\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWorld Cup watch parties in Sacramento are bringing fans together in lively atmospheres while giving local businesses a much-needed summer boost. At Henry\u2019s Lounge, fans made their allegiances clear. \u201cNorway all the way,\u201d said Amy Sept, who was rooting for Norway. \u201cI\u2019m Swedish-Norwegian, so we\u2019re rooting for my ancestors,\u201d said Josh Clapper, another Norway supporter. \u201cOh, England all the way, of course England,\u201d said Yasmin Henry, owner of Henry\u2019s Lounge. The energy at these gatherings is unmistakable, with chants and cheers filling the air. One chant, translating to “row” in Norwegian, was heard as fans rallied behind their teams. \u201cJust raise the spirits. Get some morale going, you know, show some support for Norway,\u201d one fan said. At Zocalo in Midtown, the excitement continued with fans using horns reminiscent of those popularized during the World Cup in South Africa. \u201cDuring the World Cup in South Africa, that\u2019s when they got famous using those,\u201d one attendee said. The competition among fans was evident, with some rooting for their teams while hoping others falter. \u201cMy grandpa\u2019s from Norway, so we have that connection, but also\u2026 we want England to lose,\u201d said Sept, as boos erupted in the background. The World Cup excitement is also proving to be a financial win for local businesses. \u201cOur servers, our bartenders, our staff are making more money than they have in months,\u201d said Kevin Riddle, manager at Zocalo in Midtown. Henry explained how the World Cup has helped her business during a typically slow season. \u201cIt carries us through summer. Usually in summer, all the major sports are off, so July is kind of slow. This helped us all the way through June, all the way to July, and now we\u2019re ready for football around the corner,\u201d she said. Yuri Naftaliev, a fan watching the World Cup, noted the difference in business. \u201cIt\u2019s usually not very busy, but now, during the World Cup, if you go to each one, there\u2019s so many people,\u201d he said. Riddle added, \u201cA lot of the games have been on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. It literally triples our sales.\u201d Fans at the watch parties showed their support for various teams, including Switzerland and Argentina. \u201cI\u2019m rooting for Switzerland this game,\u201d one fan said. \u201cSwitzerland,\u201d another echoed. \u201cSo Argentina all the way,\u201d said another attendee. Henry also shared why her bar decided to host the watch parties. \u201cWe\u2019re also an Arsenal bar and so England kind of represents Arsenal. Man City is Norway because of Haaland. So you have a lot of the Arsenal people and that\u2019s why we decided to do it,\u201d she said. Zocalo will host another watch party on the 19th for the World Cup finals, ensuring the excitement continues for fans and businesses alike.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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World Cup watch parties in Sacramento are bringing fans together in lively atmospheres while giving local businesses a much-needed summer boost. <\/p>\n
At Henry\u2019s Lounge, fans made their allegiances clear. <\/p>\n
\u201cNorway all the way,\u201d said Amy Sept, who was rooting for Norway. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m Swedish-Norwegian, so we\u2019re rooting for my ancestors,\u201d said Josh Clapper, another Norway supporter. <\/p>\n
\u201cOh, England all the way, of course England,\u201d said Yasmin Henry, owner of Henry\u2019s Lounge. <\/p>\n
The energy at these gatherings is unmistakable, with chants and cheers filling the air. One chant, translating to “row” in Norwegian, was heard as fans rallied behind their teams. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust raise the spirits. Get some morale going, you know, show some support for Norway,\u201d one fan said. <\/p>\n
At Zocalo in Midtown, the excitement continued with fans using horns reminiscent of those popularized during the World Cup in South Africa. <\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the World Cup in South Africa, that\u2019s when they got famous using those,\u201d one attendee said. <\/p>\n
The competition among fans was evident, with some rooting for their teams while hoping others falter. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy grandpa\u2019s from Norway, so we have that connection, but also\u2026 we want England to lose,\u201d said Sept, as boos erupted in the background. <\/p>\n
The World Cup excitement is also proving to be a financial win for local businesses. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur servers, our bartenders, our staff are making more money than they have in months,\u201d said Kevin Riddle, manager at Zocalo in Midtown. <\/p>\n
Henry explained how the World Cup has helped her business during a typically slow season. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt carries us through summer. Usually in summer, all the major sports are off, so July is kind of slow. This helped us all the way through June, all the way to July, and now we\u2019re ready for football around the corner,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Yuri Naftaliev, a fan watching the World Cup, noted the difference in business. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s usually not very busy, but now, during the World Cup, if you go to each one, there\u2019s so many people,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Riddle added, \u201cA lot of the games have been on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. It literally triples our sales.\u201d <\/p>\n
Fans at the watch parties showed their support for various teams, including Switzerland and Argentina. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m rooting for Switzerland this game,\u201d one fan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cSwitzerland,\u201d another echoed. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo Argentina all the way,\u201d said another attendee. <\/p>\n
Henry also shared why her bar decided to host the watch parties. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also an Arsenal bar and so England kind of represents Arsenal. Man City is Norway because of Haaland. So you have a lot of the Arsenal people and that\u2019s why we decided to do it,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Zocalo will host another watch party on the 19th for the World Cup finals, ensuring the excitement continues for fans and businesses alike.<\/p>\n
See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a> | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World Cup watch parties in Sacramento are bringing fans together in lively atmospheres while giving local businesses a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[158962,121,158963,123,122,158964,146701],"class_list":["post-395403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-henrys-bar","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-fans","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-work-cup-watch-party","tag-zocalo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}