World Cup matchups are kicking business into high gear for some area bars and restaurants. Rendezvous Junction Brewing Company in Rogers hosted a watch party on Monday night. Luke Lezon lives in Florida, but is visiting family in Northwest Arkansas. He’s been keeping an eye on the World Cup action, especially Team USA. Lezon and his wife visited Emma Avenue Bar and Tap in Springdale on Monday.”And so, it’s been really fun to not just kind of come around an ideal, but a team that we’re all kind of cheering for that’s representative of our nation on a lot of different levels,” Lezon said. “And, so it’s been fun to see them be successful, especially when that’s not necessarily our sport over here.”The Springdale business shared surveillance video from June 30, which shows the large crowd a World Cup game can draw.”We’ve been here for 10 years and I can fully say that it’s been extremely, extremely busy,” bartender Christian Morgan said. “It’s been nice and we’re all grateful for the business. It brings in all kinds of cultures, attitudes, different types of languages and we’re just more than grateful for everything.”Morgan said he worked nearly 20 hours on Sunday due to crowds associated with the World Cup.”I’ve been a huge soccer fan my whole life,” Morgan said. “So, for my owners and my bosses to give me an opportunity, to put a platform like that for us, has been extremely, extremely exhilarating.Win or lose, soccer fans said it’s important to support local businesses in a time like this. “And so, it’s fun to be able to come out and support in a way that’s really just something that’s been true of us the entire 250 years that we’ve been in existence,” Lezon said. “And, to do it on top of the World Cup and cheering on something like the U.S. national team has been really special.”Despite Team USA’s loss to Belgium on Monday night, the World Cup soccer rush is not over just yet.
World Cup matchups are kicking business into high gear for some area bars and restaurants.
Rendezvous Junction Brewing Company in Rogers hosted a watch party on Monday night.
Luke Lezon lives in Florida, but is visiting family in Northwest Arkansas. He’s been keeping an eye on the World Cup action, especially Team USA. Lezon and his wife visited Emma Avenue Bar and Tap in Springdale on Monday.
“And so, it’s been really fun to not just kind of come around an ideal, but a team that we’re all kind of cheering for that’s representative of our nation on a lot of different levels,” Lezon said. “And, so it’s been fun to see them be successful, especially when that’s not necessarily our sport over here.”
The Springdale business shared surveillance video from June 30, which shows the large crowd a World Cup game can draw.
“We’ve been here for 10 years and I can fully say that it’s been extremely, extremely busy,” bartender Christian Morgan said. “It’s been nice and we’re all grateful for the business. It brings in all kinds of cultures, attitudes, different types of languages and we’re just more than grateful for everything.”
Morgan said he worked nearly 20 hours on Sunday due to crowds associated with the World Cup.
“I’ve been a huge soccer fan my whole life,” Morgan said. “So, for my owners and my bosses to give me an opportunity, to put a platform like that for us, has been extremely, extremely exhilarating.
Win or lose, soccer fans said it’s important to support local businesses in a time like this.
“And so, it’s fun to be able to come out and support in a way that’s really just something that’s been true of us the entire 250 years that we’ve been in existence,” Lezon said. “And, to do it on top of the World Cup and cheering on something like the U.S. national team has been really special.”
Despite Team USA’s loss to Belgium on Monday night, the World Cup soccer rush is not over just yet.