Australian Fans Flood Seattle as Sound Transit Braces for 10,000 at U.S. World Cup Match
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Updated · KOMO News · Jun 19
Australian Fans Flood Seattle as Sound Transit Braces for 10,000 at U.S. World Cup Match
1 articles · Updated · KOMO News · Jun 19
Summary
10,000 Australian supporters are expected at Friday’s noon U.S.-Australia World Cup match in Seattle, with another capacity crowd likely after the city’s sellout opener.
210,000 riders used Sound Transit on Monday during Seattle’s first World Cup game, and the agency says Friday could become one of the busiest days in its history with a Mariners game also scheduled.
46 trains with 174 railcars ran ahead of Monday’s match — the most light rail vehicles ever operating at once — and Sound Transit is again urging fans to spread out across Pioneer Square, Stadium and Chinatown-International District stations.
Occidental Square has become a central fan zone for visiting Australians and local families, and Friday’s match will decide first place in Group D.