{"id":208657,"date":"2026-06-02T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208657\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:42:08","slug":"bethlehem-steel-stacks-puts-the-world-cup-center-stage-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/208657\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Steel Stacks puts the World Cup center stage this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WPVI) &#8212; The historic Bethlehem SteelStacks campus is putting the 2026 FIFA World Cup center stage with the Lehigh Valley SoccerFest. Fans will be able to watch every match on big screens across the 10-acre campus with food, beverages and plenty of soccer atmosphere to celebrate the beautiful game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Throughout the month the ArtsQuest team that runs the Steel Stacks campus has special programming for soccer fans around the region. Local soccer club Lehigh Valley United has partnered with them to offer soccer clinics for youth players with special sessions dedicated to Spanish speakers and kids with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There is a 3v3 futsal tournament for kids u8-u12 that will take place June 13 &amp; 14 on the campus. All this happens while the World Cup matches are going on in the background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Inside the Steel Stacks Visitor Center a new exhibition &#8220;Forged In Steel: The Founders of Modern Day American Soccer&#8221; explores the rich history of soccer in the Lehigh Valley. The exhibit includes a nod to Archie Stark who played for the Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club and held a scoring record that was recently broken by Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/festivals\/more-festivals-and-experiences\/soccer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lehigh Valley Soccerfest<\/a> | <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArtsQuest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook <\/a>| <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/artsquest_pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br class=\" \"\/>Runs June 11- July 19, 2026 on the Bethlehem SteelStacks Campus<br class=\" \"\/>101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WPVI) &#8212; The historic Bethlehem SteelStacks campus is putting the 2026 FIFA World Cup center stage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[91663,91662,153,155,154,91660,2013,5453,91661],"class_list":["post-208657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-91663","tag-archie-stark","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-bethlehem-steelstacks","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-fyi-philly","tag-lehigh-valley-soccerfest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}