{"id":387130,"date":"2026-07-05T18:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387130\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T18:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:15:19","slug":"san-jose-moves-world-cup-watch-parties-to-larger-ticketed-venues-after-downtown-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387130\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose moves World Cup watch parties to larger, ticketed venues after downtown violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose is moving its official World Cup watch parties<\/a> to larger, ticketed venues Sunday after violence near the city’s downtown fan celebrations left two people stabbed<\/a> and one man dead<\/a> in separate incidents.<\/p>\n

The city said watch parties for Sunday’s Brazil-Norway and Mexico-England matches will be held at Discovery Meadow and SAP Center instead of San Pedro Square, where tens of thousands of fans have gathered during the tournament.<\/p>\n

The events will remain free, but tickets will be required.<\/p>\n

Discovery Meadow will show both matches. SAP Center will show Mexico vs. England, which is scheduled for 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Mayor Matt Mahan said the city was opening larger venues where “fans and families can come together and celebrate safely.”<\/p>\n

“We’re showing the rest of the country what it means to be a soccer city,” Mahan said in a statement. “The enthusiasm and energy our community is bringing to these matches is incredible.”<\/p>\n

San Pedro Square’s restaurants and bars will remain open Sunday. City-sponsored watch parties are scheduled to return to San Pedro Square on Monday.<\/p>\n

The move follows a series of violent incidents near downtown celebrations.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night, two people were stabbed in separate altercations after Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0. Police declared an unlawful assembly near Santa Clara Street and Almaden Avenue shortly before midnight and ordered the crowd to disperse.<\/p>\n

Police said the stabbing victims’ injuries were not life-threatening. Several people were arrested.<\/p>\n

The San Jose Police Department said most fans celebrated responsibly, but some people fought, set off fireworks in crowded areas, climbed onto an ambulance and threw bottles at officers.<\/p>\n

Two days earlier, one man was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting near North Market and West Santa Clara streets, about a block from San Pedro Square. Police have said the shooting was isolated and unrelated to World Cup festivities.<\/p>\n

San Pedro Square has been one of the Bay Area’s largest public gathering sites during the tournament.<\/p>\n

“Our teams across the City, and our partners, moved quickly to stand up two larger venues in a matter of days,” Assistant City Manager Lee Wilcox\u00a0said in a statement. “That’s what San Jose\u00a0does – we deliver for our community.”<\/p>\n

City officials said the Sunday changes are intended to give fans more space as some of the tournament’s biggest remaining crowds are expected downtown.<\/p>\n

In San Francisco, Spark Social canceled its remaining public World Cup viewing events<\/a> this week after two people were shot and wounded Tuesday night near the Mission Bay venue.<\/p>\n

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