How to Host a World Cup Watch Party (That’s Actually About the Football… Mostly)

Knockout-stage football is the best television on earth, and it deserves better than a sad bowl of crisps and someone sitting on the remote.

Whether it’s the girls, the family, or a hen do that happens to coincide with a quarter-final, here’s the Pretty Lovely guide to hosting a watch party people talk about for the rest of the tournament.

1. Set the dress code

Matching World Cup tees turn a normal Saturday into an event. Pick a slogan per person — Who’s VAR? for the one who never knows what’s happening, Red Card Behaviour for the liability, It’s Coming Home Lads xo for the believer. Printed to order in your colours, regular or baby tee.

2. Sort a snack box per person

This is the upgrade nobody goes back from. A personalised snack box each — name on the lid, compartments loaded with pick-and-mix — means no sharing disputes during extra time. Our Travel Snacks Box holds a genuinely alarming amount of sweets.

Already have boxes? The personalised decal stickers let you name what you own — choose your design and vinyl colour on the listing.

3. Halftime entertainment

Ten minutes of adverts is exactly enough time for a penalty shoot-out in the garden, a sweepstake redraw, or a formal debate about whether it is, in fact, coming home.

4. Plan the fixtures ahead

The quarter-finals land this weekend — England vs Norway is Saturday 11 July at 10pm UK time, so it’s a late one. If England go through (manifesting), the semi-final follows midweek: get your tee order in now so you're covered for the whole run.

5. The golden rule

Whatever happens on the pitch, the photos are forever — which is the real reason for the matching tees.

Free UK delivery on orders over £60 — one group order and you’re there. Start with the World Cup collection.