10 Best Soccer Bars in America to Watch World Cup Action. Did Yours Make the Cut?
For Roger Bennett, acclaimed podcaster, author, filmmaker and founder of the hugely popular Men in Blazers (MiB) media network, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the delivery of a 32-year-old promise: Soccer has finally made it in America. “The greatest story of my life is being part of football growing in America—like space to Captain Kirk, it’s the final frontier, and bars are the centrality of that driver,” said Bennett, exuding the passion of the devout. Soccer is now the fifth most popular sport in America with more than 133 million fans and those numbers will surely grow with the World Cup now on home turf. Related: Tim Howard Has a Bold Prediction and Drink for the 2026 FIFA World Cup For Bennett, football, as it's known in his native Britain, does indeed hold a quasi-religious status. He moved to Chicago for the 1994 World Cup and never left. He brought his love of the beautiful game stateside and used his eloquence and entrepreneurial talents to found the largest independent soc...
