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Photograph: Luis Kramer
Photograph: Luis Kramer

Where to watch the World Cup 2026 in London

Don’t miss a single goal with our guide to the best World Cup 2026 screenings happening across the capital city

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Summer’s on its way, and that means only one thing for footie fans: another hotly anticipated FIFA World Cup and all the thrills, spills, soaring highs and beer-soaked disappointments it brings. 

This year, 16 stadiums across Canada, Mexico and the United States will host this epic tournament, which plays out from Thursday June 11 - Sunday July 19 2026. And of course, Engand fans will be glued to the screen, praying that it'll finally come home this summer. In 2022, England once again failed to end its ‘58 years of hurt’, crashing out of the tournament at the quarterfinals after being defeated by France. Could things be better this time round? Getting to the final of the Euros two years ago will give fans hopes a boost, with the bookies’ odds hovering around 6/1.

Practically every pub and bar in London will be getting in on the action and vying for your attendance during the World Cup’s biggest games. However, we’ve whittled it down to the places that offer the best atmosphere and the best view of the screen, wherever you station yourself. Last year, England's manager Thomas Tuchel complained that fans were too ‘silent’: fingers crossed this summer's celebrations will prove him wrong. 

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When are the England World Cup matches?

At the moment we only know the dates for England’s first three group stage matches. The Three Lions’ first fixture of the tournament is on Wednesday June 17 at 9pm BST against Crotia. Then, they’ll take on Ghana on Tuesday June 23 at 9pm and play against Panama on Saturday June 27 at 10pm 

How can I watch England's matches at home?

Once again, World Cup coverage is split between BBC Sport and ITV. England’s games against Croatia and Panama will be shown on ITV while its Ghana game will be broadcast on BBC. 

World Cup outdoor screenings

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  • Southwark
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Huge outdoor screen (with heaters) if there’s some rare winter sun? Tick. Multiple indoor screens if there isn’t? Double tick. Borough’s Flat Iron Square has a back-up plan whatever the circumstances this World Cup – let’s just hope we can say the same for the England team. Stick around and you'll also find live entertainment and DJs to keep the atmosphere buzzing.

Showing: Every England game 

How to book: Sign up to be notified about ticket releases here (knockout matches are sold out). Free drink with every ticket. 

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  • Vauxhall

Catch the games at the massive beer garden while chowing down on burgers, hot dogs, pizzas or Latin specialities from a variety of rotating street food stalls. The Garden will show every single World Cup match, not just the England ones, on one of its three massive LED screens. Two huge bars mean there’ll be plenty of beer to go round, for celebrations or commiserations.

Showing: Every single game. 

How to book: General entry (free drink included) starts at £10 for England matches and £6 for non-England matches. Reserved table seating starts from £7.50 per person (minimum group of six). 

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  • Shoreditch

This lively two-floor Shoreditch mega pub is taking group bookings for its screenings of World Cup games in its ground floor bar. There'll be beers, Bajan food, and cocktails on offer, plus air conditioning if things get the wrong kind of heated.

Showing: Every match, but only the England games are ticketed. 

How to book: Tickets start from £10 per person (includes free drink). Tickets don’t guarantee a table – they’re first come, first served. 

The urban garden hangout near London Bridge will be showing all the England games on its huge alfresco screen, now with heating a covering so you can stay cosy this winter season. There will be Bacardi-based cocktails and slices from Bad Boy Pizza Society to keep you fuelled for all the cheering.

Showing: All England games 

How to book: Tickets are £12 per person and include a free drink token. 

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With constant DJ sets and loads of delicious street food stalls, Pop Brixton, the community initiative in the heart of Brixton, offers guaranteed good vibes year-round. So, it’s an obvious choice if you’re after a buzzing gameday atmos for the World Cup. Screens will be set up throughout the venue so you’ll have a prime view wherever you are. 

Showing: All England matches. 

How to book: General admission £11 per person. Reserved seating £15 per person. 

