Where to Watch the Soccer World Cup in Connecticut
Every match live at Bobby V's Stamford, with the biggest crowds in the state and the Fanatics Sportsbook on site so you can back your call while you watch.
The World Cup only comes around every four years, and watching it alone on the sofa is no way to do it justice. You want the roar when the ball hits the net. You want a room full of people living every tackle, every near miss, every penalty. In Connecticut, you have nine places to find exactly that: the Winners venues, led by Bobby V's in Stamford and Windsor Locks, with locations right across the state.
We are showing every single match of World Cup 2026 at all nine venues, from the group stage right through to the final at MetLife Stadium on July 19. Wall-to-wall screens, full food and drink service, and the Fanatics Sportsbook open on site at every location so you can have a bet running alongside the action. Wherever you are in Connecticut, there is a Winners venue near you showing the games. Here is everything you need to know about watching the World Cup this summer.
England v Croatia Is on Today at 4 PM
If you’re reading this on Wednesday, get your plans sorted now. England open their World Cup against Croatia at 4 PM ET this afternoon, live at Bobby V's Stamford and on the screens at every Winners venue across the state. It is a grudge match before a ball is even kicked: Croatia knocked England out of the 2018 World Cup at the semi-final stage, and the Three Lions have been waiting eight years to settle it.
Thomas Tuchel's England arrive in serious form. They won all eight qualifiers without conceding a single goal, and that clean-sheet run now stretches to ten competitive games. Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice anchor a squad that sits among the tournament favourites. Croatia still carry the pedigree of two deep tournament runs and the genius of Luka Modric, now 40 and almost certainly at his last World Cup, but their recent form has wobbled with defeats to Belgium and Brazil in the spring.
The betting angle: England are clear favourites to win, with the value debate sitting on the goals line. England's defensive record points hard toward a low-scoring game, so under 2.5 goals and a Harry Kane anytime scorer ticket are the obvious places to start. Get your bet on at the Fanatics Sportsbook inside Bobby V's before kickoff and watch it land with the whole room behind you.
USA v Australia This Friday: The One Every Connecticut Fan Wants
Friday June 19 is the big one. The USMNT opened their tournament with a statement, thumping Paraguay 4-1 in Los Angeles for the most goals the US has ever scored in a World Cup match. Folarin Balogun bagged a brace and Giovanni Reyna capped it late. Australia matched the win, beating Türkiye 2-0 the next night, which sets up a Friday showdown between the two teams sitting top of Group D on three points each.
The math is simple and it makes for a brilliant afternoon. Win this and the USA are through to the knockout rounds with a game to spare. Mauricio Pochettino's side are clear favourites on home soil, and the room at Bobby V's will be heaving for it. This is the match to circle, the one where the whole bar is on its feet as one.
The betting angle: The USA are strong favourites to beat Australia. Balogun to score again after his opening-night double is the standout player market, and a USA win paired with over 2.5 goals reflects how they tore into Paraguay. Build your ticket at the Fanatics Sportsbook, on site at all nine venues, and let it ride with the Friday crowd.
The Best Live Atmosphere to Watch the World Cup in Connecticut
Plenty of places will have a screen on. Almost nowhere in Connecticut gives you the full matchday experience the way the Winners venues do. Bobby V's Stamford is the flagship, the home of live sport in the state, the place that packs out for the Kentucky Derby, March Madness and the NFL. But the same energy runs through every venue in the network, from Windsor Locks to Hartford, Milford to Waterbury.
At every location you get big screens, full food and drink service, and the Fanatics Sportsbook on site. Bobby V's Stamford and Windsor Locks bring the full restaurant and sports bar experience under one roof, while the Winners venues across the rest of the state offer that same mix of live action, a bet at the counter, and a crowd that knows its soccer. You will find passionate US supporters, a big English expat following, and a strong South American and Latino crowd that brings real noise to every Brazil, Argentina and Mexico game.
Bobby V's Stamford sits at 268 Atlantic Street, 35 minutes from Grand Central with the station right across the road, so the New York crowd can be in their seats inside the hour. Wherever you are in the state, there is a venue close by.
Bet the World Cup at Fanatics Sportsbook
Every World Cup match is better with a bet running. Fanatics Sportsbook at Bobby V's Stamford is fully licensed and open in person for the entire tournament, with the full range of markets: match result, goalscorers, correct score, totals and bet builders. Place your bet, take your seat, and watch it play out on the big screen with a room full of fans roaring it home.
A note for clarity: the in-venue sports betting runs through the Fanatics Sportsbook. MyWinners is our pari-mutuel horse racing product, a separate thing entirely. For the World Cup, the Fanatics Sportsbook is your spot.
Nine Winners Venues Across Connecticut
Bobby V's Stamford gets the headlines, but it is one of nine MyWinners venues showing the World Cup across the state. Every one has the games live on the screens and a Fanatics Sportsbook on site, so you are never far from the action wherever you are in Connecticut. Here is the full list:
Winners New Britain — A MyWinners Venue | Racebook & Sportsbook
Winners Hartford — A MyWinners Venue | Racebook & Sportsbook
Winners Manchester — A MyWinners Venue | Racebook & Sportsbook
Winners Waterbury — A MyWinners Venue | Racebook & Sportsbook
Bobby V's Restaurant & Sports Bar – Stamford | Home of MyWinners
Bobby V's Restaurant & Sports Bar – Windsor Locks | Home of MyWinners
Bobby V's Stamford World Cup Watch Party Schedule
We are hosting watch parties for the matches that matter most to Connecticut fans. Here is what is coming up:
| Match | Day | Date | Kick-off (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA v Australia | Friday | June 19 | 3:00 PM |
| USA v Türkiye | Thursday | June 25 | 10:00 PM |
| Uruguay v Spain | Friday | June 26 | 8:00 PM |
These are the headline watch parties at Bobby V's Stamford, but every Winners venue is showing all of these matches and the rest of the tournament besides. Find your nearest venue here.
Where to Watch the USA Live in Connecticut
Every USA match is live across the whole Winners network. Bobby V's Stamford is the loudest, biggest room for it, and the opener against Paraguay drew a packed, roaring crowd there. Friday's clash with Australia will be bigger still with a knockout spot on the line. But you do not have to be in Stamford to be part of it. Whether you are at Bobby V's Windsor Locks, Winners Hartford, Manchester, Milford, New Britain, Norwalk, Waterbury, or MyWinners East Haven, the USA games are on the screens with the Fanatics Sportsbook right there. The final group game against Türkiye lands late on Thursday June 25, and if the USA go deep into the knockouts, every one of those games will be live at all nine venues too.
Connecticut has real history with this team. Patrick Agyemang, the East Hartford kid who came up through Eastern Connecticut State before earning a USMNT call-up, was the local hope before a cruel Achilles injury ended his tournament. The appetite was already there long before that, as the crowd for the USA v Türkiye friendly in Hartford proved. This state cares about its soccer, and the Winners venues are where that shows up loudest, from Fairfield County to the shoreline to the capital.
Get Down to Bobby V's This Summer
The World Cup runs for five and a half weeks and the best of it should be watched with a crowd. England play today at 4 PM, the USA are on Friday, and every other match is live on the screens in between. Pick your spot, whether that is Bobby V's Stamford or your local Winners venue, get a bet on at the Fanatics Sportsbook, and watch the biggest tournament in the world the way it is meant to be watched.
