cup, owner Michael McNerney said.
The Green Bay Distillery will broadcast all 104 matches and plans drink specials for every game. McNerney said some small groups of soccer fans or youth soccer groups have scheduled watch parties, too.
McNerney anticipates the United States will play well and advance to the knockout rounds, at which point the Green Bay Distillery will host a watch party for the US game. When and whom the US will play will be based on how teams perform in the group stage, but McNerney’s penciled in July 1 for the first watch party.
Greene’s Pour House, 134 W. Wisconsin Ave., in Neenah, and the American Outlaws Fox Valley chapter have teamed up on US World Cup watch parties since the 2014 World Cup.
The Outlaws will be there once again for this year’s tournament.
Greene’s from 7:30-9 p.m. June 11, the first day of the tournament, also will host a “soccer shootout” event featuring giveaways, games and specials.
The American Outlaws Oshkosh chapter at 4 p.m. June 12 will host a World Cup kickoff party at Fifth Ward Brewing, 1009 S. Main St.
The event includes the release of the Fifth Ward-Oshkosh Outlaws collaboration beer and a march from the brewery to Greene’s Pour House at the Granary in time for the start of the US-Paraguay match at 8 p.m.
The American Outlaws Oshkosh and Greene’s, 44 W. Sixth St., also will host watch parties for any remaining US matches throughout the World Cup.
Contact business reporter Jeff Bollier at (920) 431-8387 or [email protected]. Follow him on X at @JeffBollier.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Where to watch USA's World Cup games in Green Bay, Appleton areas
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The 48-team, 104-match tournament draws a global audience in the billions, but this year is a little more special since the United States is co-host with Canada and Mexico. This is the first time the United States hosted a World Cup since 1994.
Being a host means the matches almost all start in the afternoon and evening, increasing the chances more people catch a match or learn the game, said Cody Johnsen-Duquaine, co-owner of Casuals Soccer Pub in Green Bay. He added that a long run by the US men's national team into the knockout stages of the tournament could further energize Americans' interest in soccer.
Here's how you can watch the United States and many of the other World Cup matches in the Green Bay, the Fox Cities and Oshkosh areas.
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More local World Cup coverage: World Cup events signal Green Bay's growing excitement for soccer
How to watch the World Cup in Green Bay, Appleton and Wisconsin on TV, streaming
You can watch 72 of the World Cup’s 104 matches on over-the-air TV.
The Fox family of networks will carry the English language broadcast of every match. Local Fox affiliates will broadcast 70 matches. Residents in Green Bay, Appleton and northeastern Wisconsin can tune into Channel 11, while it's Channel 6 in the Milwaukee area.
The other 32 matches will be broadcast on FS1, Fox's cable/satellite sports channel. All matches can be watched online on the Fox One streaming service, which costs $19.99 per month.
Telemundo (Channel 31.6 in northeastern Wisconsin) and Universo will broadcast the matches in Spanish. Peacock will stream the matches in Spanish, with eligible tier prices starting at $10.99-per-month.
When does the USA play in the World Cup?
The United States will play three matches in the World Cup's initial group stage. Here's what nations they play, and when and where to watch:
- Paraguay: 8 p.m. Friday, June 12, in Los Angeles, on Fox 11 and Telemundo
- Australia: 2 p.m. Friday, June 19, in Seattle, on Fox 11 and Telemnundo
- Turkey: 9 p.m. Thursday, June 25, in Los Angeles, on Fox 11 and Telemundo
More: World Cup 2026 power rankings: Counting down all 48 teams
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Outdoor watch parties in the Packers' Titletown District
The Packers' Titletown District will host two free, outdoor watch parties for the United States-Paraguay match June 12 and the World Cup final July 19. The watch parties will feature live music, soccer-themed challenges, food, drink, poster stations, photo opportunities and a large screen set up at the base of Ariens Hill.
The June 12 watch party will kick off with a youth soccer clinic led by soccer fan and Packers alum Mason Crosby along with Jay DeMerit and Lauren Sesselmann, two Green Bay natives who played in prior World Cups.
DeMerit, Sesselmann and Crosby will also participate in a soccer-focused panel discussion at 7:15 p.m. that will lead up to the start of the US-Paraguay match at 8 p.m.
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Casuals Soccer Pub in Green Bay
Casuals Soccer Pub, 1238 Main St., is the Green Bay area’s soccer bar and plans to broadcast all 104 matches.
Owners Joe Philips and Cody Johnsen-Duquaine expect larger crowds for the United States and Mexico matches, especially since Casuals is also home to the Green Bay chapter of the American Outlaws supporters group, of which Phillips is president.
Casuals has become a popular spot for local fans of both United States and Mexico national teams. As a result, Phillips and Johnsen-Duquaine expect large crowds and advised fans to get to the bar early for either team's games.
Casuals will give away door prizes during big matches. It also will have drawings fans can enter for various World Cup merchandise like jerseys, official balls and other swag. Phillips and Johnsen-Duquaine continue to work out options for food for the major matches, but have not yet finalized their plans.
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Green Bay Distillery
The Green Bay Distillery, 835 Mike McCarthy Way, is in eyesight of the football mecca that is Lambeau Field, but it’s also developed a reputation as a soccer-friendly, family-friendly spot. The restaurant, bar and event venue for years has opened in early mornings so fans of English soccer club Arsenal can watch matches, and soccer fans have called asking about plans for the World Cup, owner Michael McNerney said.
The Green Bay Distillery will broadcast all 104 matches and plans drink specials for every game. McNerney said some small groups of soccer fans or youth soccer groups have scheduled watch parties, too.
McNerney anticipates the United States will play well and advance to the knockout rounds, at which point the Green Bay Distillery will host a watch party for the US game. When and whom the US will play will be based on how teams perform in the group stage, but McNerney’s penciled in July 1 for the first watch party.
In the Fox Cities, Greene’s Pour House in Neenah will host American Outlaws watch parties
Greene’s Pour House, 134 W. Wisconsin Ave., in Neenah, and the American Outlaws Fox Valley chapter have teamed up on US World Cup watch parties since the 2014 World Cup.
The Outlaws will be there once again for this year’s tournament.
Greene’s from 7:30-9 p.m. June 11, the first day of the tournament, also will host a “soccer shootout” event featuring giveaways, games and specials.
In Oshkosh, American Outlaws collaborate on craft beer with Fifth Ward Brewing, plan watch parties at Greene’s Pour House at Granary
The American Outlaws Oshkosh chapter at 4 p.m. June 12 will host a World Cup kickoff party at Fifth Ward Brewing, 1009 S. Main St.
The event includes the release of the Fifth Ward-Oshkosh Outlaws collaboration beer and a march from the brewery to Greene’s Pour House at the Granary in time for the start of the US-Paraguay match at 8 p.m.
The American Outlaws Oshkosh and Greene’s, 44 W. Sixth St., also will host watch parties for any remaining US matches throughout the World Cup.
Contact business reporter Jeff Bollier at (920) 431-8387 or [email protected]. Follow him on X at @JeffBollier.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Where to watch USA's World Cup games in Green Bay, Appleton areas
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