The world’s largest sporting event is coming to the U.S. and to Atlanta. The men’s soccer World Cup starts June 11 and continues through July 19, and several venues in Cobb County will be holding public events, according to Cobb Travel.
The tourism agency is promoting soccer-watching and related activities as part of its Kick It In Cobb campaign.
Eight World Cup matches will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, including two knockout-stage games plus a semifinal contest.
The watch party venues in Cobb include Round Trip Brewing Co. at Avenue East Cobb (4475 Roswell Road, Suite 1600), which will be holding several events.
A major event to kick off the festivities takes place next Friday-Sunday, June 12-14. The Marietta Soccer Fest is sponsored by the City of Marietta and will be held at the Marietta Square.
These officially licensed public viewing events also include family-friendly activities and will culminate with the Marietta SoccerFest ’26 on Sunday at the Franklin Gateway Sports Complex.
The event features a variety of soccer activities, food trucks and special soccer-related programming for kids.
There also will be watch parties at The Battery Atlanta, with selected games on tap.
For more about Kick It In Cobb events and World Cup match ticket information, click here.
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