(Washington Post) Where to watch the World Cup in D.C.

Like many American soccer fans, Jake Didinsky can tell you exactly where they were when the U.S. men’s national team crashed to defeat against Trinidad and Tobago in October 2017, guaranteeing the U.S. wouldn’t qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Didinsky, then a college student, was working with the St. Petersburg, Fla., branch of the American Outlaws, the unofficial U.S. supporters group, watching in the Outlaws’ regular bar: “I sat in that bar, and I was crushed. I was devastated. I didn’t know how to process it.” Didinsky “checked out” of following soccer for a year. The next summer, when the world watched France lift the gold trophy, “I didn’t watch that World Cup,” Didinsky says. “I really just had no interest.”

The Outlaws’ reputation precedes them: During the 2014 World Cup, lines of fans carrying Captain America shields and wearing American flag capes stretched down the block before doors opened. This year, Didinsky says, the organization is planning for crowds, enlisting four other bars to serve as “overflow bar partners”: Public Bar Live, Penn Social, Franklin Hall and Clubhouse Georgetown. When Astro hits capacity, Didinsky plans to post that on social media, so fans on their way can reroute to one of the other bars. The easiest way to guarantee access remains early arrival.

Other official and quasi-official gatherings include the French Embassy supporting parties at Penn Social, and the Croatia matches at Clubhouse (see below), which were reposted by the embassy’s social media accounts.

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