D.C. soccer fans can celebrate knowing they can congregate and watch World Cup matches slated for ungodly times at the bar thanks to new D.C. legislation!
D.C. Council passed the Women’s World Cup Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, allowing participating D.C. bars to remain open 24/7 from July 20 to August 20 for the Women’s World Cup.
Being hosted in Australia and New Zealand, the 2023 Women’s World Cup will be held across 10 different stadiums and feature 32 competing teams for the first time ever.
The inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991 featured only 12 teams, then 16 in 1999, and 24 in 2015.
Though participating D.C. bars will be open for 24 hours for the matches, the bars won’t be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. D.C. Council passed a similar legislation in October 2022 for the Men’s World Cup.
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s first 2023 World Cup match is Friday, July 21 at 9 p.m.