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With the 2006 World Cup only a day away, Gothamist thought it was about time to post about where you can watch it (of course, you may have to step away from the office for a bit). The list is by no means comprehensive as a lot of bars and restaurants are sure to show the world's most popular sporting event. A list of establishments that we came across in the extended entry. Feel free to add to the list in the comments.
For those of you feeling patriotic, the United States team is going into the cup with an incredible ranking of 5 in this May's FIFA World Rankings. While that's actually down from #4 in April, it's an impressive number, ahead of nations like France, Argentina, England, and Italy. Of course, rankings matter little on the pitch. Last week before the team left for Germany, Gothamist talked to two members of the national team at Nike's 255 Studio in SoHo. We talked to Clint Dempsey and Oguchi Onyewu about how they expect the team to do, their take on Group E, and whether they have thought about starting in the tournament.
In the extended entry, you can read their answers and more about where you can watch the World Cup.
Clint Dempsey, who has actually started his own blog with video clips and promised updates from Germany, midfielder:
Gothamist: Are you ready for the World Cup?
Clint Dempsey: Yeah man, definitely ready. We've been training very hard, went to Cary [US MNT training camp in Cary, North Carolina] We've had two weeks of training, the majority in fitness and now we've been able to play. We had three games, 23rd, 26th, and 28th. We played Morocco, Venezuela and Latvia. It was good to put our bodies through that and put everyone thorough that. Anytime you do things that involve mental toughness, it brings the team together more. As far as fitness is concerned, we're ready. As far as confidence is concerned, we're ready. We just have to go out there and do what we gotta do and don't let the whole atmosphere get to us. Fortunately, we have a lot of veterans and they can let us know what's going on and be good leaders for us. So we're in good hands. We definitely have our cards dealt in front of us with the Czech Republic, Italy, and Ghana, but we're going to go out there and I think we can get the job done. Hopefully we can advance out of the group.
G'mist: Speaking of your group, do you think that it's actually the Group of Death in this World Cup?
CD: It's really hard to say whether it's the Group of Death or not, but I'll say yeah, it is. Look at the teams. The Czech Republic, Italy and ourselves are all ranked high. You can never count Ghana out either, but just looking at the rankings themselves and the success that all the teams have had leading up to this World Cup, you have to say that it's a very tough group. So why not? It easily could be the Group of Death.
G'mist: We know that lineups haven't been announced, but how do your chances are to start?
CD: I really don't know. I just want to get out there and prove myself. I haven't been in a World Cup before, so I don't know how the coaches go into it. If they want players that have been in those games or not. All I know is that when my name is called upon, I'm going to go out there and represent and do whatever I can to help this team be successful. My main objective is just staying focused, staying hungry - which is not going to be a problem on my part - and when I get that chance, whether as a starter or off the bench, I'm going to represent to the fullest.
Oguchi Onyewu, on the cover of Sports Illustrated's World Cup preview last week and SI's article says Gooch is "poised to become the US's breakout star," defender:
Gothamist: Are you ready for the World Cup?
Oguchi Onyewu: We have a really great team with a bunch of players that play overseas [Gooch plays for a team in Belgium] and in the MLS - I think our chances are as good as anybody else's. I think we're the kind of team that, if we're focused, and play to the best of our abilities, we can get good results. We're just going to have to wait until June 12th [Czech Republic], 17th [Italy], and 22nd [Ghana] to see what's going to happen.
G'mist: Do you think that it's actually the Group of Death in this World Cup?
OO: I think it's a difficult group, but I think all the groups are difficult. Because there's no easy game in the World Cup. The Czech Republic, Italy, and Ghana are going to be very, very good opponents. We definitely have to be on the top of our game in order to play well against them. But it's not impossible and it's possible as well.
G'mist: We know that lineups haven't been announced, but how do your chances are to start?
OO: I don't even think about that. It's not my job to think about the starting lineups. That's the coaches decision and nothing's been made yet. I think everybody's competing everyday in training to try and be on it.
And now, a brief list of locations (besides at home on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN 2) to watch your favorite team play:
Eight Mile Creek, 240 Mulberry St. - showing all the Australian games
Brendan's Bar and Grill, 42 W 35th St - all games on five screens, free admission
The Manchester Pub, 920 2nd Ave - all games
Fiddlesticks Pub, 56 Greenwich Ave - all games
Zum Schneider, 107 Ave C - all games, German games require a $15 ticket (sold out for the first game already). Tickets for the next game go on sale after each game.
