256, Fallowfield

With a huge beer garden and projected matches on a big screen, 256 in Fallowfield is sure to be a student favourite when it comes to viewing the World Cup. Pints for £2.10 mean half-time drinks are affordable and the bar even turns into a club at night, so you can celebrate into the night when the Lions bag the goals.

 

Dive, Northern Quarter

Boasting huge leather chairs, a sports menu and a private snug available for hire, Dive is the perfect place to enjoy the World Cup in comfort with friends and family.

 

Courtyard, Chester Street

Situated close to Man Met University and only a two-minute walk from Oxford Road Station, Courtyard is a cheap and cheerful atmosphere to enjoy all World Cup action.

 

Tib Street Tavern, Northern Quarter

A Northern Quarter favourite for watching football, Tib Street Tavern has big screens upstairs and downstairs, with private booths also available.

 

Manchester 253, Great Northern

A Carlsberg Pop-Up Sports Bar has just landed in Manchester’s 253 promising an unrivalled atmosphere. With a massive 70 square foot wall of World Cup footage, a menu of sporting bar favourites and football tables, this pop-up is not to be missed this summer. It will show all major sporting action over the coming months including Wimbledon and the Premier League.

 

Black Dog Ballroom, Northern Quarter

Both Wakefield Street’s Black Dog Ballroom and sister bar Dog Bowl will be airing the football this summer. Enjoy the rooftop terrace or hire a private room to enjoy drinks offers and free pizza.

 

Common, Northern Quarter

Another popular NQ hotspot for sport, Common will offer Flensburger towers – that’s huge table-top lager dispensers! Sister bar Port Street Beer House will also be showing all the games.