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With Rooftop Cinema Club, you can scream and shout along to the games from the rooftop of Peckham’s Bussey Building. You’ll get to watch select England’s matches go down from the venue’s hella comfy lounge seats with tremendous views over the city that’ll make you feel extra patriotic. To save you from biting your nails through every intense penalty and near-goal, there’s a load of topnotch street food to chomp on instead, including pizza from Share-a-Slice, stuffed Turkish flatbreads from Piddaji and fried chicken from Chick’n’Sours. 

Showing: England v Croatia (June 17), semi-finals and final. 

How to book: A £15 ticket will reserve you a lounge seat and includes a complimetary beer, wine or prosecco. For £18 you’ll get that plus a tub of popcorn. Walk-ins accepted. 

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  • Dalston

40ft Walthamstow’s yard, with its huge LED screen, is made for times like these. This summer, it’s hosting watchalongs of every England game in partnership with the Football Ramable podcast. That means that, alongside a screening of the match itself, there’ll be exclusive merch up for grabs, live DJs, pregame commentary from the Ramble hosts and food courtesy of Acme Fire Cult. The taps will also be flowing with ‘My Fizzy Aunt’, a lager that’s been especially created for the tournament. 

Showing: All England games and all other fixtures that are on within licensing hours. 

How to book: Book a table here

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  • Elephant & Castle

German Kraft Brewery has built a 700-capacity open-air screening area within Mercato Metropolitano just for the World Cup. You might want to station yourself as close to the bar as possible because the brewery has promised that every time England score, it’s give away 10 pints for free. Same goes for Germany. 

Showing: Every match

How to book: Book here

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9. Lost Oasis

St Martin-in-the-Fields is being turned into a lush green garden Lost Oasis this summer, full of exotic foliage, layers of fern and the sweet aromas of jasmine. All very peachful and serene – until you throw a load of football fans in there. But perhaps being surrounding by flora will help ease the stress of watching the Three Lions a little. The pop-up will be hosting England watch parties and has teased a special guest appearance. 

Showing: England fixtures, semi-finals and final. 

How to book: Entry costs £10 and includes a drink voucher. Book here

World Cup indoor screenings

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  • Walthamstow

This cavernous beer hall, formerly known as Truman's Social Club, was billed as ‘the UK’s biggest’ when it opened in 2020, so it should be spacious enough to pack in plenty of screaming football fans. The east London hangout will be showing the all of England’s matches on its ‘big screen’ with live entertainment bringing the energy for pre-match build-up and post-match celebrations. 

Showing: Every England match. 

How to book: Group stage matches cost £12, knockout matches cost £15 per person and the final will cost £20 per person. Last entry for tickets one hour before kick-off.  

South west London's premier party palace is laying on a massive bash for the World Cup this summer. You'll feel right up close to the action, which is projected on a vast 24ft cinema screen along with additional plasma TV screens so you don't miss a (hat) trick. In typical Clapham Grand style there'll also be some fun extras to build the atmos: live music, DJs, and classic highlights screened before each game. Plus hot food and beer deals to keep energy levels high. 

Showing: Every England match

How to book: Tickets available from £10. Includes free beer before 7pm. 

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If you’d rather not spend the World Cup being jostled by crowds and pelted with plastic beer glasses, book a booth at one of TOCA’s football and dining experiences in the O2 or Westfield White City. You can book a spot in the main room or, if you have a particularly big group you can watch the match on your own private screen and get food and drink delivered directly to you. Win or lose, you can unleash all that pent-up post-game anxiety by having a go at striking yourself on one of bar’s flashy interactive games. 

Showing: All matches. 

How to book: Standing tickets £5.50 per person, tables or benches from £10.60 per person (depending on group size), private room from up to 30 people £583. Every ticket includes one drink per person. 

Head to Westfield Stratford City for a humongous choice of places to watch the big game: there are a whopping 23 screens to choose from. Plus, if you’re inspired to get active after all that footie watching, there’s ample opportunity to have some ball-based fun at the venue’s five ping-pong tables. 

Showing: Every single game. 

How to book: Free but £10 deposit per booking. 

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  • Shoreditch

This Shoreditch High Street bar and café is the sister venue to the popular Clerkenwell haunt, Café Kick. It'll be showing the games across 4k screens across two floors. And if we lose, take out your aggression on one of many the foosball tables. 

