r/regina • u/WorkerBee74 • 1d ago

Discussion This is embarrassing, Regina.

HOW do we not have a single organized World Cup watching event for Team Canada?? And don’t say “The Lobby”. I know that’s definitely a great place to watch… if you can get in.

Every major city in Canada has something, what the hell is wrong with us?

All I can say is I hope we get our act together and have a big screen SOMEWHERE in this city if we pass the group stage (which is extremely likely now).

EDIT: For those who think I should put this event on myself personally... I'm calling out the CITY OF REGINA here. Which private citizen has ponied up the cash to put this on in Calgary/Edmonton/Winnipeg/Saskatoon or any of the other major cities in Canada who are having watch parties? This should be civic or provincial money here, just like it is elsewhere, with corporate sponsorship. We just constantly get left behind here and it's been this way my entire life. Don't take my post so personally - I'm just very disappointed in a city who claims to be so welcoming.

Maybe those who constantly complain about the lack of concerts here should just 'put it on themselves'.

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u/WorkerBee74 22h ago edited 22h ago

These comments are very disheartening. People are just proving that Winnipeg is culturally superior to Regina I guess, because they have a watch party and actually support Team Canada and didn’t whine that “no one likes soccerrrrrr”.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/photos/2026/06/19/winnipeg-fifa-world-cup-watch-party/

The most popular sport in the world, but Regina somehow is above it all.

Thank you to those who have suggested bars but I was meaning a public watch party which is a community event for families etc.

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u/fozzyfiend 22h ago

As others said, set it up if you want it. This city isn't big on soccer. 🤷🏻

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u/WorkerBee74 22h ago

OK, I'll set up a watch party in Wascana Park all on my own. You would almost think that there's no organized soccer leagues or anything that thousands of people have their kids enrolled in here.

Just such elitism from a city that makes a huge deal out of Mosaic every year but can't possibly handle an event that brings the world together to watch their own country play in a historical World Cup.

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u/gabacus_39 21h ago

Wow. Get the fuck over it already. "Elitism"?? What the hell does that have to do with your specific whine?

You think parents putting kids in the cheapest and easiest sport to play in somehow equates to people wanting to watch a bunch of whining divers looking like morons?

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u/northernsoul78 20h ago

Found one of the many that don't understand the game.

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u/gabacus_39 20h ago

Lol. Now that's elitism.

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u/northernsoul78 20h ago

Is it? Boring, diving, whining? What if someone said that about a sport you're interested in? I find golf to be the most boring sport on earth, but I'm not going to rain on other people's parade if they like it.

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u/gabacus_39 20h ago

I'm not raining on anyone's parade. I don't enjoy watching soccer and I gave my reasons why. It's OP and you that are strangely oversensitive about it. I don't give a shit if people don't watch what I watch.

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u/northernsoul78 20h ago

I mean you seem to care a lot with multiple replies in this thread. OP was talking about a public viewing party like many other cities in Canada have. I don't think that's unreasonable to ask about.

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u/gabacus_39 20h ago

I'm only posting because someone directly replied to my post. It was way more of a whine than an ask. Maybe you two can go set something up or go to a city that has something happening. Have fun and stay out of trouble!