Salutations — I am looking to see if anyone has any tips on where to go for more public viewing / larger watch party-style viewing for games in the 2026 Tournament — I realize the times for many of the matches (as early as 1 AM for a round of 16 match and as late as noon/12:00 for some of the group stage matches) are not in an ideal viewing window but figure there may be community-specific watching places available. I have a short list here for general 'bars' but was curious if anyone had any places where a specific national team might be watching (for instance, where, exactly in Gunma Brazilian futibol torcidas might hang? Or where the Turkish fans might watch in Nagoya area?
I assume there will also be somewhere for Japan matches that's a bit more sizeable?
(I should know that I am aware that licensing fees and laws seem a bit more strict — and more closely adhered to than places in other countries where I've watched matches in past tournaments — I heard, for example, from an Argentine restauranteur in Shonan who would not be showing the matches, despite his futbol obsession simply because the viewing fees he'd have to pay to show it at the restaurant were too high — not sure if that's a common problem or not, I'm relatively new to life in Japan)
Anyhow, here is the list — please let me know if there is something obvious or (ideally) specific I'm missing (like 'the French fans typically watch the match at ______').
Thank you 🙌
– Colombia/Mexico games at Futbol Cerveceria Once (Nakameguro)
– France at Fields (shibuya)
– England at Highbury (Shinujuku),
– Uruguay/Argentina at Federico Mate (Omotesando),
– Japan and other teams at Footnik in Ebisu
– HUB locations showing all games and all teams but not sure if any specific location is best/common for any specific national team
– Other English & Irish style pubs like An Solas in Shibuya, 2ndhalf in Shinjuku
by DweezTea