Mercadito, 179 Avenue B - all games
Bohemian Hall, 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria - all games with bar and BBQ open
O'Neill's Irish Pub, 729 3rd Ave - all games, Irish breakfast served for the morning games
Nevada Smith's, 74 3rd Ave - it will surely be packed to the gills
The Red Lion, 151 Bleeker St
Iona, 1800 Grand St, Brooklyn
Floyd, NY, 131 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn
Also, the following from Time Out NY. There's a little note about each location as well, but you'll need to know your world flags if you want to know where you might find a like-minded fan:
Brass Monkey, 55 Little West 12th St
11th Street Bar, 510 E 11th St
L’Angolo, 108 W Houston St
Mr. Dennehy’s, 63 Carmine St
Novecento, 343 West Broadway
“Little Brazil”, W 46th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves
McCormack’s and Fitzgerald’s Pub, 365 Third Ave and 336 Third Ave
Kinsale Tavern, 1672 Third Ave
Opia, 130 E 57th
Henry Grattan’s, 8814 Third Ave at 88th St, Brooklyn
Sugarcane Restaurant, 238 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Breffni Inn Bar, 43-45 40th St, Sunnyside
D’Antigua, 84-16 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights
The Starting Gate, 59-10 Woodside Ave, Woodside
Zum Stammtisch, 69-46 Myrtle Ave, Glendale
Finally, Thrillist also gives us a list by country. Like TONY, Thrillist tells us a little something about each bar and the crowd, but they are kind enough to use the actual names of the countries and not their flags:
Loreley, 7 Rivington St - Germany
Good World Bar & Grill, 3 Orchard St - Sweden
The Europa Club, 98-104 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn - Poland (a Gothamist favorite as it's right down the block...perhaps we'll pick up some Polish National Team gear)
Jolie Restaurant, 320 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn - France
La Nacional, 239 W 14th St - Spain
Scorpio Café & Restaurant, 3515 Broadway, Astoria - Croatia
Sunburnt Cow, 137 Ave C -Australia
Tonic Bar, 727 7th Ave - Netherlands
No. 28, 28 Carmine - Italy
Café Bar, 36th St & 34st Ave, Astoria - Serbia & Montenegro
Girl From Ipanema, 252 W 14th St - Brazil + Portugal
Mangoville, 187-30 Jamaica Ave, Hollis -Trinidad & Tobago
Blue & Gold Tavern, 79 E 7th St - Ukraine
Stout, 133 W 33rd St - USA
Le Dakar Restaurant, 285 Grand Ave, Brooklyn - Africa
Koliba, 31-11 23rd Ave, Astoria - Czech Republic
Les Enfants Terribles, 37 Canal St - Cote D'Ivoire
Obviously there will be a lot more places that are showing the games, but we hope this list will serve as a good starting point for all you football fans out there.
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Only one place for the Argentina games? An expensive one at that! Where are the Argentines going to watch their team beat the crap out of everyone else?
Anyone know if the games will be on UniVision or Telemundo like last time? Despite the fact that I don't speak Spanish, the broadcast was so much better.
Also, I get Telemundo and Univision for some reason but not ESPN2, so that helps.
Copied from http://www.soccertv.com/wc-us.cfm
The following shows all games will be on Univision for the most part unless they are on ABC.
US telecasts in languages other than English and Spanish (all 64 games, with 56 live, unless otherwise indicated):
German: Setanta Sports USA (DirecTV, GlobeCast)
Brazilian Portuguese: RBTI (DISH Network), TV Globo Internacional will air 56 games live (DISH Network, digital cable)
Farsi: T3 Time (GlobeCast)
French: TV5Monde Etats-Unis will offer selected group phase matches, 4 (out of 8) round of 16 matches, and all matches from the quarterfinal through the final (DISH Network, Digital Cable)
Japanese: TV Japan will offer all matches involving Japan and the final, all via tape-delay (DISH Network, Digital Cable)
Highlight Shows:
English: ESPN or ESPN2 - World Cup Live, daily after SportsCenter, usually at midnight-12:20am ET
Spanish: TeleFutura - Contacto Deportivo, daily at 11pm-midnight ET/PT, 10pm-11pm CT/MT
(Please see soccerTV.com's daily telecast listings for highlight shows offered by non-rightsholders.)
