For the first time, the FIFA World Cup is coming to Los Angeles, and the city is about to sound like the whole planet at once. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (officially “Los Angeles Stadium” for the tournament) hosts eight matches between June 12 and July 10, 2026, including the U.S. Men’s National Team’s opening game. But the best part of a World Cup in LA isn’t only what happens on the pitch. It’s where you watch it, and who you watch it with.
LA is one of the most multilingual cities on earth. Pick the right room and you won’t just see the match, you’ll hear it called in Portuguese, toasted in German, and argued over in British English. Here’s where to go, and the languages you’ll be surrounded by when you get there.
Where to watch in Los Angeles
Any sports bar will put the game on. These are the rooms where the crowd makes it worth leaving the house, each one tied to a community that lives and breathes its team.
Silver Lake United
Silver Lake · an all-nations crowd
Our top pick for the whole tournament. It’s a soccer bar and restaurant built for exactly this: eight screens, a full kitchen, craft beer, and a staff who actually know which leagues the regulars follow. Part neighborhood pub, part international viewing party, it pulls in fans of every nation, so you can show up for any match and find your people. 2630 Hyperion Ave.
N17 The Lane
Mar Vista · the Westside soccer pub
A dedicated soccer gastropub on the Culver City line, going all in on the World Cup with reserved-seat watch parties match after match: USA, Brazil, England, Spain and more. Five big screens, a real kitchen, and a crowd that came to sing. Book ahead for the marquee games. 12821 Washington Blvd.
Ye Olde King’s Head
Santa Monica · British since 1974
Half a century of pulling pints a block from the beach, and the West Coast home of Premier League mornings. If you want the full English experience for England’s matches, accent and all, this is the room. 116 Santa Monica Blvd.
The Greyhound Bar & Grill
Highland Park · the LA Spurs home
The official LA home of Tottenham Hotspur supporters and the first English Premier League fan club in Southern California. Big screens, cold drinks, and a proper match-day crowd on the east side. 5570 N Figueroa St.
Red Lion Tavern
Silver Lake · German beer hall
A Bavarian beer hall pouring on Glendale Boulevard since 1959, with a real biergarten, liters of German lager, and the obvious home for Germany’s matches. Pretzels, schnitzel, and a crowd that knows every chant. When Germany won in 2014, this is where Silver Lake lost its mind. 2366 Glendale Blvd.
Tom’s Watch Bar
L.A. Live · 150+ screens
When your group can’t agree on a team, this is the answer: a wall of screens with every match on at once, steps from Crypto.com Arena in the heart of downtown. The easy call for USA games and the downtown buzz around them. 1011 S Figueroa St.
The Los Angeles match schedule
SoFi Stadium hosts eight World Cup matches, two of them for the USMNT. Here’s the full slate:
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June 12: USA vs. Paraguay. The U.S. opener, and LA’s first World Cup game.
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June 15: Iran vs. New Zealand.
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June 18: Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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June 21: Belgium vs. Iran.
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June 25: USA vs. Türkiye. The USMNT’s group-stage finale, back at SoFi.
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June 28: Round of 32.
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July 2: Round of 32.
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July 10: Quarterfinal. LA’s marquee match of the tournament.
The U.S. plays its other group match on June 19 against Australia in Seattle. Watching from the couch? Every match airs on FOX or FS1 in English and on Telemundo in Spanish.
Bring a little of it home
Here’s the thing about watching a match in a room full of people who grew up with the team. You catch the chant before you understand the words. You pick up the one phrase everyone yells at the ref. And somewhere around the second week, you start wondering what it would take to actually speak the language.
That’s the whole idea behind what we do. Strommen pairs students with native-speaker tutors in more than fifty languages, from Brazilian Portuguese to German to the Spanish you’ll hear all over this city. If the World Cup leaves you a little obsessed with a country that isn’t your own, tell us which one and we’ll find you a tutor. Many of them offer a free first lesson.
Frequently asked questions
Is the 2026 World Cup final in Los Angeles? No. The final is on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. LA’s biggest match is the quarterfinal on July 10 at SoFi Stadium.
When does the USMNT play in Los Angeles? Twice at SoFi: June 12 against Paraguay (the U.S. opener) and June 25 against Türkiye. The team’s other group match is June 19 against Australia in Seattle.
How many World Cup matches does SoFi Stadium host? Eight, between June 12 and July 10: five group-stage games, two Round of 32 matches, and one quarterfinal.
Where can I watch the World Cup in Spanish in LA? Telemundo carries every match in Spanish on TV, and most of the venues in this guide draw bilingual crowds. For the loudest Spanish-language watch parties, look to the spots showing Mexico, Argentina, and the other Latin American sides.
Ready to turn match-day curiosity into a new language?
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