So you want to watch your favourite soccer team beat their rivals in the World Cup, but without the pesky cheers from their fans. What's a Torontonian to do?
Luckily, thanks to the city's numerous neighbourhoods (that aren't shy about putting their preferences right on their street signs), it's relatively easy to find a place to watch the game among friends, no matter the time of day (or night).
While some areas are completely taken over by the games (we're looking at you, College Street), others are wonderful little pockets of football fever for the duration of the games, from its start on June 12 to the final on July 13.
Check out this list of places to watch World Cup games, by country, in Toronto, where they'll hopefully be serving geographically appropriate drinks and food. Did we forget your favourite watering hole? Let us know and we'll add it in (unless, of course, you want it to remain your secret).
Team: Portugal
Where: 1000 College St. (College and Dovercourt); 1560 Dundas St. W. (Dundas and Dufferin); 2293 St. Clair Ave. W. (St. Clair and Keele); 33 Hillcrest Ave. (Mississauga)
Plans?: Reservations available at all locations for the games on the patios and inside
Team: All
Where: 335 Queen St. W. (east of Spadina)
Plans?: Showing all games inside and on their rooftop patio
Team: Germany
Where: 1686 Ellesmere Rd. (Scarborough)
Plans?: A giant screen to show Germany's games (check their Facebook page for details)
Team: All
Where: 594 College St. (College and Bathurst)
Plans?: 8 TVs on the patio, as well as an 80-inch TV, a 60-inch TV in the back room (which could be reserved for private parties), an extended patio seating 250 people with a video wall from Friday until Tuesday, as well as a final game street party on July 13. Check out their Facebook page for updates.
Team: Greece
Where: 519 Danforth Ave. (Danforth and Logan)
Plans?: Showing all games
Team: Germany
Where: Hosting an event at The Antler Room, 146 Front St. W. (Union Station)
Team: Chile
Where: 1345 St. Clair Ave. W. (at Lansdowne)
Plans?: Showing all Chile games, complete with empanadas and Chilean wine
Team: Spain
Where: 3465 Dundas St. W. (Runnymede)
Team: Uruguay
Where:101 Freshway Dr. #16 (Vaughan)
Plans?: Playing all of the Uruguay games, free entry
Team: Brazil
Where: 230 Adelaide St. W. (Adelaide and University)
Plans?: Playing the games, with an option to reserve tables for them
Team: England
Where: 1100 Queen St. W. (at Dovercourt)
Plans?: Showing all England games (and also, the others) on their eight TVs and 70" projector
Team: England
Where: 39 Prince Arthur Ave. (Bloor and University)
Team: Colombia
Where: 1006 St. Clair Ave. W. (St. Clair and Oakwood)
Team: Latin American countries
Where: 430 College St. (College and Bathurst)
Plans?: Showing all the games throughout the World Cup -- check here for their schedule
Euro Sports Bar and Grill
Team: Portugal
Where: 252 Lansdowne Ave. (Lansdowne and College)
Team: All
Where: 164 Bathurst St. (at Queen)
Plans?: Showing all the games — check out their full schedule of games here
Team: Switzerland
Where: 1075 Bay St. (Bay and Bloor)
Plans?: Will show all the games, but Switzerland for sure
Team: African nations
Where: 745 Queen St. W. (Queen, west of Bathurst)
Plans?: Self-declared World Cup African headquarters in Toronto; TVs playing games inside and on patio; flags and whistles encouraged
Team: Netherlands
Where: 142 Cumberland St. (Yorkville)
Plans?: Showing all games throughout the pub
Team: Italy
Where: 720 College St. (east of Ossington)
Plans?: Showing the games, rooting for Italy
Team: Mexico
Where: 838 Yonge St. (Yonge and Davenport)
Plans?: Showing all the games
Team: France
Where: 315 King St. W. (east of Spadina)
Plans?: Showing France games only with drinks special and special menus
Team: POrtugal
Where: 818 College St. (at Ossington)
Plans?: Playing Portugal games (as well as others) to a rabid fan base
Team: All (but a soft spot for USA, apparently)
Where: 14 Madison Ave. (Bloor and Spadina)
Plans?: Showing all games throughout the pub
Team: Brazil
Where: 722 College St. (east of Ossington)
Plans?: Showing the games, no matter what time of day, complete with DJ. 19+ only.
Team: South American teams
Where: 1690 Queen St. W. (east of Roncesvalles)
Plans?: They have a whole schedule of the games they'll be playing on that giant projector
Team: All (though many are there for Italy, Portugal and Brazil)
Where: 12 Clinton St. (College, west of Bathurst)
Plans?: All games showing on TVs on both floors, $5 pints and margaritas, extended patio from June 13 to 15
Team: France
Where: 1702 Queen St. E. (at Kingston Rd.)
Plans?: Showing the games on all the TVs
Team: Germany
Where: 40 Advance Rd.
Plans?: Seven screens (both indoors and out), with plans to show games throughout the tournament -- especially Germany
Team: Brazil
Where: 1430 Dundas St. W. (Dundas and Dufferin)
Team: USA
Where: 117 John St. (John and Richmond)
Plans?: Headquarters for Team USA
Team: England (they are the home of the Manchester City Supporters Club, after all)
Where: 1112 Dundas St. W. (Dundas and Ossington)
Plans?: Showing the games during business hours
Team: All
Where: ACC/Maple Leaf Square
Plans?: Showing all the games, with special World Cup menus for shared items
Team: Brazil (but will be showing all games)
Where: 1256 St. Clair Ave. W. (St. Clair and Dufferin)
Plans?: Showing games on four TVs inside, with reservations accepted (though the first game on the 16th is already full)
Team: England, Brazil, Spain fans are anticipated
Where: 11 St. Clair Ave. W. (Yonge and St. Clair)
Plans?: All games playing on the bar's approximately 30 TVs, inside and out
Team: Netherlands
Where: 70 Fraser Ave. (Liberty Village)
Plans?: Showing all games, including on the patio
Team: Argentina
Where: 2473 Dufferin St. (Dufferin and Castlefield)
Plans?: Showing all the games they can
Team: Spain
Where: 3465 Dundas St. W. (Runnymede)
Plans?: During the group stage, all of Spain's games will be featured
Team: England
Where: 305 Roncesvalles Ave.
Plans?: Show all the games — as many as possible
Team: England
Where: 962 Kingston Rd. (Kingston and Victoria Park)
Plans?: Definitely showing the England games for their fans
Team: England
Where: 35 Elm St. (Gerrard and Bay)
Plans?: No reservations, so get there as early you can for the England games
Team: All
Where: 50 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. (Mississauga)
Plans?: Whenever the games are on (from 11 a.m. to midnight), the bar will be playing them
Team: All (but we suspect Germany fans may congregate here)
Where: 609 King St. W. (King and Bathurst)
Plans?: Show all the games that have the kick-off before 5 p.m.