Long Beach, in collaboration with LA Galaxy, will host a series of free watch parties in downtown Long Beach for the early stages of the FIFA World Cup this summer.
Starting June 12, the city will begin holding live match viewings along with various events that will include two free soccer clinics at Lincoln Park, giveaways, limited-edition merchandise offerings and appearances by current and former Galaxy players along with soccer clinics.
An event map is still being finalized, but the games will be shown on a big screen set up along Pine Avenue, said city spokesperson Laath Martin.
LA Galaxy will host free soccer clinics at Lincoln Park on June 12 and June 19 for children aged 6 to 14. You can find more information and register for the clinics here.
Traffic on Pine Avenue will be closed between Broadway and Third Street from June 12-27, while Broadway between Pine and Pacific avenues will be shut down only on the seven event days.
Long Beach will not have an official FIFA Fan Zone because the city withdrew its bid following a series of talks with organizers. That means the city’s events this June will not feature FIFA’s logo or the term “World Cup Fan Zone.”
They will be able to show live games through the partnership with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy.
Here’s a schedule of the games that will be shown:
DATE
EVENT TIME (PT)
GAME(S) SHOWN
KICKOFF TIMES (PT)
Thursday,
June 11
11 AM – 2 PM
Mexico vs. South Africa
2 PM
Friday,
June 12
5 PM – 8 PM
United States vs. Paraguay
6 PM
Saturday,
June 13
11 AM – 8 PM
Qatar vs. Switzerland
Noon
Brazil vs. Morocco
3 PM
Haiti vs. Scotland
6 PM
Sunday,
June 14
9 AM – 5 PM
Germany vs. Curaçao
10 AM
Netherlands vs. Japan
1 PM
Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador
4 PM
Monday,
June 15
8 AM – 5 PM
Spain vs. Cape Verde
9 AM
Belgium vs. Egypt
Noon
Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay
3 PM
Tuesday,
June 16
11 AM – 8 PM
France vs. Senegal
Noon
Iraq vs. Norway
3 PM
Argentina vs. Algeria
6 PM
Wednesday,
June 17
9 AM – 6 PM
Portugal vs. DR Congo
10 AM
England vs. Croatia
1 PM
Ghana vs. Panama
4 PM
Thursday,
June 18
2 PM – 8 PM
Canada vs. Qatar
3 PM
Mexico vs. South Korea
6 PM
Turkey vs. United States OR Paraguay vs. Australia
7 PM
Friday,
June 19
11 AM – 7:30 PM
United States vs. Australia
Noon
Scotland vs. Morocco
3 PM
Brazil vs. Haiti
5 PM
Saturday,
June 20
9 AM – 7 PM
Netherlands vs. Sweden
10 AM
Germany vs. Ivory Coast
1 PM
Ecuador vs. Curaçao
5 PM
Sunday,
June 21
8 AM – 8 PM
Spain vs. Saudi Arabia
9 AM
Belgium vs. Iran
Noon
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde
3 PM
New Zealand vs. Egypt
6 PM
Monday,
June 22
9 AM – 7 PM
Argentina vs. Austria
10 AM
France vs. Iraq
2 PM
Norway vs. Senegal
5 PM
Tuesday,
June 23
Noon – 9 PM
England vs. Ghana
1 PM
Panama vs. Croatia
4 PM
Colombia vs. DR Congo
7 PM
Wednesday,
June 24
11 AM – 8 PM
Switzerland vs. Canada OR Bosnia vs. Qatar
Noon
Scotland vs. Brazil OR Morocco vs. Haiti
3 PM
Czechia vs. Mexico OR South Africa vs. South Korea
6 PM
Thursday,
June 25
Noon – 9 PM
Ecuador vs. Germany OR Curacao vs. Ivory Coast
1 PM
Japan vs. Sweden OR Tunisia vs. Netherlands
4 PM
Turkey vs. United States OR Paraguay vs. Australia
7 PM
Friday,
June 26
11 AM – 10 PM
Norway vs. France OR Senegal vs. Iraq
Noon
Uruguay vs. Spain OR Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia
5 PM
Egypt vs. Iran OR New Zealand vs. Belgium
8 PM
Saturday,
June 27
1 PM – 9 PM
Panama vs. England OR Croatia vs. Ghana
2 PM
Colombia vs. Portugal OR DR Congo vs. Uzbekistan
4:30 PM
Algeria vs. Austria OR Jordan vs. Argentina
7 PM
Editor’s note: this story was updated to reflect the full schedule of games being shown and that the screen will be set up on Pine Avenue, not at Lincoln Park.