World Cup Final Comes To Westport

No one yet knows which 2 nations will face off in the World Cup final on Sunday, July 19.*

We do know where to watch it though, on perhaps the largest screen in town: the Westport Library’s Trefz Forum.

If the championship match is anything like the tournament so far, it will be a sizzling, scintillating affair.

But the 3 p.m. final is not the only action that afternoon.

The Library has planned a full, family-friendly soccer afternoon.

At 1:30, Westport soccer personalities including former Staples High School coaches Dan Woog and Chris O’Dell, national champion Paddy Donovan, soccer filmmaker Joe Pierce and others will tell stories about their lives in the Beautiful Game.

Staples graduate Mike Noonan — coach of Clemson University’s 2-time national champs — will appear on video.

From 1 to 3 p.m., fans can exchange Panini brand stickers.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or only recently caught World Cup fever, this is a chance to spend an afternoon with soccer people — and watch what is sure to be a memorable match surrounded by many others.

It’s not MetLife Stadium.

But it’s the next best thing to being there.

And you can’t beat the admission price. It’s free!

(“Westport Meets the World Cup” is supported by the Westport Soccer Association, Mickey Kydes Soccer Enterprises and “06880.”)

*It sure won’t be the US.