{"id":738373,"date":"2026-06-15T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/738373\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:02:06","slug":"the-world-cups-back-alright-uber-kicked-off-the-summer-of-soccer-with-a-big-bash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/738373\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Cup\u2019s Back, Alright! Uber Kicked Off the Summer of Soccer with a Big Bash"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been 32 years since the World Cup<\/a> has been hosted in this country\u2014and the American pride is reaching fever pitch. While watch parties have been popping up all over the city, the biggest kickoff bash by far was one specific party: literally titled The One Party, hosted by Uber.<\/p>\n

Downtown at Manhattan\u2019s Pier 36, the green carpet was rolled out\u2014with a sprawling stretch of turf resembling a soccer pitch installed to welcome guests. Uber One insignias hung from the rafters and staff wearing custom jerseys ushered the influx of familiar faces through the step-and-repeat.<\/p>\n

As the crowd watched the likes of Este Haim, Grace Gummer, and Lindsay Lohan pose upon arrival, they noshed on bite-sized favorites like tiny Sarge\u2019s deli sandwiches, mini bodega-style bacon, egg, and cheeses, Mark\u2019s Off Madison\u2019s hotdogs, Mimi Cheng\u2019s famous dumplings, and snacks by Aldi.<\/p>\n

Amidst the cameras clicking, cocktails, and canap\u00e9 consumption, the resounding love of sport echoed through the room. Ashlyn Harris, the former U.S. Women\u2019s National Team\u2019s goalkeeper, wore a bold Team USA jersey. \u201cI think the most universal language is football, right? No matter where you come from, what walk of life you are, football brings people together,\u201d Harris told Vogue. \u201cIt\u2019s a moment of connection and joy for the love of the game, and that\u2019s why we do it. We need lightness right now more than ever. And I\u2019m really hopeful that this World Cup will bring that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next to her, Sophia Bush\u2014proudly repping an American flag-inspired hat from the Siegelman Stable x New York or Nowhere\u2019s U.S. Soccer collaboration\u2014chimed in. \u201cI, for one, will say, as the non-athlete, asthmatic, theater child in our home, who is a die-hard sports fan, I\u2019m just really hoping that that our men tonight get a sprinkle of the magical New York Knicks pixie dust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russell Wilson and Ciara soon strode down the turf; poised, polished, and perfectly in sync. The duo have more skin in the game than most. \u201cWe\u2019re owners of the Seattle Sounders, so Ciara, myself, and the rest of the team were able to really push getting the World Cup to Seattle. We did, and now Ciara\u2019s doing the coin toss,\u201d the NFL quarterback said, gesturing to his superstar other-half, who\u2019s been practicing. She laughed in response, \u201cI was like \u2018Babe, is my thumb down too far?\u2019 And he\u2019s like \u2018Yeah, you need to adjust that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As the beats of Ronson\u2019s set faded, the stage dimmed, and Backstreet Boys stepped out for their moment. Immediately, hoots and hollers erupted, and the nostalgic energy gave the party exactly what it wanted: throwback hit after hit after hit. Clearly, having one of the most-loved boy bands kicking off a milestone moment in American history was the right decision. And it was who else but Andy Cohen to sum up the evening perfectly: \u201cI\u2019m rooting for the U.S. because I love my country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been 32 years since the World Cup has been hosted in this country\u2014and the American pride is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82,81753],"class_list":["post-738373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-vogue-parties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}