{"id":335649,"date":"2026-06-14T04:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/335649\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T04:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:19:23","slug":"photos-bostons-world-cup-weekend-brings-frenzied-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/335649\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Boston&#8217;s World Cup weekend brings frenzied fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The national headlines will be brief: Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 during the first of seven World Cup matches hosted by Boston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But here? The city and entire region was gripped with World Cup fever. Here are some photos from the tournament&#8217;s opening weekend:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0613-fifa-fanfest-boston01.jpg\"   alt=\"Scottish fans erupt as Scotland holds on to win their first game of the World Cup against Haiti 1-0 at the FIFA Fan Festival Boston at City Hall Plaza. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Scottish fans erupt as Scotland holds on to win their first game of the World Cup against Haiti 1-0 at the FIFA Fan Festival Boston at City Hall Plaza. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0613_world-cup-trains01-1.jpg\"   alt=\"Scottish and Haitian fans dance and chant together inside South Station waiting to board MBTA trains to the World Cup match between Scotland and Haiti to Foxborough. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Scottish and Haitian fans dance and chant together inside South Station waiting to board MBTA trains to the World Cup match between Scotland and Haiti to Foxborough. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0613_world-cup-trains04.jpg\"   alt=\"A group of fans board the first MBTA train at South Station to the first World Cup match between Scotland and Haiti in Foxborough. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A group of fans board the first MBTA train at South Station to the first World Cup match between Scotland and Haiti in Foxborough. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0613_world-cup-trains03.jpg\"   alt=\"Fans file into the entryway at South Station to board trains to the first World Cup match between Scotland and Haiti from to Foxborough. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Fans file into the entryway at South Station to board trains to the first World Cup match between Scotland and Haiti from to Foxborough. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0613_world-cup-trains06.jpg\"   alt=\"A Scottish fan chants while holding a plush deer head while waiting to board an MBTA train at South Station. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A Scottish fan chants while holding a plush deer head while waiting to board an MBTA train at South Station. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165079247614.jpg\"   alt=\"Teams line up for their national anthems ahead of the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Martin Meissner\/AP)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Teams line up for their national anthems ahead of the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Martin Meissner\/AP)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165060252384.jpg\"   alt=\"Haiti's Frantzdy Pierrot (20) makes an attempt to score against Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn (1) during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Mark Stockwell\/AP)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Haiti&#8217;s Frantzdy Pierrot (20) makes an attempt to score against Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn (1) during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Mark Stockwell\/AP)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165047430953.jpg\"   alt=\"Haiti fans cheer during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Charlie Krupa\/AP)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1370\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Haiti fans cheer during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Charlie Krupa\/AP)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165107497440-scaled.jpg\"   alt=\"Scotland's Lewis Ferguson (19) and Haiti's Frantzdy Pierrot (20) go up for a header during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Charlie Krupa\/AP)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Scotland&#8217;s Lewis Ferguson (19) and Haiti&#8217;s Frantzdy Pierrot (20) go up for a header during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Foxborough. (Charlie Krupa\/AP)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0612_wrld-cup-scots-6.jpg\"   alt=\"A group of Scotland fans from Oban pass a soccer ball in a circle on Boston Common. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A group of Scotland fans from Oban pass a soccer ball in a circle on Boston Common. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0612_france-fifa-practice01.jpg\"   alt=\"France men's national team striker Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 dibbles the ball during a practice Friday at Bentley University in Waltham. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>France men&#8217;s national team striker Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 dibbles the ball during a practice Friday at Bentley University in Waltham. (Jesse Costa\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0612_ferguson-walk-2.jpg\"   alt=\"Fans welcome Craig Ferguson at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common where he ended his walk from Los Angeles. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Fans welcome Craig Ferguson at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common where he ended his walk from Los Angeles. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0611_wrld-cup-mex-5.jpg\"   alt=\"A fan waves the Mexican flag at the Fiesta F\u00fatbol. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A fan waves the Mexican flag at the Fiesta F\u00fatbol. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0611_wrld-cup-mex-6.jpg\"   alt=\"Maribel Garcia wears a Mexico jersey at the &quot;Fiesta Futbol&quot; in Chelsea Square. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Maribel Garcia wears a Mexico jersey at the &#8220;Fiesta Futbol&#8221; in Chelsea Square. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0611_wrld-cup-mex-7.jpg\"   alt=\"A fan cheers on his team at the watch party in Chelsea Square. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A fan cheers on his team at the watch party in Chelsea Square. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The national headlines will be brief: Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 during the first of seven World Cup matches&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-335649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}