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Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair Daniel Goba watches Cameroon approaching the goal making a winning score against Brazil 1-0 at South African-owned Springbok Bar & Grill in Van Nuys, on Fri., Dec 2. (R) Christian Granzow lets out a cheer while (L) Homs, an Iranian, shouts in frustration as the USA team scores their first goal against Iran in the first half of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The two soccer fans watch this match at Busby's West sports bar and restaurant in Santa Monica, California. The USA team won the match, beating Iran 1-0 on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

World Cup Calls for Shouts and Hollers

Anna Sophia Moltke | Photo Editor

TThe FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 continues to stoke an array of emotions from fans watching the Qatar games from around Los Angeles. Fans take to public settings like local bars to share in the spectacle by shouting for and against referee calls and jumping for joy at their teams’ scored goals. On Saturday, Dec. 3, team USA fell out of the running for World Cup series contention in a match against the Netherlands, Team USA scored one goal against their oppo nents during the second half, and lead the crowd of fans at the Santa Monica Brew Works to chant, “USA, USA, USA.” The crowd left the bar without celebration af ter the team ultimately lost to the Netherlands 3-1. Experiencing a soccer game in a public setting for the first time, Elliot Lowell chose to watch this match at San ta Monica Brew Works. “It’s as if rehearsing a sense of proximity to my identity, pret

Ee Lin Tsen | The Corsair (R) Christian Granzow lets out a cheer while (L) Homs, an Iranian, shouts in frustration as the USA team scores their first goal against Iran in the first half of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The two soccer fans watch this match at Busby's West sports bar and restaurant in Santa Monica, California. The USA team won the match, beating Iran 1-0 on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair Elliot Lowell raises his fist as others cheer when team USA scores their first goal in the second half of the match versus the Netherlands on Saturday, December 3, at the Santa Monica Brew Works Bar. USA lost to the Netherlands 3-1.

Nicholas McCall | The Corsair Jean Choi, Irene Choi, and Danny Shon, from Jean Ballet School, play drums and gong during the Koreatown Community World Cup Viewing Party at Koreatown Plaza on Monday, Dec. 5, in Los Angeles, Calif. Korea lost to Brazil 4-1.

World Cup Calls for Shouts and Hollers

one goal against their opponents during the second half, and lead the crowd of fans at the Santa Monica Brew Works to chant, “USA, USA, USA.” The crowd left the bar without celebration after the team ultimately lost to the Netherlands 3-1. Experiencing a soccer game in a public setting for the first time, Elliot Lowell chose to watch this match at Santa Monica Brew Works. “It’s as if rehearsing a sense of proximity to my identity, pretty contextually nationalistic,” Lowell said following the game. Team USA no longer qualifies for World Cup champion status, but supporters of the remaining qualifiers continue to watch in social settings in Los Angeles. The quarter-final matches will be Croatia versus Brazil, Netherlands versus Argentina, England versus France, and Morocco versus Portugal. The two teams that make it to the final will compete for the title of FIFA World Cup Champion on Sunday, Dec. 18.