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LIVE EDITION Issue 027 / Matchday 14 5 Nations · 38 Cities

Where to watch the beautiful game in your city.

A traveller's bulletin for supporters. Independent pub reviews, fan-park intel, kick-off times in your timezone — and a community-built map of every screen worth showing up for.

Browse all venues → Read the Top 10s
Mapped venues
4,812
Verified reviews
11.3K
Active scouts
312
Cities covered
38
Editor-vettedEvery venue walked, every pint tasted.
Pin-accurateGPS-tagged by scouts on the ground.
5 nationsUS · UK · Canada · Australia · Ireland.
Kick-offs in your TZFixtures auto-localised.
02 Editor's Top 10s

The independent league table of supporter venues.

No pay-for-placement. No bot reviews. Each Top 10 is built from a long-listed crawl by an editor who lives, watches and complains in the city.

Manhattan skyline at dusk seen from across the East River
US East Coast

New York City

where to watch World Cup in NYC

  1. 01 Banks of the Wear · Manhattan 9.4
  2. 02 Le Petit Marché · Brooklyn 9.1
  3. 03 The Football Factory at Legends 9.0
  4. 04 Smithfield Hall · Midtown 8.8
  5. 05 Mary O's · East Village 8.7
See all 34 NYC venues →
Tower Bridge at twilight with the Thames flowing beneath
UK Capital

London

best soccer pubs London match day

  1. 01 The Crown & Anchor · Brixton 9.6
  2. 02 The Globe · Baker Street 9.3
  3. 03 Boxpark Croydon 9.2
  4. 04 The Faltering Fullback · Finsbury 9.1
  5. 05 The Larrik · Marylebone 8.9
See all 71 London venues →
Toronto skyline with the CN Tower lit at golden hour
CA Ontario

Toronto

best soccer bars Toronto

  1. 01 Scruffy Murphy's · Eaton Centre 9.3
  2. 02 The Football Factory · Liberty Village 9.2
  3. 03 Walton · Trinity Bellwoods 9.0
  4. 04 Hemingway's · Yorkville 8.9
  5. 05 The Office Pub · King West 8.6
See all 22 Toronto venues →
Aerial view of Miami Beach with palm trees and turquoise water
US South FL

Miami

World Cup fan zone Miami

  1. 01 Bocce Bar · Wynwood Fan Park 9.5
  2. 02 Lost Boy Dry Goods · Downtown 9.2
  3. 03 The Anderson · MiMo 9.0
  4. 04 Fado Irish Pub · Mary Brickell 8.8
  5. 05 Sandbar Sports Grill · Coconut Grove 8.7
See all 28 Miami venues →
Temple Bar in Dublin at night with classic red and yellow signage
IE Leinster

Dublin

where to watch football Dublin

  1. 01 The Living Room · O'Connell St 9.4
  2. 02 Cassidy's of Camden Street 9.2
  3. 03 The Bath Pub · Bath Avenue 9.1
  4. 04 The Bridge 1859 · Ballsbridge 9.0
  5. 05 The Hairy Lemon · Stephen Street 8.8
See all 19 Dublin venues →
Sydney Opera House at blue hour with harbour reflections
AU NSW

Sydney

live football pubs Sydney CBD

  1. 01 Cheers Bar · The Rocks 9.2
  2. 02 The Sheaf · Double Bay 9.0
  3. 03 P.J. Gallagher's · Drummoyne 8.9
  4. 04 The Local Taphouse · Darlinghurst 8.7
  5. 05 Cock 'n' Bull · Bondi Junction 8.6
See all 24 Sydney venues →
03 The Starting XI

How we field the Top 10 in any city.

Our editorial line-up — the criteria each venue must meet before we hand it a place on the team sheet.

  • 1

    Sound — on, always

    If a manager has to be asked to "turn the commentary up", the venue is benched.

  • 2

    Screens you can actually see

    We line-of-sight every booth. No pole obstructions, no half-cropped score bugs.

  • 3

    A real menu past half-time

    Kitchens open all 90. Bonus mark for a proper Sunday roast or post-match arepas.

  • 4

    Atmosphere over decor

    We weigh chants per minute heavier than how many scarves hang on the wall.

  • 5

    Welcomes neutrals

    Door policy must not gate-keep by colours. We name & shame those that do.

  • 6

    Honest pricing

    Match-day surcharges are flagged. A £9 pint with no warning is an instant red card.

  • 7

    Toilets that survive a 1-1 draw

    Half-time stress test. If you can't queue, dispatch and exit in five minutes, it fails.

  • 8

    Booking option

    Walk-ups respected, but a transparent table-reservation system gets bonus points.

  • 9

    Multi-fixture support

    Bonus for venues that run more than one channel at once with a fixture board.

  • 10

    Doesn't kick you out at 5pm

    The match isn't over when the final whistle blows. Post-match dwell is graded.

  • 11

    Owned by humans

    We weight independents over chains. Founders' stories belong on the team sheet.

04 Field Dispatches

Notebooks from the road.

Our scouts file long-form notes from every city they hit. These are the editor's recent picks.

Football supporters lighting flares in a pub backyard during a match
Dispatch · Manchester

The 6am derby: a guide to opening your Saturday with the Manchester pubs that defy licensing.

Our scout in M14 spent six weekends locating the dozen venues with proper early licences. Verdict, hierarchy, and the one place you should never queue at before nine.

12 min readRead →
A green tram on a Melbourne city street near the cricket ground
Dispatch · Melbourne

Five A-League pubs that pull a real crowd, even when the Storm are at home.

7 min readRead →
Manchester city centre at night with rain-soaked pavements
Dispatch · Birmingham

The Midlands shortlist: where derby loyalties still control the bar stool.

9 min readRead →
Pints of beer lined up on a bar with warm pub lighting in the background
Dispatch · Brooklyn

Bagels, espresso, an early kick-off: the morning watch ritual that's eating Saturday brunch.

6 min readRead →
05 UGC Map

Found a pub that pours a perfect 73rd-minute pint?

Add it to the map. Founder badges go to the first 1,000 verified scouts. We don't take payment from venues. Ever.

  • 60-second submission, no account required.
  • Editorial review within 72 hours.
  • Photographer credit kept forever.
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06 Match Report FAQ

The half-time questions, answered.

Is FanZone Map free to use?

Yes. Always. We don't take affiliate fees from venues and we don't sell rankings. Editorial independence is the entire point.

Why these five nations?

The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Ireland have the deepest supporter cultures around traveling fans and the most timezone challenges. We will expand only when we can do a city justice.

How do you rank venues?

See The Starting XI. Eleven criteria, weighted, applied by a human editor who has actually been to the venue.

Can a venue pay to be added?

No. A venue can pay to be removed faster if there is a factual error. They cannot pay to be added or to climb the ranking.

How often is the map updated?

Weekly. The dossier banner shows the issue number and the matchday it last shipped on.

Where do you source the photography?

Field scouts and freelance photographers we credit on every image. We never use AI-generated venue interiors.