Seattle World Cup crowds flood Pioneer Square
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Pioneer Square and Sodo were packed with soccer fans yesterday as Seattle hosted its first FIFA World Cup match of the summer.
- The match between Belgium and Egypt ended in a 1-1 draw.
After the match let out in the afternoon, crowds flooded the Pioneer Square light rail station. Transit security workers did their best to make sure none of the visitors accidentally boarded a train to Redmond instead of the airport, or vice versa.
- One of the station's escalators was out of order yesterday, giving out-of-towners the true Seattle transit experience.
Other fans lingered. People outfitted in Belgium and Egypt gear lined up for sandwiches at Salumi, sipped coffee at Caffe Umbria and waited in line for pastries at The Pastry Project.
Some watched the tournament on giant screens set up at Occidental Mall and Pacific Place, among other locations.
Seattle hosts its next match Friday, when the U.S. team will play Australia at noon.
