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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The FIFA Fan Festival at City Hall Plaza in Boston announced that it would be closed Thursday due to the weather forecast.
"Due to the likelihood of high winds and concerns about public safety we will be closed today, Thursday June 18th. We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage you to enjoy the sport safely where you can," the fan festival posted on its website.
Thursday’s forecast calls for high winds and periods of rain and thunderstorms.
The fan festival encouraged soccer fans to register for another day instead.
The festival reopens at City Hall Plaza on Friday, June 19 at 2 p.m. for matches between the USA and Australia, Scotland and Morocco and Brazil and Haiti. The game between Scotland and Morocco will take place at Boston Stadium in Foxboro.