World Cup visitors embrace Americana during FIFA World Cup trip
Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson and podcast host Emily Austin discuss the FIFA World Cup 2026, highlighting how foreign visitors are embracing American culture and hospitality. Austin shares viral videos of fans exploring US cities, trying American food, and celebrating together. This interaction generates positive buzz, reminding Americans of their nation's amazing qualities and dispelling media-driven misconceptions.
The Socceroos' World Cup is over after losing to Egypt on penalties on Friday, but before their heartbreak, Australian fans had one final hurrah.
And what better way to do that than by storming a Walmart in Texas and partying until the boys in blue arrive on scene?
There are probably some, but this works too.
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Australian soccer fans invaded a Texas Walmart before their Round of 32 match against Morocco. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Walmart has been a hotspot for World Cup tourists because, while we take it for granted, it's pretty incredible if you think about it. You can get a giant sack of pizza rolls, take 20 steps, buy a dress shirt, take another 20 steps, buy a PlayStation, then take 20 more steps and grab a new garden hose. And, in between, you can even score some Dunkin' Donuts and a pair of prescription glasses.
That's kind of cool.
Walmart has been a popular destination for World Cup tourists from around the globe. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Fox 4 Dallas-Ft. Worth shared some clips on social media of Australian fans hitting up a Walmart in Arlington, and it was one of the wildest fan-related scenes of the World Cup so far.
Which is saying a lot, because we had a guy stick his head in a cotton candy machine.
If you were headed to that Walmart to stock up on Vegemite, go elsewhere. It's definitely sold out.
All I could think of was the poor person who stopped at that Walmart on the way home from work for a gallon of milk and some toilet paper, only to encounter throngs of Aussie soccer hooligans.
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Unfortunately, their excitement was short-lived — and not just because the Pharaohs stomped on their hearts a bit later — but because some of Arlington's finest were called in to help calm things down.
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Absolute scenes.
I'm going to be honest: I think we're really going to miss all these World Cup fans once they're gone.
Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.
