Graves explains that he is looking forward to Friday night's watch party. “If Wales doesn’t win, I’m going to support Team USA.' I haven’t met many of them around but there’s a lot of them here, so this is great,” Kibblewhite explains. “I was surprised to see how many people that are here that are soccer fans. He is originally from Wales and came to Hooligan's to cheer on his team by his wife's side. My wife is from Billings, and I’ve been here eight years,” says Jonathan Kibblewhite. 'There are two people from Wales here,' Graves explains. 'Over the past couple of years I've really come to fall in love with the game, so we're just having a great time out here,' Robillard explains.īut the watchers weren't exclusive to Team USA fans. Robillard says that he is on the boy's soccer team at Billings West High School, and he said that the last time the USA was in the World Cup, he wasn't as big of a fan as he is now.

'It's the number one team I follow,' Schmechel explains. To ensure you dont miss out on important Y sports communications visit. Schmechel explains that he has grown up watching soccer and can remember waking up to watch the 2002 FIFA games. Parents need to select a preferred practice time however. Ty Schmechel and Lane Robillard were some of the many Team USA fans in the building. 'Our concept at the beginning was to be a great place to watch all kinds of sports, but definitely a big focus on soccer,” Graves says.įans were seen cheering, singing, and anxiously watching the game that ended in a 1-1 tie. Graves explains that the sports bar is named Hooligan's Futbol Club Sports Bar, and the bar has been hosting world cup watch parties since it opened. 'It’s not like the Cat-Griz game where it’s half and half of the people.

There’s about 300 people for Team USA, it’s fun,' explains bar owner Sean Graves at the watch party. It’s a fun environment, and the thing that makes it different is we’re all cheering for the same team. MTN News visited the watch party on Monday for the men's USA match against Wales. The men's team for the USA has not made a world cup appearance since 2012, after failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament. BILLINGS - Hooligan's Sports Bar in Billings will be hosting FIFA World Cup 2022 watch parties at its downtown bar.

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