{"id":386669,"date":"2026-07-05T04:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T04:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/386669\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T04:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T04:17:22","slug":"california-venues-cancel-world-cup-watch-parties-before-mexico-england-match-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/386669\/","title":{"rendered":"California venues cancel World Cup watch parties before Mexico-England match"},"content":{"rendered":"

California officials are shutting down or tightening security at World Cup<\/a> watch parties after celebrations following Mexico\u2019s 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> victories repeatedly erupted into violence<\/a>, forcing police to respond to shootings, stabbings, street takeovers and attacks on law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Hollywood has already pulled the plug on its public viewing events.<\/p>\n

\u201cUniversal Studios Hollywood has ended World Cup watch parties at CityWalk for the remainder of the tournament,\u201d Inside Universal posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n

A Mexico fan crowd-surfs with a Mexican flag at a watch party in Los Angeles. REUTERS<\/p>\n

California officials are shutting down or tightening security at World Cup watch parties. X\/@SoCal360<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Hollywood has already pulled the plug on its public viewing events. X\/@SoCal360<\/p>\n

Universal CityWalk Hollywood packed with fans watching Mexico\u2019s World Cup match. X\/@insideuniversal<\/p>\n

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In San Francisco, SPARK Social SF canceled all remaining World Cup watch parties after a shooting Tuesday night near its Mission Bay location.<\/p>\n

The gunfire broke out around 9 p.m. near Mission Bay Boulevard and Fourth Street. Officers found two people suffering from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

Both victims were hospitalized and are expected to survive, while the suspected gunman fled the scene, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. <\/p>\n

San Jose is also abandoning its downtown watch party setup after unrest surrounding Mexico\u2019s 2-0 victory over Ecuador.<\/p>\n

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City officials announced that Sunday\u2019s official watch parties for the Brazil-Norway and Mexico-England matches will be moved from San Pedro Square to the larger, ticketed venues at Discovery Meadow and SAP Center following violence that left two people stabbed and another man dead in separate incidents near the downtown celebrations.<\/p>\n

Tuesday night\u2019s festivities descended into disorder after Mexico\u2019s win, with two people stabbed in separate altercations. Police declared an unlawful assembly near Santa Clara Street and Almaden Avenue shortly before midnight and ordered crowds to disperse.<\/p>\n

Mexico fans celebrating at a watch party in Los Angeles after their team advanced to the World Cup Round of 16. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Crowds celebrating a World Cup win in the streets of Los Angeles, with a car doing donuts and fireworks in the background. KNN News<\/p>\n

Authorities said the stabbing victims suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, and several arrests were made.<\/p>\n

The San Jose Police Department said most fans celebrated responsibly, but a disruptive group turned the celebration into chaos by fighting, setting off illegal fireworks in packed crowds, climbing onto an ambulance and throwing bottles at officers.<\/p>\n

The latest crackdown follows a pattern of increasingly unruly celebrations by Mexico fans across California<\/a> during the tournament.<\/p>\n

In Los Angeles, celebrations after Mexico\u2019s victories spilled into street takeovers, illegal fireworks and violent clashes with police that injured multiple deputies.<\/p>\n

With shootings in San Francisco, stabbings and deadly violence in San Jose, and attacks on deputies in Los Angeles, cities across California are increasingly abandoning open public watch parties in favor of cancellations or heavily controlled, ticketed events as authorities try to prevent more tournament celebrations from spiraling into lawlessness.<\/p>\n

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