Seattle World Cup’s biggest win: Pioneer Square pedestrian zone ^36.4%

KUOW Public Radio - By Casey Martin - 6/15/2026, 11:22 PM

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Seattle’s oldest neighborhood was buzzing with activity Monday morning, five full hours before it hosted its first World Cup match of 2026. Sure, there’s the party barge in Elliott Bay. There's a watch party at just about every bar in Seattle. But the place to be for the city's first World Cup match, aside from inside the stadium, was... more