The Best Places in Sydney to Watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Catch the big games on the big screens at these local pubs.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in Russia. And the first few days have been filled with upsets and, even, earthquakes. Even those who aren't hardcore soccer fans would've heard rumours of Messi's missed penalty — and Argentina's ensuing draw with underdog Iceland — and Mexico's unexpected win over Germany, which (maybe) led to an earthquake caused by excessive revelry back on home turf.
Australia unfortunately lost its first match to France (in a narrow 2–1 defeat), but we have two more chances to prove ourselves, taking on Denmark and Peru in the following weeks.These are games you don't want to miss, and there's no better place to watch them than in your local pub, pint in hand.
Australia will take on Denmark at 10pm (AEST) Thursday, June 21, and Peru at 12am (AEST) on Wednesday, June 27.
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BarThe Dolphin Hotel
412 Crown Street, Surry Hills
Across three floors, The Dolphin boasts a revamped dining room, public bar and lounge, open-air terrace, side bar and some street side seating.
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BarThe Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia Street, Newtown
The unpretentious, grungy gem of Newtown with one of the finest outdoor courtyards in Sydney.
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BarThe Lord Gladstone
115 Regent Street, Chippendale
The Lord Gladstone has amped up the entertainment with more live gigs, parties and art exhibitions.
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BarThe Light Brigade
2A Oxford St, Woollahra
Woodfired pizzas and cocktails, plus a rooftop that's 83 metres above sea level.
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BarThe Lady Hampshire
91 Parramatta Road, Camperdown
Camperdown's resurrected pub is a haven for live music, cheap beers and classic pub feeds.
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BarCricketers Arms Hotel
106 Fitzroy Street, Surry Hills
Known more intimately as the Crix, this is the kind of local that will make you want to move into the area.
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BarThe Oxford Tavern - CLOSED
1 New Canterbury Road, Petersham
This Petersham pub has reopened with a leafy beer garden and focus on craft beer.
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BarStrawberry Hills Hotel
453 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills
If you were a local here before, you won’t recognise it.
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BarEnmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore Road, Newtown
Sydney's most beautiful theatre maintains an antique, old-world feel inside a contemporary venue.
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BarKeg and Brew
26 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills
An old school pub filling your schooner with something a little bit different.
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BarThe Clock Hotel
470 Crown Street, Surry Hills
A Crown Street icon that beckons you in with a sun-drenched balcony and a menu to match.
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BarHotel Harry
40-44 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills
The century-old Macquarie Hotel building gets a Cuban revolution, complete with traditional barbacoa.
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BarNorfolk Hotel
305 Cleveland Street, Redfern
Nailing the brief for a true-blue neighbourhood pub.
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BarThe Lansdowne Hotel
2-6 City Road, Chippendale
The resurrected Chippendale pub has an entire floor dedicated to gigs, plus a huge sun-drenched rooftop.
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Keg and Brew
26 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills
An old school pub filling your schooner with something a little bit different.
