What to Drink at Your FIFA World Cup 2026 Watch Party (A Toronto Guide)

Thirty-nine days. One hundred and four games. And unless you’re at the stadium, you’re watching from a couch. Here’s what to drink.

The Canada Game (June 12) — Go All In

Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina. 3pm ET. Toronto Stadium. Canada’s first-ever men’s World Cup match on home soil. This is the one where you get serious about your watch party setup.

For this game: go Canadian. Molson Canadian or Labatt Blue if you want to lean into the moment. Ontario craft beer if you want to be smug about it. Either works. The point is to have enough. Canada scoring their first World Cup goal in front of a home crowd is not a moment to be holding an empty glass.

Order early. Demand on June 12 will be unlike any other day this summer.

Germany vs Côte d’Ivoire (June 20, Toronto)

Two attacking sides with genuine World Cup pedigree. This is a beer game. Lager game specifically. If you want to theme it: German beer for Germany, but honestly a cold Stella or Heineken works for anyone watching a game like this at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon.

Argentina — The Defending Champion Drinks

Argentina play their group stage in the US (Dallas), but every Toronto watch party with a single South American football fan will have a TV on for these games. Argentina vs Algeria (June 16, 9pm ET) is the opener. Stock accordingly.

Malbec would be appropriate but nobody’s opening a bottle of Malbec at 9pm on a Monday for Argentina vs Algeria. Beer. Always beer for group stage.

Brazil Games — The Weekend Games

Brazil vs Morocco kicks off June 13 at 6pm ET. Mid-Saturday evening. This is the occasion for rum cocktails or a caipirinha if you’re ambitious. Or just beer. Brazil games have a way of making whatever you’re drinking taste better.

England vs Croatia (June 17, Toronto Time 4pm ET)

England’s opener is in Dallas, but given Toronto’s English population and the fact that Croatia also plays in Toronto, this game will be everywhere. The safe drink: lager. The correct drink for a 4pm Saturday match in a sports bar or on someone’s backyard patio: a pitcher of lager, shared with people who will question every England substitution.

Knockout Stage Drinks

The Round of 32 starts June 28 and runs through July 3. Toronto’s knockout game is July 2 at 7pm ET. By this point in the tournament, every game means more. Upgrade the drinks accordingly: better wine for a good match, a bottle of Scotch or tequila for the games that go to penalty shootouts.

The General Rule

Group stage games: beer. Round of 16 and up: whatever you feel strongly about. Final: champagne, whether you’re celebrating or drowning your sorrows.

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Order at least 60 minutes before kickoff. Don’t be the host who runs dry at halftime.

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