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Where to watch the World Cup in London

Given Qatar's poor human rights record, this is one World Cup that you genuinely won't be sad to be watching from a TV here in London rather than in person. With that in mind, and knowing that the chances of you getting into Boxpark Croydon to see any of the action are practically zero, here's our pick of the best places to watch the World Cup around town.

where to watch the world cup in LondonThe big screen at Vinegar Yard

 

Central

M Restaurant (Victoria) is going all out for the World Cup with sporting stars Paul Merson, Terry Butcher and Phil Thompson booked for various screenings. Tickets start at £125 for three courses and a half bottle of wine. 

bbar  (Victoria) has a range of footie packages available like their Beers 'n' Fries option for £25 which gets you five Estrellas and a bucket of fries. There's also a Jubilee Suite for private parties with table service throughout the game. 

Arcade Food Hall (New Oxford Street) has brought in six gigantic Ultra HD screens along with beer towers, jelly shots and live music. 

Market Halls (Oxford Street and Canary Wharf) are putting on special fan zones for the football with huge HD screens, tabletop beer kegs and plenty of great food. Entry starts at £5. 

The Outernet (Tottenham Court Road) is where you'll find the official FIFA fan zone. Here they'll have football stars like Teddy Sheringham and David Seaman alongside live acts including Sigma. 

 

North

The Big Chill (King's Cross - and also Brick Lane) will have large screens to watch the matches. There'll be burgers and beers on offer with special deals like 20 Portobello Pilsner Cans for £85 

The Farrier (Camden) is doing tickets with a guaranteed seat for just £20 and chef Jake has got a special Burgers, Buckets & Beers menu on with dishes inspired by the countries playing. 

Valderrama's sports bar (Islington) is going to be a great place to watch the games with Beavertown beers on tap and frozen margaritas on offer alongside chef James Cochran's amazing chicken burgers.

Big Penny Social (Walthamstow) - Previously known as Truman's this has tickets from £5 standing and £8 seated with all the matches being shown and special World Cup food platters on offer. 

The Rotunda (King's Cross) - has packages starting from £48 which include bar platters with falafel sliders and turkey skewers and four bottle of beer. 

 

South

Between the Bridges (Waterloo) will be screening every match in their venue with 7 screens and three video walls. England matches are ticketed with prices starting as low as £6. 

Vinegar Yard (Southwark) has massive screens (but also, crucially, a cover and heaters). Tickets start at £25 with a beer on entry. 

Peckham Levels are going big for the World Cup devoting Levels 5 and 6 of the building to it. They're taking bookings for large groups and will extend their happy hours on match days. 

Market Peckham has bookable tables for the England games alongside food and drink from all the vendors there. 

The District Design Canteen (North Greenwich) has turned its upstairs terrace into a fanzone. Ticketholders are guaranteed a seat and a free pint for £10 with DJ sets in between play. 

 

East

Andaz (Liverpool Street) has transformed its Andaz Studio into the perfect place to watch the matches with three 65" screens. Tickets start at £15 with entry, your first beer and a bowl of chips. 

Hackney Bridge has one of the biggest screens in London at three metres wide and has turned itself into a Soccer Lounge with tables for eight bookable including food vouchers and jugs of beer for the table. 

Bar Kick (Shoreditch) has 12 screens to show all the action on and a menu of burgers and craft beer to keep you going. 

Skylight Pitchside (Tobacco Dock) is a huge new sport-led venue and they're hoping to create a stadium-like atmosphere for matches. With room for 500 there are five cinematic screens plus hosts and DJs to get the crowd going. 

 

West

The Colonel's Arms (Hammersmith) is a pop-up from KFC devised specially for the World Cup. While tickets to enjoy the football alongside fried chicken delivered to your table went in an instant, we know that they will also be welcoming walk-ins.

The Cadogan Arms (Chelsea) - They've added two screens to the main bar. Tickets for the big games are £50 with a bar snack platter, main dish and two pints. Their sister pub The George (Fitzrovia) is offering the same deal. 

The Prince (Earls Court) - is showing the World Cup on large projectors and screens. Key games are ticketsed and start at £20 including a drink. 

Smiths Bar & Grill (Paddington) - has two three-meter wide screens in the bar area and plenty of seats available.

Dear Grace (White City) - if you're no good at forward-planning it's useful to know that this West London venue is showing the football on huge screens, but they aren't taking bookings. 

 

Across London

Barrio Bars (Soho, Shoreditch and Angel) - each of the bars is offering pitchside seats, table service, festive platters and HD screens to watch and celebrate the World Cup. Tickets are £5 and there's a live band to follow the final whistle.

The Blues Kitchen (Camden, Shoreditch and Brixton) will be serving up a range of bar food on match days like their Chicken Wings, Szechuan Baby Back Ribs and Cheeseburger Spring Rolls.

Pizza Pilgrim branches across town are doing a special bottomless pizza offering on key match days. £45 gets you as much pizza as you can manage with three drinks tokens.

Youngs Pubs all over London have a range of options from heated gardens to private rooms for watching the games with your mates. 

 

And also... 

Finally, if you really want to watch the football, but would also like to do something to support the fight for women's, LGBTQ+ and migrant workers' rights in Qatar, a donation to Amnesty International is a good place to start. 

 

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