Watch The World Cup Games Live Near Rancho Santa Margarita

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — There is little more satisfying than hanging out in a restaurant with others enjoying food, friends and futbol. Patch has hunted around to find some great local spots near you sporting the games on live broadcast.

The Belgium-Brazil 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal will be shown live Friday at many establishments across the Southland. In Los Angeles, the FS1 telecast of the game from Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, is set to begin at 11 a.m. The FS1 telecast of the game from Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, is set to begin at 11 a.m. Admission is free at both venues. The Croatia-Russia quarterfinal Saturday at 11 a.m. will also be shown at the Paley Center and Hammer Museum. But there is no need to drive that far.

In Orange County, Consider these locations near you.

El Torito: World Cup soccer watch parties 8 a.m. on June 21 and 23, with breakfast burrito and drink specials. 3520 The City Drive South, Orange, 714-939-6711.

Participating locations include Anaheim, Corona, Cypress, Dana Point, Irvine, and Yorba Linda, www.eltorito.com.

Olde Ship: Open 7 a.m. weekdays and 5 a.m. weekends for matches, as scheduled, 1120 W. 17th St., Santa Ana, 714-550-6700. Open early for England's matches only as scheduled, 709 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, (714) 871-7447, www.theoldeship.com.

Phoenix Club: Open 7:30 a.m. June 17 and 27 with breakfast specials and 10:30 a.m. June 23 with lunch specials. 1340 S. Sanderson Ave. Anaheim, (714) 563-4166; www.thephoenixclub.com.

Old World: Open 7 a.m. or 7 or 8 a.m. as matches are scheduled with beer specials. When Germany plays, breakfast brunch will be available for $9 at 8 a.m. 7562 Center Ave. #49, Huntington Beach, 714-895-8020, www.oldworld.ws. Find a full list of where to watch the World Cup Games with other soccer fans across southern California here.

Other places fans love to watch:

• Oggi's in Mission Viejo
• Docent Brewing In San Juan Capistrano
• Muldoon's Irish Pub in Newport Beach
• The Blarney Stone, Fountain Valley
• Old World German Restaurant, Huntington Beach

About the games:

Belgium advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 victory over Japan in a round of 16 game Monday, becoming the first team to overcome a two-goal second-half deficit in a World Cup knockout stage game since 1970.

Brazil defeated Mexico, 2-0, in a round of 16 game Monday, reaching the quarterfinals for the seventh consecutive World Cup.

Belgium was among three teams to complete group play undefeated and untied, along with Croatia and Uruguay. Its plus-seven goal differential was the best in group play and its nine goals the most.

Brazil won Group E with a 2-0-1 record. Brazil has held its opponents scoreless for the past 310 minutes and allowed just one goal in the tournament.

Belgium, known as the Red Devils, is in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive World Cup. The only time it advanced past the quarterfinals was in 1986 when it finished fourth.

Brazil has advanced to the semifinals four of the past six World Cups, winning the championship in 1994 and 2002 and finishing second in 1998. It finished fourth in the 2014 World Cup. Its teams led by Pele won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Brazil is second in the rankings compiled by FIFA, soccer's international governing body. Belgium is ranked third.

The Belgium-Brazil winner will advance to a semifinal Tuesday against the winner of the France-Uruguay quarterfinal that will be played earlier Friday. The loser will be eliminated.

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