Owen Hewitt
@oyounothing
1,000 miles from Memphis. Bylines in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Villanova ‘25.
Nothing like the excitement of the Leagues Cup for my final go round (for now) at Subaru Park! I’ll be taking a new job soon that I’m very excited about, but for tonight, let’s see what the Union can muster against Santos Laguna. Kick at 7 p.m., gamer and analysis to follow.
For a brief moment, the U.S. tied it at one-all, and Fan Fest went nuts:
They did red and yellow strobes at Fan Fest for Belgium’s first goal. The crowd seems less than amused
Live look at FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia. Former USMNT midfielder John Harkes and US Soccer’s Jen Arnold on stage for a panel about the Summer Of ‘94 documentsry
A few hundred folks are braving the heat on the 700 block of South Street to watch France-Paraguay in front of Brauhaus Schmitz
Lots of folks out in front of Independence Hall taking in Fox’s World Cup desk show (and seeking autographs afterward)
Nearly the same on official FIFA resale platform, but the get-in price on StubHub has dropped to $937 minutes after Germany's loss to Paraguay.
A line out the door at The Good King Tavern. The French bar — with only one TV — was full up when I arrived at 4:15 and has only gotten more crowded since. German bar Brauhaus Schmitz, on the other hand, still has plenty of room minutes before kick.
The U.S. is through to the knockouts, and the crowd at the Fan Festival is loving it:
Double celebration for Alex Freeman’s goal to put the U.S. up 2-0 before the half — once before the VAR, and once after
The crowd at the Fan Festival goes wild as the U.S. goes up, 1-0, on an Australian own goal.
The scene at the Sofitel as Brazil is set to arrive. Police are ushering fans off 17th as fans line the corner of 17th and Sansom:
