{"id":339544,"date":"2026-06-17T07:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/339544\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:27:16","slug":"city-invites-community-for-world-cup-watch-party-in-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/339544\/","title":{"rendered":"City invites community for World Cup watch party in Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:KTSM;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KTSM&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 The City of El Paso wants all the soccer fans out there to grab a lawn chair, put on your team colors and come visit Downtown for a community watch party during the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans are invited to Cleveland Square Park at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 18 to watch Mexico take on South Korea on the giant outdoor screen located outside the Mexican American Cultural Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whether you\u2019re a die-hard f\u00fatbol fan or just looking for a great night out, the watch party offers an opportunity to come together and enjoy the excitement of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, find a spot, and enjoy an evening filled with soccer, community spirit, and family-friendly activities. The event will feature:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Soccer player card trading<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Complimentary snacks while supplies last<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A lively atmosphere to cheer on every save, goal, and memorable moment<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for comfortable seating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The community watch party is hosted by the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department, the Mexican American Cultural Center, and Telemundo 48 El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 The City of El Paso wants all the soccer fans out there to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[121002,138,140,139,8833,1468,50183,27,93405],"class_list":["post-339544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-community-spirit","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-mexican-american-cultural-center","tag-mexico","tag-south-korea","tag-texas","tag-watch-party"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339544","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=339544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}