For Baltimore soccer fans and bar owners alike, watching 2022 World Cup together is what it’s all about

As a huge soccer fan, devouring the Premier League and Champions League, Mike Steenstra dreamt of opening his own soccer bar — a place for like-minded fans to soak in a unique atmosphere. But when it came down to it, between raising his two children and affording a mortgage with his wife, Steenstra felt he needed to reach one rung lower on a ladder of dreams. So instead, he’ll settle for keeping his day job while organizing a week-long watch party for the World Cup. It’s not his full dream, but it’ll do. For now. “Soccer bar was the goal,” Steenstra said, “and World Cup Pop Up was what it became eventually.” At the SoFive indoor soccer complex in Columbia, Steenstra has organized an event that encapsulates a World Cup experience.