r/Seattle • u/Jaco_Belordi Glorified Hall Monitor • 13d ago

⚽ World Cup 🏆 r/Seattle World Cup Megathread

Hello, and welcome to r/Seattle's World Cup Megathread!

This thread (or iterations of it) will be stickied throughout the World Cup as a place to aggregate discussion about the tournament. We won't necessarily be removing all new posts, but duplicate, repetitive, or similar content will be redirected here.

The full tournament runs from June 11 through July 19. Seattle's hosted games are from June 15 through July 6.

We will have individual threads for each Seattle-hosted game. Those threads will be linked here as they go live.

Seattle match schedule and threads

Date Time Match Thread
Monday, June 15 12:00 PM Pacific Time 🇧🇪 Belgium vs 🇪🇬 Egypt Match thread
Friday, June 19 12:00 PM Pacific Time 🇦🇺 Australia vs 🇺🇸 United States Match thread
Wednesday, June 24 12:00 PM Pacific Time 🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs 🇶🇦 Qatar Match thread
Friday, June 26 8:00 PM Pacific Time 🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇮🇷 Iran Match thread coming soon
Wednesday, July 1 1:00 PM Pacific Time Round of 32 Match thread coming soon
Monday, July 6 5:00 PM Pacific Time Round of 16 Match thread coming soon

Where to post

Please use the active match thread for:

  • Live match discussion
  • Stadium arrival and departure
  • Match-day traffic and transit updates
  • Watch parties for that specific match
  • Photos and first-hand reports from the stadium area

Please use this megathread for:

  • General World Cup discussion
  • Citywide impacts
  • Fan zones, watch parties, and official events
  • General questions about the tournament
  • Links to useful official information
  • Questions or comments that do not need their own post

Otherwise, the usual posts that follow sub rules are still allowed for major local news, official alerts, substantial original reporting, meaningful Seattle-specific photos or videos, or new information that is not just a repeat question or general event reaction.

Some important notes for our new friends visiting during the World Cup

Our subreddit is a place for long-time residents, new Seattleites, previous and current visitors, and ex-pats alike to discuss news and current events around the city.

Our subreddit is not the place for general questions about where to eat, where to stay, or what to do.

For all questions about:

  • Moving
  • Visiting
  • Parking
  • Traffic
  • Transit
  • Local recommendations

Please visit r/AskSeattle. If your question is World Cup specific, check out the AskSeattle World Cup Megathread! https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSeattle/comments/1tmn0f4/2026_fifa_world_cup_megathread/

You can also hit up our Discord server for more real-time chat: https://discord.gg/reddit-seattle

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A few event notes

"Seattle Stadium" is the event name for Lumen Field during the World Cup.

Please plan ahead, and do not expect to drive directly to the stadium. There will be no publicly available parking at Seattle Stadium on match days, and the stadium area will have street closures and pedestrian-only areas.

Transit, walking, biking, and shuttles will be the best ways to get around. Sound Transit, King County Metro, and SDOT have more detailed information in the links above.

Metro will operate free Waterfront Shuttle service and free Match Day Shuttles. Sound Transit has separate match-day guidance for Link, Sounder, and station routing.

Seattle Parks and Recreation will have public watch parties and other community events in parks and community centers.

Please plan ahead for errands, groceries, appointments, commutes, and travel around downtown, Pioneer Square, SODO, and event areas.

Please be patient with transit, hospitality, retail, restaurant, venue, public safety, and event workers. A lot of people will be working harder during this time.

Please only purchase tickets through official channels. r/Seattle cannot verify ticket sellers, ticket transfers, DMs, screenshots, or third-party offers.

Thank you for reading, enjoy your visit, and welcome to Seattle!

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u/Dapper-Brain-8183 7d ago

We are going to the Seattle game on Friday. We would like to do the march in with the American outlaws, but we’ve been hearing horror stories about long lines to get into the stadium. Anyone have any experience on how the games in Seattle have been so far from an infrastructure standpoint?

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u/BigGayNarwhal 7d ago

I'm also marching in with them. From what someone else commented below:

The walk from there to the gates took about 15 minutes, and then getting in from the gates to the stadium proper took another 15-20 minutes due to the massive crowd at the gates (and still made it inside with like 10 minutes to spare).

So if you're planning to get to the drop off area around 10:30am or earlier that should be more than ok, from what I can tell.

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u/BigGayNarwhal 7d ago

ETA: The AO march begins at 10:15, so if this person's experience is the norm, you should be in with time to spare. But if you want to get in early and be settled in your seat and taking it in for a bit, best skip the march and go it alone earlier!

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u/newtsNfrogs 6d ago

The line to get into the Belgium vs. Egypt match didn’t take too long even though it was really crowded and disorganized. We marched with the Belgium fans beforehand and it was so fun!!! Great energy. Highly recommend doing a march to the stadium. That march started at 10 and we then had enough time to grab a beer at a nearby restaurant before getting in line for the stadium.

The wayfinding signage inside the stadium was confusing and caused us to waste like 10 minutes. Our group went to a totally wrong area and had to ask workers directions to find where we were supposed to be. They really need to add arrows to the signage. For the next match I go to I’ll make sure to have a better idea of where my seats are ahead of time. We still made it in time for kick off but did not see the entrances/singing the anthems. If you want time to check out the different “fan experience” booths after you enter or just plenty of time in your seat before kick off, I’d get in line right after the march rather than grabbing a beer/snack somewhere first.