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As the U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Australia 2-0 on Friday afternoon, fans packed the Capitol District in Omaha and Pint Nine Brewing in La Vista.The U.S. is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Canada and Mexico. Mexico fans were jam packed in the Capitol District on Thursday night as the club clinched a spot in the knockout round.A forward for Omaha’s professional soccer club, Union Omaha, was available for autographs at Pint Nine Brewing during the U.S. match. The watch party was co-hosted alongside Sporting Nebraska, a youth soccer club.Both clubs say the sport of soccer is growing locally.Union Omaha’s Adrian Billhardt is from Germany. He told KETV he’s noticed Americans are taking notice of soccer’s fan culture and the sport itself.”To see all the different cultures from all over the world, and not just the sport, but also the people from other countries. Now you combine that with the sport that’s exciting and interesting for the people to watch, and I see an increase in interest in soccer,” he said.Union Omaha is hosting watch parties for U.S. and Mexico matches, and several knockout stage matches. See details here. The American Outlaws, a U.S. Soccer fan club, is also holding watch parties.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
As the U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Australia 2-0 on Friday afternoon, fans packed the Capitol District in Omaha and Pint Nine Brewing in La Vista.
The U.S. is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Canada and Mexico. Mexico fans were jam packed in the Capitol District on Thursday night as the club clinched a spot in the knockout round.
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A forward for Omaha’s professional soccer club, Union Omaha, was available for autographs at Pint Nine Brewing during the U.S. match. The watch party was co-hosted alongside Sporting Nebraska, a youth soccer club.
Both clubs say the sport of soccer is growing locally.
Union Omaha’s Adrian Billhardt is from Germany. He told KETV he’s noticed Americans are taking notice of soccer’s fan culture and the sport itself.
“To see all the different cultures from all over the world, and not just the sport, but also the people from other countries. Now you combine that with the sport that’s exciting and interesting for the people to watch, and I see an increase in interest in soccer,” he said.
Union Omaha is hosting watch parties for U.S. and Mexico matches, and several knockout stage matches. See details here.
The American Outlaws, a U.S. Soccer fan club, is also holding watch parties.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
