Fans packed Fairplay, a North Park bar, on Monday for a World Cup watch party. ABC 10News speaks with fans.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Soccer fans around the world are watching the World Cup. On Monday, Team USA took on Wales. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Despite the match starting at 11 a.m. on a Monday, it was standing room only at Fairplay, a bar in North Park hosting a watch party. “They’re passionate, they’ve either called in sick or taken a long lunch break,” said the owner, Adam Cook.All 32 flags of the countries playing in this year’s World Cup are hanging in his bar.
“We have the U.S. and Mexico right up front and center because we’re a cross-border town here,” Cook explained.“It was very, very exciting. A lot of chants going on during the game,” said Genaro Salazar, a fan who has followed soccer for 40 years.One of San Diego's very own, Luca de la Torre, who grew up in La Jolla, is playing for Team USA this year in Qatar.“So happy to be a part of this today…to be here and experience this moment,” said Charlie Adams, a player for San Diego Loyal.
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