{"id":910873,"date":"2026-07-04T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T00:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/910873\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T00:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T00:01:13","slug":"houston-fifa-fan-festival-pauses-entry-for-july-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/910873\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston FIFA Fan Festival pauses entry for July 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; Entry to Houston&#8217;s FIFA Fan Festival is temporarily closed off for Friday after reaching capacity.<\/p>\n<p>   Houston FIFA Fan Festival: Entry paused for July 3 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The Houston FIFA committee announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FWC26Houston\/posts\/pfbid0oLURYQxFMZWm8Dn65LUc5hvaHhGEikvUuDgqHJAsQ6eHeLBq6Txm8Fgev1BSoqCul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at about 5:15 p.m.<\/a> that the Fan Festival had reached capacity of 7,500 people.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Organizers are not allowing others into the festival area until more space is available.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">If you ever have to wait to get into Fan Fest, you can make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsauthorityfoundation.org\/footballfiesta?fbclid=IwY2xjawSasLdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLTkkxQnVkVTU4QXdPekp5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlyBjgEVsozp-4ooS8TCRL5n5DtICNn8faL5pjvdQmdo5tRZgvMnXw0dMNsV_aem_HzkT8XKrPfuO-nF53qJHRg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">other stops in East Downtown<\/a> that are a part of the &#8220;Football Fiesta&#8221; in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>  Friday match schedule <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Friday had three matches to wrap up the Round of 32. Here&#8217;s what to know as of 6:30 p.m. CST:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-0245f2f5=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-0245f2f5=\"\">Egypt knocked out Australia during a penalty shootout, winning the match 4-2 for their first World Cup knockout match.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-0245f2f5=\"\">Argentina and Cabo Verde are currently battling it out with a 1-1 tie.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-0245f2f5=\"\">Colombia and Ghana will go against one another at 8:3 p.m. CST.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> FIFA World Cup 26 Houston, FOX Sports, and previous FOX reporting.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/world-cup\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIFA World Cup<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\/eado\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eastside\/EaDo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; Entry to Houston&#8217;s FIFA Fan Festival is temporarily closed off for Friday after reaching capacity. 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