4 things for the perfect world cup party {& 2 No-No’s}

The men’s and women’s world cups are so exciting because they are only every four years. Throw a perfect world cup party to celebrate the games and support your team(s). While everyone is different in their time, decorating styles and preferences [i.e., my wife wants perfection, I just want the game] here are a few things I’ve learned about the list of DO’s & DONT’S for a perfect world cup party.

DO:

Make plans & record big games

Do not schedule work on the day and time of the game. [cough! cough!] Make sure to let others know when the game will be and that you’re on for your house. My wife really helps me out with this to remind me of games and making sure their is DVR space and eliminate in advance any other recording starts that may interfere with the game(s).

Communicate

Let others know what you’re serving and that if’ you’re watching a delayed version of the game [*sigh* I DO understand some of you cannot get off of work in time for the game] to please DO NOT let you hear about the game, big plays, or goals. You have to really be careful and stay on your toes to communicate to people around you, that you don’t want to hear the scores or news.

Invite friends from other countries

Invite your friends and more friends to watch a game! If you can invite people from other countries because it’s a lot of fun to have a diverse crowd, especially for the world cup. When my wife and I were living in Los Angeles, CA we were invited to a pretty perfect world cup party. There were tons of Italians there rooting on Italy who ended up beating France. That’s when the best player at the time, Zidane head butted the guy in the chest and was red carded. BTW I was the only one rooting for France that day, so I didn’t really make too many friends that day ha-ha. 8 years earlier I had watched Zidane & France in the World Cup 1998 light it up and that really sparked something in me.

Use Pinterest

*BIG SIGH.* My wife made me add this one – use Pinterest for party ideas such as food and decorations. She really liked the idea of team members’ portraits around the room?

DON’T:  [Now for the 2 big NO-NO’s]

Don’t work on days your country is playing

Bummer USA is not even in the World Cup 2018, so looks like I will be working a lot. I’m pulling for the CONCACAF teams, but I love to watch the top teams like Brazil, Germany, Spain, Columbia, Argentina, Portugal, England playing each other.

Don’t fill out one of those brackets

If you do brackets successfully in the WORLD CUP then you belong in Vegas, because there is absolutely no way to pre-determine outcomes in football/futbol/soccer. Especially the world cup, because once a team gets out of their group they have to deal with injuries or suspensions from too many cards. I think once you get 2 yellow cards in the tournament, you have to sit out the next game. So if the best player gets a yellow card in the first game and the 3rd game, then they will miss the Round of 16. So the depth of each team is very important in the world cup.

Have fun creating your own party and tailor it to your specific style and taste but most of all Enjoy the Games!