Soccer meets nature at Vancouver mountaintop watch party
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NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. (AP) — World Cup fans in Vancouver took to the great outdoors Saturday with a mountaintop watch party accessed by gondola.
The match between England and Panama was shown on a big screen atop Grouse Mountain, a 4,100-foot mountain that’s part of the Pacific Ranges with a sweeping view of B.C.
Some 300 people attended the event, which was part of Destination Canada’s effort to blend the nation’s natural attractions with the World Cup. When Jude Bellingham scored England’s breakthrough goal in the second half, the fans roared.
“It makes it much more immersive, right, in the sense that you’ve got multiple layers. You’ve got the game going on, and then all of the sudden, as you then look at the background and look around, it’s incredible, incredible with the view,” said event volunteer Stephan Lukac. “This is what it’s all about.”
