After the success of its viewing events during the 2018 World Cup, the San Jose Earthquakes announced they will broadcast every game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Avaya Stadium for free this summer.

The Women’s World Cup will start on June 7th and run till July 7th. All 52 games will be broadcast on the stadium’s giant video screen. Select games will also have food trucks, inflatables, and FIFA stations for fans to play with between games.

The US Women’s National team will play its first-round games against Thailand on Tuesday, June 11th at noon, Sunday, June 6th at 6 am against Chile, and Thursday, June 20th at noon against Sweden.

Last year over 50,000 fans watched the men’s World Cup games at Avaya.

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Meanwhile, the Earthquakes will play its second game of the MLS season at home this weekend against Minnesota United FC. Head coach Matias Almeyda is looking to rebound from their loss to Montreal last weekend. “I think that we are still looking to figure out our own style,” Almeyda said. “The other day we saw some really important things, and above all that style we are looking for, offensive and defensive. As the season progresses, surely we will win more times than not.”

Game time for the Quakes game is Saturday, March 9th at 4:45 p.m.

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The Earthquakes also announced that newly signed Peruvian defender Marcos López has been called up to play for the national team against Paraguay on March 22nd and El Salvador on March 26th. The 19-year-old López will be the youngest player in the camp.

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Douglas Zimmerman covers the “beautiful game” in the Bay Area and around the world. He recently released a photo book documenting the fans of the World Cup that he started in 2002.

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