{"id":534555,"date":"2026-07-10T11:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534555\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:21:10","slug":"7-best-places-to-watch-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534555\/","title":{"rendered":"7 best places to watch the 2026 Fifa World Cup in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is the middle of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/fifa?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Fifa World Cup 2026 tournament<\/a>, and Hongkongers are brimming with excitement about the remaining games. The time differences this year are brutal, since the matches are held across the United States, Mexico and Canada, but loyal fans remain determined to catch as many games as they can.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.scmp.com\/infographics\/sport\/article\/3354368\/world-cup-2026\/\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\">The 2026 edition is the biggest yet<\/a>, having expanded to 104 matches, 48 teams and three host countries. And although Hong Kong failed to qualify for the games, World Cup fervour is alive and well in the city.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Plenty of local bars, shopping centres and eateries are going all out, with many adjusting their hours to accommodate early morning games and offering special deals during the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>1. Lan Kwai Fong<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"World Cup matches are being shown on big screens in the Lan Kwai Fong entertainment area. Photo: Instagram\/lankwaifonghk\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8538bf15-cd2f-47e1-a48b-778f18507839_e4a004a3.jpg\" title=\"World Cup matches are being shown on big screens in the Lan Kwai Fong entertainment area. Photo: Instagram\/lankwaifonghk\"\/>World Cup matches are being shown on big screens in the Lan Kwai Fong entertainment area. Photo: Instagram\/lankwaifonghk<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hong Kong Island\u2019s nightlife neighbourhood is turning the streets into a gigantic hub for local and international fans to gather. The area is showing matches on big screens in the streets, and many venues are altering their hours to accommodate the World Cup schedule.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The football festivities, which kicked off on June 11, are divided into two acts. Until July 17, the streets\u2019 watch parties include photography installations and different activities to get the crowds excited.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">From July 18, the grand finale will begin. Food and drink vendors will set up shop, live performances will be held on the streets, and pedestrian areas will morph into gigantic zones for fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is the middle of the Fifa World Cup 2026 tournament, and Hongkongers are brimming with excitement about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[243757,245,12651,243758,243755,8316,3448,85,46,243753,169939,243759,1326,243752,243754,105,1032,142365,243756],"class_list":["post-534555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-bar-109","tag-canada","tag-central","tag-city-walk","tag-dot-cod","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-hong-kong","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-jacks-racquet-room","tag-lan-kwai-fong","tag-lin-heung-lau","tag-mexico","tag-olympian-city","tag-sino-group","tag-sports","tag-united-states","tag-wan-chai","tag-wan-chai-stadium-sports-bar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}