Got World Cup fever? Where to watch the Socceroos versus Egypt

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The Weekend
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Jul 03, 2026, updated Jul 03, 2026
Egypt's captain and star player Mohamed Salah on the left, and Socceroo Nestory Irankunda on the right. Graphic: AAP
Egypt's captain and star player Mohamed Salah on the left, and Socceroo Nestory Irankunda on the right. Graphic: AAP

As the Socceroos continue their FIFA World Cup campaign with a do-or-die clash against Egypt, football fans across Queensland will be setting their alarms rather than booking dinner. Thanks to the Queensland Government’s extended-trading pathway for eligible venues broadcasting the match, a number of pubs, bars and clubs across Brisbane and the Gold Coast will be opening before dawn to bring the drama, the atmosphere and a little taste of the world’s biggest sporting stage closer to home. Here’s what’s open …

Brisbane

Crown Hotel, Lutwyche
Cutler’s Arms, Indooroopilly
Empire Hotel, Fortitude Valley
Everton Park Hotel, Everton Park
Finn McCool’s, Fortitude Valley
Hotel Terminus, South Brisbane
Irish Murphy’s, Brisbane City
Jindalee Hotel, Jindalee
Lucky Star Tavern, Sunnybank Hills
Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield
Newmarket Hotel, Newmarket
Oxford 152, Bulimba
Regatta Hotel, Toowong
Riverside Arms, Brisbane City
Royal Hotel, Nundah
Salisbury Hotel, Salisbury
Stones Corner Hotel, Stones Corner
Story Bridge Hotel, Kangaroo Point
The Boundary Hotel, West End
The Caxton Hotel, Petrie Terrace
The Normanby Hotel, Red Hill
The Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley
The Royal George Hotel and Ric’s Bar, Fortitude Valley
The Sporting Globe Bar & Grill, Chermside
The Tax Office, Fortitude Valley
Waterloo Hotel, Fortitude Valley
World Cup Live Site, South Bank Cultural Forecourt

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Gold Coast

Burleigh Town Hotel, Burleigh Heads
Finn McCool’s Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise
Hope Island Tavern, Hope Island
Runaway Bay Tavern, Runaway Bay
The Broadbeach Tavern, Broadbeach
The Cavill Hotel, Surfers Paradise
The Sporting Globe Bar & Grill, Robina
The Sporting Globe Bar & Grill, Surfers Paradise

The game will be kicking off at 4:00 am (AEST). Know of more spots screening the game? Drop us a line at [email protected]. 

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