USA vs. Ghana, at the Arlington, for Free

As thousands of people watch the Summer Solstice parade snake up State Street, there’s likely to be as many as 2,000 more inside the Arlington Theatre, watching the United States soccer team take on Ghana in the quarterfinal round of the World Cup.

After hosting a free showing of last Wednesday’s 7 a.m. match between USA and Algeria that attracted about 500 people without any advance promotion, Metropolitan Theaters is doing it all over again this Saturday at 11:30 a.m., inviting the public to come watch soccer on the biggest of high definition screens — and all for free. And they’re doing it again on Sunday for the Mexico-Argentina match, and then again on July 11 for the World Cup finals, with other possible American matches as well, if scheduling permits.

“This qualifies as one of those events that seems to be enhanced with communal experience,” said Metro’s David Corwin. “It’s all about letting people have the chance to be together.”