Sport & Fitness

Clubs & bars

43 South Molton
This private members’ club for London’s creative community has four viewing rooms, each with a state-of-the-art sound system, available for hire. A special package offers unlimited drinks (beer, wine and Pimms) plus three bowls of food each for £50 per head. If you’re passing, there’s a giant screen in the window.
43 South Molton, 43 South Molton St, W1K 5RS (020 7647 4343/www.43southmolton.com).

AKA
A cinema-sized screen, club sound system and split-level viewing plus the usual food and drink options make for a superior setting to watch the knockout stages.
AKA, 18 West Central St, WC1A 1JJ (020 7836 0110/www.akalondon.com).

Alchemist
Battersea’s newest bar and club will have three big screens showing England games, with free tequila shots every time Owen, Gerrard and co hit the back of the net. DJs will be leading the celebrations afterwards.
Alchemist, 225 St John’s Hill, SW11 1TH (020 7326 7456/www.alchemistbar.co.uk). Feature continues

Annex 3
A massive screen, plenty of room and bottled beers from many of the competing nations have made this Fitzrovian temple of kitsch a thoroughly agreeable place to watch the tournament unfold.
Annex 3, 6 Little Portland St, W1W 7JE (020 7631 0700).

Cargo
As well as two massive screens, a huge soundsystem, beanbags, sofas, cheap pints and platters from the street food café, Cargo has lined up brass bands, steel drum trios, samba nights and music after the matches.
Cargo, 83 Rivington St, EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440/www.cargo-london.com).

EGG
ALFRESCO VIEWING
One of London’s coolest clubs will be showing every game on a huge 13-foot square screen in its landscaped garden, with 50-inch screens on all three floors should the weather turn nasty. Trumpeters and a samba band will stoke up the atmosphere, there’ll be four hours of unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks, barbecue food, and DJs. Packages start from £50 per person. There’s a ‘beer and BBQ’ option for non-England games (£20).EGG, 5-13 Vale Royal, off York Way, N7 9AX (020 7610 2890/www.worldcupparties.com).

Favela Chic
This enormously popular Brazilian-themed bar, restaurant and club is showing the remainign matches - but yoou'll need to book in advance Favela Chic, 91-93 Great Eastern St, EC2A 3HZ (020 7613 5228/www.favelachic.com)

Hammersmith Palais
Book ahead for a massive Brazilian party on July 9 from 4pm-1am, headlined by the blistering samba reggae band and cultural activists Olodum. QBrasil Radio DJs and football films will be stoking up the atmosphere before the final, which kicks off at 8pm. Even if Ronaldo and co don’t make it through, the beat won’t stop. Tickets £30-£40.
Hammersmith Palais, 230 Shepherd’s Bush Rd, W6 7NL (0845 838 6329).

Herbal
All the games on large screens plus African music and a barbecue on the biggest, newest roof terrace in Shoreditch.
Herbal, 10-14 Kingsland Rd, E2 8DA (020 7613 4462/www.herbal.uk.com).

Living
This lively, up-for-it bar in the heart of Brixton is showing England’s games on five screens across its two floors, with free tequila shots every time England score, waitress service and DJs playing after the matches.
Living, 443 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8LN (020 7326 4040/www.livingbar.co.uk).

Lucky Voice
If you need to practise your John Barnes rap on ‘World in Motion’ or declare unswerving allience to Becks and the boys with a chorus of The Farm’s ‘All Together Now’, this private karaoke bar has added ten football classics to its song book for the duration of the World Cup. Who’ll be singing ‘We Are The Champions’ on July 9?
Lucky Voice, 52 Poland St, W1F 7NH (020 7439 3660/www.luckyvoice.co.uk).

Notting Hill Arts Club
This small basement space is home to some of the best parties in the capital. Their World Cup campaign starts with Rough Trade Records’ Rota party for Portugal v Iran on Saturday, with all the Persian, Portuguese and London-based talent you can shimmy to. Costa Urbana will be showing Brazil vs Australia on Sunday, while it’s Scandanavian Beachclub on Tuesday for the England vs Sweden game followed by the riotous Sci-Fi Skane.
Notting Hill Arts Club, 21 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459/www.nottinghillartsclub.com).

Rich Mix
Over at London’s newest cultural centre, Rodney P will be hosting a soundclash between DJs representing England and Trinidad & Tobago from 4pm on Thursday. There’ll be pre- and post-match entertainment with DJs, MCs, rappers, singers and dancers when Ghana play the Czech Republic (Saturday) and Brazil tackle Australia (Sunday). Abiogenesis have transformed the centre’s café with an AstroTurf floor and tables and seats replaced by cushions depicting the flags of competing nations.
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA (020 7613 7498/www.richmix.org.uk).

The Big Chill
This TO shortlisted best bar of 2005, with its comfy sofas and communal dining tables, is showing England’s remaining group games and a selection of other matches.The Big Chill Bar, Dray Walk, E1 6QL (020 7392 9180/www.bigchill.net).The LuminaireDoors open at Time Out’s current Live Venue of the Year at 7pm on Tuesday for the build-up to England vs Sweden, with DJs playing alternate English and Swedish bands. Then, after watching the match on a huge screen, either England’s classy and uplifting Morton Valence or Sweden’s lush and poppy Envelopes will be ready to play – winning nation first.
The Luminaire, 311 High Rd, NW6 7JR (020 7372 7123/www.theluminaire.co.uk).

Truman Brewery
The Truman Brewery has been converted into a 1,000-capacity arena with terraces, scoreboards, bars, food stalls, Xbox 360 gaming zones, DJs, cheerleaders – and, of course, three huge screens for all England and Australia games plus the knockout stages. Tickets £7-£15.
Believe at the Truman Brewery, 21 Brick Lane, EC2 2PO (020 7738 0650/ww.xboxbelieve.co.uk).