The Football World Cup is traditionally a time for many people to watch the matches together and cheer on the Dutch team. Due to the great interest in the matches, it is sometimes decided to place a large screen on a square in the city center, where people can watch together.
But this will not yet happen in the largest North Holland towns for the upcoming group matches of the Dutch national team, according to a tour by NH.
Do handle it almost all municipalities extended opening hours for the catering industry due to the time difference. The World Cup will be played in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Extended opening hours
To offer football fans the opportunity to watch football together despite the late kick-off times, municipalities are choosing to allow the catering industry to remain open longer. For example in Hilversum.
“No requests have yet been made for a large screen on the Market Square, for example,” says a spokesperson. Entrepreneurs are allowed to place TV screens on terraces in the media city and broadcast matches that start no later than 10 p.m. Football fans can follow later matches inside the pub.