Pre-game Shows:
English: ABC - 30 minutes prior to kickoff; ESPN or ESPN2 - 5 minutes prior to kickoff
Spanish: Univision - 30 minutes prior to kickoff for most matches; 1 hour prior to opening match, semifinals, and final
Re-broadcasts:
English: ESPN or ESPN2 - matches involving the US, as well as both semifinals and the final, will be re-aired at various times within 48 hours of each match; ESPN Classic or ESPNU - most other matches will be re-aired at various times within 24 hours of each match
Spanish: TeleFutura - Match of the Day will re-air daily at 7:30-10pm ET/PT, 6:30pm-9pm CT/MT; Galavision - up to two matches will re-air daily at 5-7:30pm ET/PT and 10pm-12:30am ET/PT
High Definition:
English: all 64 games will be simulcast live in High Definition on "HD" versions of their respective TV networks
Broadband Internet:
English: ESPN360.com has exclusive US broadband video rights and will simulcast the 52 games that air live on ESPN or ESPN2. Live telecasts on ABC will NOT be available via broadband Internet.
Announcers:
English: Dave O'Brien-Marcelo Balboa, John Paul DellaCamera-John Harkes, Rob Stone-Robin Fraser, Glenn Davis-Shep Messing, Adrian Healey-Tommy Smyth
Spanish: Pablo Ramirez-Jesus Bracamontes, Jorge Perez-Jose Luis Chilavert, Bruno Vain-Enrique Borjas
Puerto Rico Viewers: Univision Puerto Rico has exclusive video rights in all languages. All World Cup match broadcasts on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN360.com will be blacked out in Puerto Rico.
Group Phase:
Match # Date Kickoff Time (Eastern) Group Match English Spanish
1 Fr Jun 9 12noon A Germany vs Costa Rica ESPN2 Univision
2 Fr Jun 9 3pm A Poland vs Ecuador ESPN2 Univision
3 Sa Jun 10 9am B England vs Paraguay ABC Univision
4 Sa Jun 10 12noon B Trinidad vs Sweden ABC Univision
5 Sa Jun 10 3pm C Argentina vs Ivory Coast ESPN2 Univision
6 Su Jun 11 9am C Serbia vs Netherlands ESPN2 Univision
7 Su Jun 11 12noon D Mexico vs Iran ABC Univision
8 Su Jun 11 3pm D Angola vs Portugal ESPN2 Univision
9 Mo Jun 12 9am F Australia vs Japan ESPN2 Univision
10 Mo Jun 12 12noon E United States vs Czech Republic ESPN2 Univision
11 Mo Jun 12 3pm E Italy vs Ghana ESPN2 Univision
12 Tu Jun 13 9am G Republic of Korea vs Togo ESPN2 Univision
13 Tu Jun 13 12noon G France vs Switzerland ESPN2 Univision
14 Tu Jun 13 3pm F Brazil vs Croatia ESPN2 Univision
15 We Jun 14 9am H Spain vs Ukraine ESPN2 Univision
16 We Jun 14 12noon H Tunisia vs Saudi Arabia ESPN2 Univision
17 We Jun 14 3pm A Germany vs Poland ESPN2 Univision
18 Th Jun 15 9am A Ecuador vs Costa Rica ESPN2 Univision
19 Th Jun 15 12noon B England vs Trinidad ESPN2 Univision
20 Th Jun 15 3pm B Sweden vs Paraguay ESPN Univision
21 Fr Jun 16 9am C Argentina vs Serbia ESPN2 Univision
22 Fr Jun 16 12noon C Netherlands vs Ivory Coast ESPN2 Univision
23 Fr Jun 16 3pm D Mexico vs Angola ESPN Univision
24 Sa Jun 17 9am D Portugal vs Iran ESPN2 Univision
25 Sa Jun 17 12noon E Czech Republic vs Ghana ABC Univision
26 Sa Jun 17 3pm E Italy vs United States ABC Univision
27 Su Jun 18 9am F Japan vs Croatia ABC Univision
28 Su Jun 18 12noon F Brazil vs Australia ABC Univision
