England World Cup games may be screened in the Plaza | OneFootball

England’s World Cup games could be shown on big screens outside Everton’s waterfront stadium this summer.

On 17 June 2026, the Three Lions kick off their campaign at the 2026 Fifa World Cup in the USA against Croatia. Thomas Tuchel’s side – who strung together a perfect 10 victories in qualifying for the tournament – play Ghana 6 days later followed by a match-up with Panama on 27 June in a repeat of the 2018 clash.

It has now been revealed how those fixtures could be shown live on the sprawling plaza outside Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium. The club has received permission from Liverpool Council to host outdoor events including gigs and Christmas markets in the space that envelopes its new home. It is thought around 13,000 people could gather for any future gigs.

The 52,769-capacity ground at Bramley-Moore Dock has already attracted the Rugby League Ashes Test Match in its inaugural season, alongside staging The Toffees’ first home games away from Goodison Park in 133 years. A licensing hearing at Liverpool Town Hall has been told how the club’s founding partner and official beer provider, Budweiser, could look to put on events during the summer.

The American beer giant was named as one of the first brands to partner with the club in its move to Bramley-Moore Dock and provides fans with the various drinks in its stable on matchdays including Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois. The outdoor space also bears Budweiser’s name.

David Crank, licensing agent acting on behalf of Everton, told the hearing how the company would consider screening matches during the World Cup in the three open spaces around the stadium. An event management plan would be put in place should these go-ahead.

Given the late nature of the kick-off times owing to the time difference between the UK and United States – England’s games will kick off at 9 pm and 10 pm – the committee was told how the club had sought terms to host six events with non-standard timings, allowing them to go beyond an 11 pm curfew.

Suzie Parker, Everton’s head of events, said: “If we are to stage them, the Plaza would open from 5 pm to 5:30 pm until an hour after the full-time whistle, midnight-ish.”