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SUNRISE-MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2014 The Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise is hosting a free FIFA World Cup 2026 watch party for the United States opener against Paraguay on Friday night. <\/p>\n

Read more FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B: Qatar to play against Switzerland<\/a><\/p>\n

The indoor arena at 1 Panther Parkway has a capacity for about 18,000 guests, and it opened to ticket holders about two hours before the 9 p.m. match. <\/p>\n

Related story:<\/b> Broward native Alex Freeman talks to Local 10 News before the game<\/p>\n

There will be more watch parties at the arena on June 27, when Colombia plays against Portugal, on July 11 for the quarterfinals, and on July 19 for the final. <\/p>\n

Parking is free at the arena, and during game days, Broward County offers free public transportation to and from the arena to the stadium at 347 Don Shula Drive in Miami Gardens. \u200b<\/p>\n

Related report<\/b>: US ready for co-hosts\u2019 final World Cup opener against Paraguay before a raucous SoCal crowd<\/p>\n

At the stadium, workers removed any signs associated with the Hard Rock Stadium to turn it into the Miami Stadium during the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Only verified ticket holders will be able to ride The Miami Stadium Express, and the service at the arena starts 4 hours before the match starts.<\/p>\n

For tickets to the free watch parties, visit this page. For information about the changes in public transportation during the World Cup, visit this page. <\/p>\n

The rest of the schedule <\/b> <\/p>\n

June 13<\/b>: There are three matches: The Group B, Qatar vs. Switzerland, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Brazil vs. Morocco, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Haiti vs. Scotland, game is at 9 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch party<\/b>: Fan Festival opens from 2 p.m. to midnight on June 13 at Bayfront Park <\/p>\n

June 14<\/b>: There are five matches: The Group D, Australia vs. Turkey, game is at Midnight. The Group E, Germany vs. Cura\u00e7ao, game is at 1 p.m. The Group F, The Netherlands vs. Japan, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Sweden vs. Tunisia, game is at 10 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard. <\/p>\n

June 15<\/b>: There are four matches: The Group H, Spain vs. Cape Verde, game is at Noon. The Group G, Belgium vs. Egypt, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay, game is at 6 p.m. The Group G, Iran vs. New Zealand, game is at 9 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard. <\/p>\n

June 16<\/b>: There are three matches: The Group I, France vs. Senegal, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Iraq vs. Norway, game is at 6 p.m. The Group J, Argentina vs. Algeria, game is at 9 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard. <\/p>\n

June 17<\/b>: There are five matches: The Group J, Austria vs. Jordan, game is at Midnight. The Group K, Portugal vs. Congo, game is at 1 p.m. The Group L, England vs. Croatia, game is at 4 p.m. The Group L, Ghana vs. Panama, game is at 7 p.m. The Group K, Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, game is at 10 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard. <\/p>\n

June 18<\/b>: There are four matches: The Group A match, The Czech Republic vs. South Africa, is at Noon. The Group B, Switzerland vs. Bosnia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Canada vs. Qatar, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A match, Mexico vs. South Korea, is at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard. <\/p>\n

June 19<\/b>: There are four matches: The Group D, U.S. vs. Australia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Morocco, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Brazil vs. Haiti, game is at 8:30 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. Paraguay, game is at 11 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard. <\/p>\n

June 20<\/b>: There are three matches: The Group F, Netherlands vs. Sweden, game is at 1 p.m. The Group E, Germany vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Cura\u00e7ao, game is at 8 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard. <\/p>\n

Miami Beach fan party: <\/b>Doors open at 6 p.m. on June 20 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for an event for Uruguayan fans co-hosted by the Consulate General of Uruguay.<\/p>\n

June 21<\/b>: There are five matches: The Group F, Tunisia vs. Japan, game is at Midnight. The Group H, Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at Noon. The Group G, Belgium vs. Iran, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Cape Verde, game is at 6 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Egypt, game is at 9 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Read more FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C: Brazil and Haiti to play openers<\/a><\/p>\n

June 22<\/b>: There are four matches: The Group J, Argentina vs. Austria, game is at 1 p.m. The Group I, France vs. Iraq, game is at 5 p.m. The Group I, Norway vs. Senegal, game is at 8 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Algeria, game is at 11 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to 8 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Miami Beach watch party: <\/b>Doors open at 11 a.m. on June 22 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 1 p.m. Argentina vs. Austria match.<\/p>\n

June 23<\/b>: There are four matches: The Group K, Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 1 p.m. The Group L, England vs. Ghana, game is at 4 p.m. The Group L, Panama vs. Croatia, game is at 7 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Congo, game is at 10 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

June 24<\/b>: There are six matches: The Group B, Switzerland vs. Canada, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Bosnia vs. Qatar, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Morocco vs. Haiti, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Brazil, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A, South Africa vs. South Korea, game is at 9 p.m. The Group A, Czech Republic vs. Mexico, game is at 9 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Miami Beach watch party: <\/b>Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.<\/p>\n

June 25<\/b>: There are six matches: The Group E, Cura\u00e7ao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

June 26<\/b>: There are six matches: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

June 27<\/b>: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

June 28<\/b>: There is a match at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch party<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

June 29<\/b>: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

June 30<\/b>: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

July 1<\/b>: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

July 2<\/b>: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.<\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

July 3<\/b>: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

July 4:<\/b> There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

July 5<\/b>: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Miami watch parties<\/b>: The fan festival opens for the last day from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n

July 6<\/b>: There are two matches at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. <\/p>\n

July 7<\/b>: There are two matches at Noon and 4 p.m. <\/p>\n

July 9<\/b>: There is a quarter-final match at 4 p.m. <\/p>\n

July 10<\/b>: There is a quarter-final match at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n

July 11<\/b>: There are two quarter-final matches at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

July 14<\/b>: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami Beach watch party: <\/b>Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.<\/p>\n

July 15<\/b>: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami Beach watch party: <\/b>Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.<\/p>\n

July 18<\/b>: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami Beach watch party: <\/b>Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final. <\/p>\n

July 19<\/b>: The final match is at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n

Miami Beach watch party: <\/b>Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.<\/p>\n

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