Round of 16 Ready: Hidden Gem Spots to Cheer on the Games This Weekend
Besties,
I know it’s been a minute since my last post. It’s been a locked in Summer between a professional development course I’m taking and of course The World Cup! Have we talked about how much I L O V E Fútbol?! Are you watching if so let me know in the comments below and drop the team you’re going for so we can get to know each other better!
Coming off of Cabo Verdes E P I C game last night against Argentina! Did you watch it?! W O W That was a beautiful match and I know FIFA deemed that a win by Argentina but we all know that Cabo Verde won that match. The way they had Messi in a chokehold! Chile 😂 I could only hope my teams could play that great against Argentina like that! The skills and efforts of the players I S A L U T E you!
Happy Round 16 Week!
Let’s get into where to go for an epic viewing of Round 16 Watch Parties in SoCal
1) Gaucho Beach in The LBC - Argentinian Restaurant and they have at least 3 jumbo screens with a playground next to the restaurant. Family friendly and honestly if I was going for a match I would bring a lawn chair with a cooler and park the kids at the park while I sat and watched the game from the cafe side. Thank me later!
Picture below is from Gaucho the Cafe side great open area to catch the Matches
2) Hansen Dam Recreation Area - up in the Valley in Pasadena is also running a big fan zone July 2nd through 5th with giant screens and full festivities that’s your closest big one from the LA area.
3) Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park in South LA — it’s hosting a free fan zone specifically for the round of 16 matches, to be more specific I see July 5th open right now they have live viewing, music, food trucks, family activities, and more. It’s free but tickets are required through Eventbrite.
Also, if you want to see more of my day to day FIFA World Cup content be sure to follow me on IG: @unpolishedtheblog from reels to stories I’m spamming everyone with my thoughts on the 2026 FIFA World Cup!
Besos from The LBC