29 Su Jun 18 3pm G France vs Republic of Korea ABC Univision
30 Mo Jun 19 9am G Togo vs Switzerland ESPN2 Univision
31 Mo Jun 19 12noon H Saudi Arabia vs Ukraine ESPN2 Univision
32 Mo Jun 19 3pm H Spain vs Tunisia ESPN2 Univision
33 Tu Jun 20 10am A Ecuador vs Germany ESPN Univision
34 Tu Jun 20 10am A Costa Rica vs Poland ESPN2 TeleFutura
35 Tu Jun 20 3pm B Sweden vs England ESPN Univision
36 Tu Jun 20 3pm B Paraguay vs Trinidad ESPN2 TeleFutura
37 We Jun 21 10am D Portugal vs Mexico ESPN Univision
38 We Jun 21 10am D Iran vs Angola ESPN2 TeleFutura
39 We Jun 21 3pm C Netherlands vs Argentina ESPN Univision
40 We Jun 21 3pm C Ivory Coast vs Serbia ESPN2 TeleFutura
41 Th Jun 22 10am E Ghana vs United States ESPN Univision
42 Th Jun 22 10am E Czech Republic vs Italy ESPN2 TeleFutura
43 Th Jun 22 3pm F Japan vs Brazil ESPN Univision
44 Th Jun 22 3pm F Croatia vs Australia ESPN2 TeleFutura
45 Fr Jun 23 10am H Saudi Arabia vs Spain ESPN Univision
46 Fr Jun 23 10am H Ukraine vs Tunisia ESPN2 TeleFutura
47 Fr Jun 23 3pm G Togo vs France ESPN Univision
48 Fr Jun 23 3pm G Switzerland vs Republic of Korea ESPN2 TeleFutura
Round of 16:
Match # Date Kickoff Time (Eastern) Match English Spanish
49 Sa Jun 24 11am A1 vs B2 ABC Univision
50 Sa Jun 24 3pm C1 vs D2 ESPN Univision
51 Su Jun 25 11am B1 vs A2 ABC Univision
52 Su Jun 25 3pm D1 vs C2 ESPN Univision
53 Mo Jun 26 11am E1 vs F2 ESPN Univision
54 Mo Jun 26 3pm G1 vs H2 ESPN Univision
55 Tu Jun 27 11am F1 vs E2 ESPN Univision
56 Tu Jun 27 3pm H1 vs G2 ESPN Univision
Quarterfinals:
Match # Date Kickoff Time (Eastern) Match English Spanish
57 Fr Jun 30 11am 49 vs 50 ESPN Univision
58 Fr Jun 30 3pm 53 vs 54 ESPN2 Univision
59 Sa Jul 1 11am 51 vs 52 ABC Univision
60 Sa Jul 1 3pm 55 vs 56 ESPN Univision
Semifinals, 3rd Place, and Final:
Match # Date Kickoff Time (Eastern) Match English Spanish
61 Tu Jul 4 3pm Semifinal 1: 57 vs 58 ESPN Univision
62 We Jul 5 3pm Semifinal 2: 59 vs 60 ESPN Univision
63 Sa Jul 8 3pm 3rd Place ESPN Univision
64 Su Jul 9 2pm Final ABC Univision
For an arch loafer's take on this World Cup, check out Slate contributor Austin Kelley's World Cup "newsletter" nee Blog: http://byaustinkelley.com/worldcup/
Hey bthirsch,
Sorry, Thrillist only had room for one Argentinean place in the piece. However you might try Boca Junior Argentinean Steakhouse 81-08 Queens Blvd Elmhurst, New York (718) 429-2077. It's a little far out, but it's the home of the actual Argentinean fans, and a decent steakhouse, too. Also, we think Maradona's Piano Bar 188 Allen St. (917) 627-6412 might be a good place to watch Argentina, but I couldn't confirm that it was still open--I'm a terrible intern. Hope that helps, bthirsch.
-Greg, thrillist.com Intern
@ BtHirsch - you can come watch with the Dutchies at Tonic Bar (727 7th Ave) June 21st.
BtHirsch, you can come watch with the Dutchies at Tonic (727 7th Ave) on June 21st.
hi guys, you may want to check this out also... very useful!! =)
http://watchworldcup.blogspot.com/
if Evropa club is a gothamist favorite, then ya got the wrong street, mates. it's on Meserole AVE not Meserole street (about a mile away).
polska na gore!