{"id":792039,"date":"2026-07-10T04:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792039\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T04:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:18:09","slug":"the-citys-been-electric-soccer-fans-reflect-on-final-boston-stadium-match-over-last-four-weeks-boston-25-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792039\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The city\u2019s been electric\u2019: Soccer fans reflect on final Boston Stadium match over last four weeks \u2013 Boston 25 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">BOSTON \u2014 For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/france-morocco-rematch-boston-stadium-could-be-most-intriguing-world-cup-quarterfinal\/2TKPD6JSCFG2FAYXKIAJWRD6AQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/france-morocco-rematch-boston-stadium-could-be-most-intriguing-world-cup-quarterfinal\/2TKPD6JSCFG2FAYXKIAJWRD6AQ\/\">seventh and final match at Boston Stadium<\/a>, city bars were jam-packed and soaking in the final moments of international soccer in New England this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">At pubs like the Dubliner, there was barely any room to stand while tv\u2019s played France and Morocco\u2019s quarterfinal match. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">France defeated Morocco 2-0 and will advance to the semifinals of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">\u201cThe energy in the city\u2019s been electric,\u201d said fan Patrick Lowndes Thursday at the Dubliner. \u201cIt\u2019s been really cool to see everyone get behind a bunch of nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">France fans celebrated inside the Dubliner after the semifinal berth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">One fan added, \u201cIf you told me five years ago or the last World Cup you could go to a bar in Boston and it would be this many people watching football, it\u2019s crazy&#8230; Maybe this will spark a little more nightlife in the city. That would be great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\"> Another added, \u201cI hope it stays that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">Bars tell Boston 25 they still expect large crowds for the upcoming World Cup games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/have-new-device-get-our-free-boston-25-news-weather-apps\/PDC6X7UKOFDBVPV5YJHG3CX36I\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE Boston 25 News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph\">Follow Boston 25 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Boston25News\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boston25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/video\/live-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch Boston 25 News NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 fcApnw body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOSTON \u2014 For the seventh and final match at Boston Stadium, city bars were jam-packed and soaking in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":792040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[279556,3333,121442,264091,279555,49,48,279551,279552,162215,637,1618,44,19224,279553,561,82,1062,279554,209349],"class_list":["post-792039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-bay_state","tag-boston","tag-boston_25","tag-boston_stadium","tag-bostonians","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-daniel_coates","tag-dub","tag-foxborough","tag-france","tag-hansi","tag-news","tag-norway","tag-scots","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-video","tag-viking_row","tag-world_cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792039","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=792039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}