Showing: All matches

How to book: Free but with £10 deposit per booking. 

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  • Clapham

Yes, you can watch the world cup at the infamous home of sticky floors and nightclub aquariums, Infernos in Clapham. The G.O.A.T. World Cup pop-up will have a massive screen, football decor and a brass band belting out football anthems. We expect it to be carnage.

Showing: All England matches. 

Book now:  Tickets from £8. 

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In this sprawling 10,000 sq ft space in Hackney that was once a Job Centre, you can take your pick from the big indoor screen or three outside on the terrace. Hungry? Mare Street Market's Chef Creative Director Gizzi Erskine has dreamed up a special World Cup menu, which will also be available at Mare Street Market's second site in Kings Cross. 

Showing: Every match. 

How to book: Book here. There is no cost to book, but no-shows or cancellations made within 48 hours of the booking date will incur a £10pp fee.

HD screens will be set up at Pizza Pilgrim sites in Camden, Canary Wharf, Chelsea, Shoreditch and Hyde Park especially for the tournament. If you tickets for a group of six or more, the table gets a free pizza. There’ll be some surprise games and prizes up for grabs, too. Scream at the players through cheesy mouthfuls of some of the best pizza in town.

Showing: Ticketed events are only for England matches but other games may be on in the background. 

How to book: Each ticket costs £4 and includes a guaranteed seat and Beavertown beer. 

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Market Halls
Market Halls

There'll be bookable fan zones, huge HD screens and beer kegs on every table at Market Halls, guaranteeing you only top vibes if you decide to watch the footy at the Oxford Street, Canary Wharf, Victoria or Paddington venues. But that's not the best bit, if England win, you'll be able to cop 100 pints for £1, and DJs will carry on the party late into the night. 

Showing: All games. 

How to book: Minimum six guests from £8 per person. Packages availble for groups of 16 or more people. 

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Boxpark
Boxpark

Wherever you are in London, chances are you’ll have a Boxpark within easy enough reach. Pick from Camden, Croydon, Wembley or Shoreditch to watch every goal, whistleblow and penalty at this year’s World Cup. Every venue promises a rawdy atmosphere along with plenty of street food to keep you fuelled and ‘a special surprise or two’. 

Showing: All matches. 

How to book: Tickets for England matches go on sale April 30 here

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Looking for a screening southeast of the river? The Dial (the brand new HQ of Meantime Brewery) will sort you out. The North Greenwich drinking den has 13 screens that’ll be broadcasting every last match of the tournament, from the opening game between Mexico and South Africa to the grand final. 

Showing: Every single game.

How to book: Seated or standing is free to book. 

12. Kick Off Club

Kick Off Club is setting up three fanzones across the city especially for the World Cup, all with a different vibe. There’ll be one at Outernet with the focus on scale (matches will be London’s largest indoor screen with a surround sound system), one at Electric Brixton with a Britpop-led soundtrack and 90s-inspired aesthetic and one at Colour Factory, which in between matches will have lasers, smoke, club lighting and DJ sets.

Showing: England fixtures plus key matches featuring Scotland, Brazil, USA, Australia and France, as well as the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (check online to see which venues are showing which games). 

How to book: Register your interest here. 

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  • Southwark
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Formerly known as live music venue Omeara, Rae's is serving up a World Cup experience with late night energy. It'll have table service, a club-level sound system, an all-weather roof terrace, and eight big screens to choose from. DJs and live entertainment will provide plenty of after hours atmos before and after games, and there's a long drinks list of beers and cocktails to slake your thirst mid game. 

Showing: Every England fixture 

How to book: Book a package here, starting from just £7.50 per person. Every ticket includes a complimentary drink.

14. Paddy’s Sportsbook at The Hippodrome Casino

With 54 HD screens plus a massive 10-metre screen lining its walls, it’ll be impossible for you to miss even a split second of the action at Paddy’s Sportbook in the Hippodrome Casino. The bar is free to stay open until 4am, so you can stay there to watch matches back to back to back. If the stress of the games becomes too much, you can always distract yourself with the live table games and slots for a bit. 

Showing: Every match. 

How to book: Secure a table here

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