JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2026--
With the FIFA World Cup field narrowed from 48 teams to the final eight contenders, Jersey City's Zeppelin Hall is inviting soccer fans to gather for FIFA World Cup Watch Parties throughout the tournament's final rounds.
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The expansive European-style biergarten, bar and restaurant will air every remaining match through the FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday, July 19. Located in the heart of Liberty Harbor, Downtown Jersey City's premier waterfront neighborhood, the popular local spot pairs world-class soccer with more than 100 beers, handcrafted cocktails, Modern American and German cuisine, and one of the region's most energetic match-day atmospheres.
As the race to lift the trophy intensifies, several marquee matchups are set to capture global attention, including a highly anticipated Norway vs. England quarterfinal on Saturday, July 11, featuring international stars Erling Haaland and Harry Kane.
The tournament's quarterfinals run July 9-12 before the world's top nations advance through the semifinals and ultimately the championship match on Sunday, July 19.
Upcoming FIFA World Cup Matches at Zeppelin Hall – all times EST
Quarterfinals
Championship Match
Fans are encouraged to arrive early. Walk-ins are welcome, though reservations are strongly suggested.
Open seven days a week, and opening early for FIFA World Cup matches, Zeppelin Hall offers one of Jersey City's premier sports-viewing experiences. Situated on the ground floor of the luxury rental building The Zenith at Liberty Harbor, Zeppelin Hall offers expansive indoor and outdoor seating, communal 30-foot-long tables that make it easy to gather with friends or fellow fans, live music, and DJs. Complimentary parking is also available on site, a rare convenience in Downtown Jersey City, along with no cover charge, making it easy for fans to gather for every match.
Located in the heart of Liberty Harbor, Zeppelin Hall serves as the community’s “living room,” a place where residents, neighbors and visitors naturally come together. Intentionally planned to foster genuine connection, Liberty Harbor blends the ease of suburban living with the energy of downtown life, offering a walkable waterfront setting with a vibrant mix of dining, entertainment and everyday conveniences. With the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, PATH train and NY Waterway Ferry nearby, the neighborhood provides seamless access to Manhattan and destinations throughout the region.
Zeppelin Hall is located at 88 Liberty View Dr, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305. For more information on opening times and game updates, follow @ZepplinHall on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok or call (201) 721-8888. Additional details on Zepplin Hall can be found at www.zeppelinhall.com.
About Liberty Harbor
Liberty Harbor is Downtown Jersey City’s premier waterfront neighborhood. Intentionally planned and built to foster genuine community, this vibrant enclave pairs an unrivaled, walkable location along the lower Hudson Bay with a thriving social and entertainment scene. With a diverse range of modern rental residences and easy access to all major transit options, Liberty Harbor combines the peace of mind of suburban living with cosmopolitan energy, minutes from Manhattan. For more information, visit libertyharbor.com.
Zeppelin Hall (Credit: Liberty Harbor)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Over the last month, Democratic socialists have notched victories in the liberal strongholds of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver.
Now Francesca Hong, a single mother who has worked as a dishwasher and line cook, is trying to do the same with her campaign for governor in Wisconsin, a swing state known for razor-thin election margins where winning over moderate, independent voters is crucial.
Hong's candidacy has turned the Democratic primary on Aug. 11 into the latest test of just how far left voters are willing to go in the November midterms.
“We do this in Wisconsin, we’re going to change politics across the country,” the 37-year-old Hong said as she headed into the final month of campaigning. "People who are frustrated and have a lot more to lose — and I’m one of those people — are ready to coalesce around someone they can believe in.”
John Ravdabaugh, an undecided independent voter, came away impressed after hearing Hong speak at the retirement home where he lives. Even though the democratic socialist label concerns him, Ravdabaugh said he would consider voting for Hong.
“Every system reaches a point where change is necessary,” he said.
Whoever wins the primary will advance to almost certainly face Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, one of the most conservative members of the House, who has President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Tiffany has only token opposition in the primary.
The governor's race is integral to Democrats’ hopes of earning full control of Wisconsin state government for the first time since 2010, and it will send a signal about where the country's politics are headed by shaping a key political battleground that helps decide presidential campaigns.
Tiffany has focused much of his criticism on Hong and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, another Democratic candidate for governor.
