World Cup 2026 @ The Harrison Pub
Every England match before midnight. Air-conditioned basement venue in our independent King's Cross Pub. Pints from £5.
The FIFA World Cup runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026, hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada. England are in Group L with Croatia, Ghana and Panama, and we’re showing every match where kick-off is before midnight UK time.
England group games are screened in our basement venue — the same room we use for live music. Air-conditioned (which matters more than it sounds for a June-July tournament), theatre-style seating for around 50 people, a proper sound system and a big screen. If England progress through to the knockouts, we open up the main bar upstairs as well — for the Euros final last time, the whole pub was full.
We’re two minutes from King’s Cross, St Pancras and Russell Square — so whether you’re a regular, working nearby, passing through on the Eurostar, or staying in one of the Bloomsbury hotels, you can be on a stool with a pint in front of the screen in the time it takes to walk down the road.
Come early for drinks on our pavement tables out front — heated, covered with awnings, and ideal for a summer evening pint before heading inside for kick-off
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Group Stage
All times BST (UK time).
Wednesday 17 June, 9pm — England v Croatia
ITV. Group L opener at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas. England’s first competitive match against Croatia since the 2018 World Cup semi-final, which Croatia won 2-1 after extra time in Moscow. Luka Modrić — now 40, and possibly playing his final major tournament — captains his fifth World Cup. He’s currently on 196 caps and could reach his 200th during the group stage. Alongside him: 2018 veterans Perišić, Kovačić, Kramarić and Livaković, plus Manchester City’s Joško Gvardiol at the back. Croatia were 2018 runners-up and 2022 bronze medallists, and went through qualifying unbeaten. We open at midday — come early for food, settle in for kick-off.
Tuesday 23 June, 9pm — England v Ghana
BBC. Boston Stadium, Foxborough. England and Ghana have only ever met once — a 1-1 friendly at Wembley back in 2011 — making this their first ever competitive fixture and first World Cup meeting. Ghana’s best World Cup run came in 2010, when they reached the quarter-finals before that Luis Suárez handball and Asamoah Gyan’s missed penalty against Uruguay.
Saturday 27 June, 10pm — Panama v England
ITV. MetLife Stadium, New York-New Jersey. A rematch of the 2018 World Cup group stage, where England won 6-1 — though Panama did get their first ever World Cup goal (Felipe Baloy) past Jordan Pickford. Panama come in under Danish coach Thomas Christiansen — they qualified unbeaten and beat the USA at the 2024 Copa América. The final group game, and the one that decides where England finish.
England's knockout path
If England progress (bookmakers have them at around 95% to qualify and roughly 75% to win the group), their exact knockout schedule depends on where they finish in Group L. We’ll confirm the actual route here as soon as the group stage finishes on 27 June.
Here are the three possible paths, with kick-off times, possible opponents, and which games we can show.
Path A — If England win Group L (75% likely)
Wed 1 July – Round of 32 – 5pm 3rd-placed team — Possible opponent – Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Uruguay, Norway, Senegal, Colombia or Austria
Sun 5 July – Round of 16- (Mon morning) 1am – possible opponent Mexico
Sat 11 July – Quarter Final – 10pm – possible opponent – Brazil, Netherlands or Belgium
Wed 15 July – Semi Final – 8pm – possible opponent -Spain, Argentina or Portugal
Path B — If England finish 2nd in Group L (13% likely)
Fri 3 July (past 10 pm we won’t show this) – Round of 32 possible opponent – Portugal or Colombia
Mon 6 July last 16 – 8pm possible opponent USA or Türkey
Fri 10 July – Quarter-final -8pm possible opponent Argentina, Spain or Germany
Tue 14 July -Semi-final 8pm possible opponent France, Brazil or Netherlands
Path C — If England finish 3rd
(5-8% likely, qualify via best third-place rule)
Fri 3 July – Round of 32 – 8:30pm – Possible opponent – France or Norway
Tue 7 July – Round of 16 – 9pm – Possible opponent – Switzerland or Canada
Sun 12 July (Sat night)- Quarter-final – 2am – Possible opponent Brazil, Netherlands or Belgium
Wed 15 July – Semi-final – 8pm – Possible opponent Spain, Argentina or Portugal
Sat 18 July 3rd -place playoff 10pm
Sun 19 July Final 8pm
Games we won’t be able to show
Three knockout matches kick off too late for the pub to screen:
- Sun 5 July, 1am UK time (if England win the group) — Last 16 in Mexico City
- Fri 3 July, midnight UK time (if England finish 2nd) — Last 32 in Toronto
- Sun 12 July, 2am UK time (if England finish 3rd) — Quarter-final in Kansas City
Watching non-England matches at The Harrison
The Harrison isn’t a sports bar. But during a World Cup, we make exceptions for anyone who wants to watch a particular game so if you have a group of friends who have a game that you want to watch – get in touch.
A couple of dates worth flagging in advance:
Saturday 4 July — Round of 16 begins – England aren’t playing, but the first two knockout matches kick off at 6pm and 10pm UK time. The 6pm match in Houston is likely to feature Brazil, Netherlands or Japan. The 10pm match in Philadelphia could be a Germany or France fixture — the venue is staging it as the centrepiece of the United States’ 250th-birthday celebrations, so it’ll be one of the biggest atmospheres of the whole tournament.
Thursday 9 July, 9pm — First quarter-final, Boston. Likely to be a heavyweight match between two of the tournament’s top sides.
If there’s another game you’d like to see – your team is playing, or you just want to watch the football — just ask. We’ll do our best.
Food and drink
Pints from £5. Gluten free beer on tap, Guinness, Staropramen, craft keg, cask ales (Cask Marque five-star cellar), curated wine list, cocktails, no and low alcohol, soft drinks and coffees and teas – all available.
Sharing platters — built for match watching
16 pieces of wrap with fries — £34. Enough for a table of four through ninety minutes plus extra time, without anyone leaving their seat.
- Meat — sausage & chicken wraps
- Vegetarian — falafel & halloumi wraps
- Mixed — 4 pieces of each filling (falafel, halloumi, chicken, sausage)
Bar snacks from £6.50
Sausage bites, French fries, sweet potato chips, hand-cut chips with aioli or sun-dried tomato mayo, garlic bread with cheese, halloumi with sweet chilli, dressed salad. Trio of chips (sweet potato, hand-cut, fries) — £13.
Full menu
Home-cooked food every day — burgers, fish & chips, sausages & mash, halloumi salad, three-bean stew, lamb shank, grilled John Dory and more. Sunday Roast every week (28 June lands right after the group stage). Full English on Saturdays. Veggie/Vegan and gluten-free options on every menu.
Coming in early? The lunch offer
Weekdays 12–3pm. Every deal includes a drink — soft drink, hot drink, or half-pint of Pravha, Gravity Theory cider or XPA cask ale.
The sharing platter and the two-course deals are particularly good value.
| Light bites & bar snacks + drink | £6.50 |
| Sandwich or wrap + drink | £8.50 |
| Small main + drink | £12 |
| Regular main + drink | £19 |
| Small main + dessert + drink | £18 |
| Regular main + dessert + drink | £25 |
| Sharing platter + 4 drinks (for the table) | £30 |
Worth knowing if England win the group: the Wednesday 1 July Last 32 match kicks off at 5pm UK time — perfect for a long lunch that rolls straight into the football.