A bride, a groom and a few bridesmaids were posing for wedding photos in Philadelphia on June 27 when a crowd of Croatian soccer fans closed in. Nobody got upset. The couple and their party started chanting and jumping up and down with them.
Barstool Sports posted the video on X. “Croatia fans joined in a celebration of a new couple’s wedding photos today in Philly,” the caption said. “The World Cup is AWESOME.”
It is not the first time visiting fans have taken over a corner of an American city this summer. Scotland’s Tartan Army took over Boston. Norway’s supporters brought their Viking Row to Times Square in New York.
Trouble has been rare. Few incidents involving visiting World Cup fans have been reported in the United States, and plenty of supporters have praised the country. A European couple said they loved the American lifestyle after being invited to a two-day experience in Texas that included off-roading in a pickup truck and horse riding. An English fan called his favourite American food “absolutely excellent.”
The Scotland fans’ effect on Boston drew some funny comments from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay this week. Locals, meanwhile, seem to be enjoying the visitors too. One woman praised a number of the World Cup traditions she has seen this summer.
