Today, the Sounders consistently manage to draw some of the highest average attendance numbers in Major League Soccer, despite being a city of fewer than one million residents. In 2024, it averaged more than 30,000 supporters at home games. One of the best sights on game day is the Match March, where thousands of supporters meet at Occidental Park in Pioneer Square and walk towards the stadium together.
But it’s not just the Sounders the city loves. Seattleites will also fill stadiums and bars around Seattle in support of the women’s professional team (Reign FC, part of the National Women’s Soccer League), as well as two semi-professional teams: the men’s Ballard FC, and Salmon Bay FC women’s team.
Needless to say, Seattle is ready to host World Cup games in 2026 with bars that already serve the city’s many soccer fans. The city will have a dress rehearsal this summer as it hosts Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain for the FIFA Club World Cup, starting June 15, 2025.
Whether you’re looking for a Reign FC supporters bar, a place that bleeds Sounder Blue, or you want a more international futbol-loving crowd, there’s likely an ideal bar waiting for you in Seattle, complete with big-screen TVs and cold craft beers.
Rough and Tumble is Seattle’s only sports bar that prioritizes showing women’s professional sports and is the home bar for FC Reign fans who want to watch the game with a beer in hand. It hosts events to raise money and awareness for women’s sports, and is particularly invested in women’s soccer in Seattle. Rough and Tumble owner Jen Barnes is also a part owner of Salmon Bay FC, the first United Soccer League for women in the city – the last stepping stone before going pro.
While women’s sports are the priority, Rough and Tumble shows all Sounders games, and will be one of the best spots in Ballard to come for Seattle’s World Cup watch parties. The menu is also soccer-forward, with the aptly named Reignstorm Burger and the slightly spicier vegetarian Title IX Bahn Mi. There’s also a boozy brunch menu perfect for early World Cup games — the Pickle Mary will cure whatever you got up to the night before.
Rough and Tumble Pub: 5309 22nd Ave NW Top Floor, Seattle, WA 98107
There isn’t a soccer fan in Seattle who hasn’t been to The George & Dragon Pub. It’s one of the few soccer bars in Seattle that opens at 4 AM for English Premier League and Champions League games for fans who don’t want to miss a minute of the action.
The bar sticks to its British pub roots, and you can find everything from fish and chips to a full English breakfast, scotch eggs, and housemade sausage rolls being served up.
Seattle isn’t known for its sunshine in June (they call it June-uary), but in the rare event that it’s dry, The George & Dragon has two outdoor patios with big screen TVs for pairing soccer, sunshine, and a Stoup IPA (a local Seattle fav).
The George & Dragon Pub: 206 N 36th St, Seattle, WA 98103
In Seattle’s quiet Green Lake neighborhood is Atlantic Crossing, an official Sounders FC supporters’ bar. It’s also home to the Cascadia Gooners, Seattle’s own Arsenal supporters club. If Arsenal is playing, it’ll definitely be on TV at Atlantic Crossing.
It shows all English Premier League and Champions League games, as well as American MLS games and Seattle Reign matches.
The menu offers a selection of pub classics alongside wild boar sloppy joes, bacon mac and cheese, and a crowd-pleasing charcuterie board. It also has a pretty generous happy hour, lasting throughout the day on Monday and 3-6PM from Tuesday to Friday. The happy hour includes drinks and a small, discounted food menu.
Atlantic Crossing: 7200 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
With a 180-inch projector, Golden Roosters might be home to the largest screen of any soccer bar in Seattle. It also has MLS Season Pass, meaning you can catch every game here, including World Cup games.
It’s in Pioneer Square close to Lumen Field, making it a good starting point for those staying near the venue and planning to attend some of the World Cup games in person.
It’s known the most for its crispy-yet-juicy fried chicken, but there are also equally delicious wings, with flavors like mango habanero and Korean barbecue.
Golden Roosters: 115 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
Rhein Haus is home of Sounders and Reign fans in central Seattle and a 12th Avenue hot-spot that shows all regular season MLS games, the All-Star game, cup playoffs, and the league cup games, all paired with traditional German beer hall food and merriment.
This is one of the best soccer bars in Seattle if you’re spending the whole day watching World Cup matches, as you can play some bocce in between to keep the blood flowing, then get back into the beer hall to sing the national anthem in a room full of soccer supporters.
The house-made pretzels with beer cheese add another dimension to the German experience, and for something more filling, the sausage sampler will keep a whole table of hungry people happy for a while.
Rhein Haus Seattle: 912 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
This Irish pub is a Seattle institution with a few locations around the city, but soccer lovers should grab a seat at the Fremont or Pioneer Square locations for the best vibes. The one in Pioneer Square is inside a turn-of-the-century building with brick walls, vintage photos of Seattle, and dark wood booths. Behind the bar is a strong selection of Irish whiskeys and rotating local taps, and it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with happy hour specials that make it a solid downtown stop before or after events. Both locations are official bars of the Seattle Sounders supporters, and both locations also open early for English Premier League matches.
Shawn O’Donnell’s: 508 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA 98104
This Ballard bar is the official home of the Emerald City Supporters, a local Sounders fan group that descends on the bar for every Sounders game of the season, including cup and league playoff games. It even serves breakfast on the weekends for early morning games on the East Coast, and has 25 flat-screen TVs and a giant projector to show every World Cup game. It’s one of the best soccer bars in Seattle if you have a varied group of eaters, with vegetarian and vegan curries and tacos, meat-heavy burgers and steaks, and lighter salads and sandwiches.
Fuel Sports: 8037 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117
You’ll never watch alone at St. Andrews Pub, a Liverpool supporter’s bar on the west side of Seattle’s Green Lake neighborhood. St. Andrews shows most EPL games as well as Sounders and Reign games throughout the season, but if Liverpool is playing, that match gets priority. There’s also karaoke every Thursday, plus poker tournaments on Mondays, in case you’re looking for entertainment when matches aren’t underway.
The Scottish meat pie with hot water crust is the standout dish on the menu, but the pub also has burgers, salads, wings, and curry-spiced roast cauliflower. Ask some locals, and they’ll tell you it’s the best place for fish and chips in Seattle. 
St. Andrews Pub: 7406 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103