“This November, the choice is common sense or crazy,” Tiffany posted on social media in June. Tiffany included screenshots of a Barnes post where he voiced support for cutting prison populations by half and Hong's posts where she advocates for defunding and abolishing the police.
As a candidate, Hong has not backed away from her calls to defund and abolish the police. Hong also supports increasing taxes on the wealthy and creating a state-owned bank to help pay for free health care and free child care, a $20 minimum wage, and a moratorium on data center construction.
Hong dismisses concerns that she’s too liberal to win over key independent voters in a state Trump carried twice and narrowly lost a third time.
“I worry that’s a miscalculation of where voters are at in our state, that we’re underestimating what people want,” Hong said in an interview.
Last month, democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, setting herself up to clinch the office in November.
Then three congressional candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, another democratic socialist, defeated establishment-backed politicians.
And just last week, democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in the Colorado primary, a stunning victory for the 29-year-old, first-time candidate against an incumbent who took office before she was born.
But those victories have been in either congressional or mayoral races in large urban centers, a far different landscape than Wisconsin.
In 1910, during socialism’s heyday in the United States, Milwaukee sent the first socialist to Congress and was the first major American city to elect a socialist mayor. Milwaukee elected two more socialist mayors before 1960.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, perhaps the best known democratic socialist, won all but one county in Wisconsin in the 2016 Democratic primary. In 2023, two state lawmakers from Milwaukee revived the socialist caucus in the Legislature, which had been dormant since 1935.
Hong, the first Asian American elected to the state Assembly in 2020, is one of four members of that caucus.
Barnes, 39, served four years in the state Assembly before his four years as lieutenant governor under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. In 2022, Barnes came within 27,000 votes of ousting Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.
“I’ve been around longer than anybody fighting these fights,” said Barnes, who grew up in Milwaukee and is vying to become Wisconsin's first Black governor.
He played down the idea that democratic socialists are surging.
“People aren’t looking for labels, necessarily,” he said. “People are looking for bold solutions.”
Longtime Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki, who is not working for any of the Democrats running this year, said Barnes has an advantage as the most well-known candidate in the race.
“I have believed from the day since Mandela Barnes got into the race, he's the favorite,” Zepecki said. “It is his race to lose.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a former nurse and health care executive who is also running for the Democratic nomination, said she'll have broader appeal in November. She cites her experience in the private sector and her flipping of a state Assembly seat in a conservative Milwaukee suburb, and she emphasizes her ideas for lowering costs for working people.
“I’m not worried about other candidates in this race,” Rodriguez said in an interview. “What I’m worried about is making my argument to Wisconsinites about why I’m the best person to lead the state, how I am going to fight for them."
She launched a $1 million television ad campaign this week that features her in nursing scrubs talking about taking on Tiffany and lowering health care costs.
Other Democratic candidates are state Sen. Kelda Roys, who has the endorsement of the statewide teachers union, and Joel Brennan, a former top aide to Evers.
Missy Hughes, the state’s former economic development director, dropped out of the race in June and endorsed Rodriguez. David Crowley, the top elected official in Milwaukee County, dropped out this week and also backed Rodriguez.
More moderate Democrats worry that nominating Hong could hurt them in the general election, especially in Wisconsin where independent voters are key in statewide races that are often decided by tiny margins.
Neera Tanden, who leads the Center for American Progress, said "it’s especially important in the age of Trump” to select viable candidates.
“In Wisconsin, whoever wins the general election will be the person overseeing elections in 2028 and whether people are seated in 2029.”
Evers won his two races for governor by just over 1 percentage point in 2018 and just over 3 points in 2022. Trump won Wisconsin by less than a point in 2024, and lost by less than a point in 2020.
Dave Smith, 72, a retired doctor from Madison who heard Hong speak Tuesday, said the democratic socialist label will be tough for voters of his generation to accept.
“The platform, much of that resonates well,” said Smith, who is undecided whom he will vote for in the Democratic primary. “My vote will likely go to who is the most electable in the fall.”
Associated Press writer Nicholas Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.
FILE - Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes concedes to Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at a news conference Nov. 9, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Francesca Hong, a Democratic socialist candidate for Wisconsin governor, speaks to voters at a retirement home, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
