How to Throw a Kick-Ass Women’s World Cup Viewing Party

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is in full swing right now, and tonight, the U.S.will face off against Norway in the quarterfinals. Invite your friends over to watch the games—we’ve got you covered with decorations, patriotic snacks, and fun activities.

How to Decorate
Set the scene for the gathering by turning your table into a soccer field using a plastic green tablecloth and white crepe paper (both are available at grocery stores or party stores). First, cover your table with the table cloth. Then, lay three pieces of crepe paper down the edges and center of the table to create the half-way line and the endlines. Add more pieces of crepe paper to create the lines for the penalty areas. Then, add the center circle (you’ll need to cinch the crepe paper a bit, and it’s helpful to use a plate as a guide while you’re doing this). Use pieces of double-sided tape under the crepe paper to hold it in place.

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Trick dianthus are green fuzzy flowers that look similar to grass. Fill a vase with several of these for an easy on-theme centerpiece. 

Add an American Flag to the table to show your team spirit. And with July 4th just around the corner, patriotic plates are easy to find a grocery stores.

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What to Serve

Individual yogurt parfaits make for a healthy red, white, and blue snack. Layer strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and vanilla yogurt, and top with a sprinkle of granola.

A guacamole soccer field doubles as a snack and a decoration: Just make or purchase your favorite guac (or other green dip), pour it into a rectangular tray, and use sour cream in a zip-top bag with the corner snipped off to draw on the endlines, half-way line, and center circle. Square-shaped pretzels make perfect goals.

Create red, white, and blue salads by topping spinach with sliced strawberries, blueberries, and goat cheese and adding your favorite dressing.

Popsicles are the ultimate summertime cool-down treat, and patriotic ones are readily available at the grocery store.

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If you really want to show your team spirit, bake store-bought sugar cookie dough into rectangular treats, then top them with ready-made cheesecake filling and fresh berries to create quick flag cookies.

Serve orange-infused water since most people who played soccer when they were younger remember their parents bringing orange slices for them to snack on after soccer games.

What To Do (Besides Watch the Game)

Get into the game by filling out a bracket predicting which teams will face off in the final match and who will go home with the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Here’s a printable version we made for you to use.

Place bets with your friends on who will score the next goal, get a penalty, etc.—and make people do 10 crunches or pushups when a goal is scored against their team.

Happy watching!

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Kit Graham is a food blogger, restaurant lover, travel aficionado, social media maven, and a proud member of the Chicago blogging community. The Kittchen is the place to find Kit’s original recipes, restaurant reviews, and travel stories.