Viewing Parties For Women's World Cup Final
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Viewing parties for Sunday's 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final between the U.S. and Japan will be held at five locations in Los
Angeles County and in Tustin in Orange County.
The opening kickoff from Vancouver, British Columbia is set for 4 p.m.
The game will be televised in English by Fox and in Spanish by Telemundo.
The Los Angeles and Orange County watch parties will be held at:
- Bread & Barley, 130 N. Citrus Ave, Covina;
- The Man Cave Ultimate Sports Bar and Lounge, 3575 Cahuenga Blvd., Universal City;
- Q's Billiard Club, 11835 Wilshire Blvd., Brentwood;
- Shannon's On Pine, 209 Pine Ave., Long Beach;
- Underground Pub & Grill, 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach; and
- The Auld Dubliner, 2497 Park Ave., Tustin.
The viewing parties are organized by various chapters of American Outlaws, a nationwide support group for the U.S. men's and women's national soccer teams.
The game is a rematch of the 2011 World Cup Final, won by Japan on penalty kicks, 3-1, after overtime ended in a 2-2 tie, and the final of the 2012 Summer Olympics, won by the U.S., 2-1, with Carli Lloyd scoring both goals for the Americans.
The U.S. leads the series, 24-1-6. (The 2011 World Cup Final is considered a tie under rules from FIFA, soccer's international governing body.)
In the last six games, the U.S. is 2-1-3.
The U.S. is seeking to become the first nation to win the FIFA Women's World Cup three times. It won the inaugural 1991 tournament and the 1999 tournament held in the U.S.
Japan hopes to join the U.S. and Germany as the only two-time winners.
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