World Cup Calls for Shouts and Hollers

(R) Christian Granzow cheers while (L) Homs an Iranian shouts in frustration as USA scores their first goal against Iran in the first half of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Busby's West sports bar and restaurant in Santa Monica. The US team beat Iran 1-0. Nov. 29, 2022. Santa Monica, Calif. (Ee Lin Tsen | The Corsair)

People react to the FIFA World Cup USA vs. Iran soccer game at the Santa Monica Brew Works, on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 in Santa Monica Calif. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

People react to the FIFA World Cup USA vs. Iran soccer game at the Santa Monica Brew Works, on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 in Santa Monica Calif. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

(L-R) David Massey, Stephan Ruers and Dov anticipatedly watch the USA soccer team play Iran in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Busby's West sports bar and restaurant in Santa Monica. Massey is oringinally from England but is supporting the USA team. USA beat Iran 1-0. Nov. 29, 2022. Santa Monica, Calif. (Ee Lin Tsen | The Corsair)

Friends Will Pai, Matt Fanelli and Bridget Toll cheer and support the USA soccer team as they play against Iran in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Busby's West sports bar and restaurant in Santa Monica. The US team beat Iran 1-0 and are through to round 16. Nov. 29, 2022. Santa Monica, Calif. (Ee Lin Tsen | The Corsair)

Netherlands fan Edgar “El Pochum” Nunez, Cheering for Netherlands Scoring a goal at there World Cup game of US Vs. Netherlands, being watched the bar American Junky in Hermosa Beach, CA. (Reis Novakovic | The Corsair)

Jean Choi, Irene Choi, and Danny Shon, from Jean Ballet School, play drums and gong during the Koreatown Community World Cup Viewing Party at Koreatown Plaza on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

People watch the World Cup match between South Korea and Brazil at the Koreatown Community World Cup Viewing Party at Koreatown Plaza on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Kenny Kwak waves the South Korean flag in support of the country's soccer team in their match against Brazil during the Koreatown Community World Cup Viewing Party at Koreatown Plaza on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

People watch the World Cup match between South Korea and Brazil at the Koreatown Community World Cup Viewing Party at Koreatown Plaza on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 continues to stoke an array of emotions from fans watching the Qatar games from around Los Angeles. 

Fans take to public settings like local bars to share in the spectacle by shouting for and against referee calls and jumping for joy at their teams’ scored goals.

On Saturday, Dec. 3, team USA fell out of the running for World Cup series contention in a match against the Netherlands. Team USA scored one goal against their opponents during the second half and lead the crowd of fans at the Santa Monica Brew Works to chant, “USA, USA, USA.” 

The crowd left the bar without celebration after the team ultimately lost to the Netherlands 3-1.

Experiencing a soccer game in a public setting for the first time, Elliot Lowell chose to watch this match at Santa Monica Brew Works. 

“It’s as if rehearsing a sense of proximity to my identity, pretty contextually nationalistic,” Lowell said following the game. 

Team USA no longer qualifies for World Cup champion status, but supporters of the remaining qualifiers continue to watch in social settings in Los Angeles. 

The quarter-final matches will be Croatia versus Brazil, Netherlands versus Argentina, England versus France, and Morocco versus Portugal. The two teams that make it to the final will compete for the title of FIFA World Cup Champion on Sunday, Dec. 18.

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