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Seattle March Precedes USA-Australia Match, Businesses See Mixed Sales

6/27/2026

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Seattle Marches

Thousands marched through Seattle before the USA-Australia World Cup match at Lumen Field.
The parade featured a Lincoln-costumed man, founding-father wigs, a Buffalo Soldiers cavalry for Juneteenth, and Australian fans with flags.
Collins Pub recorded record sales, Underbelly burned through a month’s stock in one day, and Falafel Fresh ran out of meat.
Chinatown-International District owners said the World Cup caused a sales slowdown despite the crowds.

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Sound Transit Sets Record

Sound Transit logged 280,000 boardings for the USA-Australia match, topping the 236,000 at Belgium-Egypt.
It ran a record 174 rail cars at four-minute intervals to move fans between downtown stations and Seattle Stadium.
Infrared sensors and automatic counters on 80 % of cars recorded the ridership figures.
Bendon said downtown stations and the new Crosslake Connection, which lifted monthly ridership 40 %, give Seattle a transit edge over other hosts.

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Seattle Marches

Thousands marched through Seattle before the USA-Australia World Cup match at Lumen Field.
The parade featured a Lincoln-costumed man, founding-father wigs, a Buffalo Soldiers cavalry for Juneteenth, and Australian fans with flags.
Collins Pub recorded record sales, Underbelly burned through a month’s stock in one day, and Falafel Fresh ran out of meat.
Chinatown-International District owners said the World Cup caused a sales slowdown despite the crowds.

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