Sitka residents and visitors packed the Bayview Pub on Tuesday to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 (KCAW photo / Rachel Waldholz)
If there was any question whether football fever has reached the Last Frontier, it was settled Tuesday (7-1-14) afternoon, as Sitka residents and visitors alike packed the Bayview Pub to watch the U.S. try to battle past Belgium for a berth in the World Cup quarterfinals.
The U.S. lost in a heartbreaker: three goals were scored in extra time, and two of them were Belgian. But as they fought it out in Salvador, Brazil, the U.S. team had the undivided attention of fans 7,000 miles away — including visitors Kim and Mark Spragg, who broke out some special accessories for the occasion.
