Photographer Tracks World Cup Fan Style Across 4 U.S. Cities at 6 Matches
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Photographer Tracks World Cup Fan Style Across 4 U.S. Cities at 6 Matches
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 8
Summary
Six World Cup matches across four U.S. cities formed the basis of Simbarashe Cha’s survey of how fans dressed during the 2026 tournament.
All six FIFA confederations were represented in the itinerary, which was designed to compare how national identity showed up in clothing, colors and accessories.
Los Angeles opened the tour with the United States-Paraguay match, where similar tricolor palettes contrasted with distinctly American touches such as cowboy styling and bright overalls.
The piece frames fan fashion as part of a longer U.S. World Cup story, tracing it back to the 1994 tournament that helped fuse soccer culture with American style.