Where (and When) to Watch the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Portland
The Sports Bra
Image: NASHCO PHOTO
The 2023 Women’s World Cup, happening in Australia and New Zealand between July 20 and August 20, presents timing challenges for the West Coast soccer fan: the vast majority of the tournament’s 64 games start between midnight and 3 a.m. Pacific time.
That means you may need to alter your sleep-caffeine-work schedule to cheer on your favorite Thorns and teams. Bars that stay open till the OLCC-mandated booze-sales cutoff of 2:30 a.m. should be a safe bet for midnight games—and most of the places we contacted planned to extend some hours. Here are a few places where we’ll be catching a game.
Click to jump to the full game schedule in Pacific time.
Pioneer Courthouse Square
downtown
The Sports Bra is cohosting a watch party at Pioneer Courthouse Square for Team USA’s opener at 6 p.m. Friday, July 21.
sw Sixth Ave & morrison sT
Sports Bra owner Jenny Nguyen
Image: courtesy Dorothy Wang
The Sports Bra
Sullivan's gulch
Hailed as the first sports bar in the world dedicated to showing women’s games, the Sports Bra is a go-to for WNBA, NWSL, tennis, college softball, and more. The bar aims to extend its usual 11 p.m. closing time for some games, starting with the tournament’s opener at midnight the night of Wednesday, July 19 (technically Thursday morning), between cohost New Zealand and Norway.
2512 NE Broadway
Slim’s
Image: by Margaret seiler
Slim's
st. Johns
Bingo enthusiasts might outnumber soccer scarf wearers at Slim’s, but this classic St. Johns dive bar (regular hours 7 a.m.–2:30 a.m.) with a surprisingly satisfying menu and cheap pints is a soccer bar nonetheless, with regulars coming in for breakfast Premier League viewing on weekends. The two TVs aren’t very big, but plenty of bar stools offer a good view.
8635 N Lombard St
Prost!
Boise
Soccer seekers, rest assured: this German pub and food-cart hub will be airing World Cup games, as indicated by its steady programming of European games on the TVs inside and a Thorns scarf tacked next to the TV on the patio outside. Prost is an official pub partner of the Portland team, and is open 11 a.m to 2:30 a.m. daily.
4237 N Mississippi Ave
Gol
Image: courtesy @LLDCPDX
Gol
Buckman
If you value your sleep, Gol is for you: this dedicated soccer pub won’t be open for every game, but it will be showing the predawn games on replay when it opens for the day, usually at 10 a.m.
1739 SE Hawthorne blvd
Tik Tok
Powellhurst-Gilbert
For your meal-while-cheering in the middle of the night, make your way to the Tik-Tok on SE 82nd Avenue, where you can chow down on a very late meatloaf dinner or very early eggy breakfast. Open 24 hours.
3330 SE 82nd Ave
Other Options
These are far from the only option: Kells, Hopworks, the Civic Taproom, your corner tavern, and any sports bar worth its salt should have at least one TV set to the World Cup for games during their opening hours—and at least two during those simultaneous final group games (if they're open past midnight, when the earliest of those start).
Watching from Home
The late hours lend themselves to home watching. English-language broadcasts in the US will be on Fox or the Fox Sports cable channel, while Spanish broadcasts are split between Telemundo and Universo. The Spanish coverage will also be available on the Peacock app.
The Full Schedule
Kickoffs listed here are Pacific daylight time. Information subject to change.
Thursday, July 20
- Midnight: New Zealand vs. Norway
- 3 a.m.: Australia vs. Ireland
- 7:30 p.m.: Nigeria vs. Canada
- 10 p.m.: Philippines vs. Switzerland
Friday, July 21
- 12:30 a.m.: Spain vs. Costa Rica
- 6 p.m.: United States vs. Vietnam
Saturday, July 22
- Midnight: Zambia vs. Japan
- 2:30 a.m.: England vs. Haiti
- 5 a.m.: Denmark vs. China
- 10 p.m.: Sweden vs. South Africa
Sunday, July 23
- 12:30 a.m.: Netherlands vs. Portugal
- 3 a.m.: France vs. Jamaica
- 11 p.m.: Italy vs. Argentina
Monday, July 24
- 1:30 a.m.: Germany vs. Morocco
- 4 a.m.: Brazil vs. Panama
- 7 p.m.: Colombia vs. South Korea
- 10:30 p.m. New Zealand vs. Philippines
Tuesday, July 25
- 1 a.m.: Switzerland vs. Norway
- 10 p.m.: Japan vs. Costa Rica
Wednesday, July 26
- 12:30 a.m.: Spain vs. Zambia
- 5 a.m.: Canada vs. Ireland
- 6 p.m.: United States vs. Netherlands
Thursday, July 27
- 12:30 a.m.: Portugal vs. Vietnam
- 3 a.m.: Australia vs. Nigeria
- 5 p.m.: Argentina vs. South Africa
Friday, July 28
- 1:30 a.m.: England vs. Denmark
- 4 a.m.: China vs. Haiti
Saturday, July 29
- 12:30 a.m.: Sweden vs. Italy
- 3 a.m.: France vs. Brazil
- 5:30 a.m.: Panama vs. Jamaica
- 9:30 p.m.: South Korea vs. Morocco
Sunday, July 30
- Midnight: Switzerland vs. New Zealand
- Midnight: Norway vs. Philippines
- 2:30 a.m.: Germany vs. Colombia
Monday, July 31
- Midnight: Japan vs. Spain
- Midnight: Costa Rica vs. Zambia
- 3 a.m.: Canada vs. Australia
- 3 a.m.: Ireland vs. Nigeria
Tuesday, August 1
- Midnight: Portugal vs. United States
- Midnight: Vietnam vs. Netherlands
- 4 a.m.: China vs. England
- 4 a.m.: Haiti vs. Denmark
Wednesday, August 2
- Midnight: Argentina vs. Sweden
- Midnight: South Africa vs. Italy
- 3 a.m.: Panama vs. France
- 3 a.m.: Jamaica vs. Brazil
Thursday, August 3
- 3 a.m.: South Korea vs. Germany
- 3 a.m.: Morocco vs. Colombia
Knockout Stage Games
- Friday, August 4, 10 p.m.: Switzerland vs. Spain
- Saturday, August 5, 1 a.m.: Japan vs. Norway; 7 p.m.: Netherlands vs. South Africa
- Sunday, August 6, 2 a.m.: Sweden vs. USA
- Monday, August 7, 12:30 a.m.: England vs. Nigeria; 3:30 a.m.: Australia vs. Denmark
- Tuesday, August 8, 1 a.m.: Colombia vs. Jamaica; 4 a.m.: France vs. Morocco
- Thursday, August 10, 6 p.m.: Spain vs. Netherlands
- Friday, August 11, 12:30 a.m.: Japan vs. Sweden
- Saturday, August 12, 12 a.m.: Australia vs. France; 3:30 a.m.: England vs. Colombia
- Tuesday, August 15, 1 a.m.: Semifinal, Teams TBD
- Wednesday, August 16, 3 a.m.: Semifinal, Teams TBD
- Saturday, August 19, 1 a.m.: Third-place match, Teams TBD
- Sunday, August 20, 3 a.m.: World Cup final game, Teams TBD
