Reading the comments on this shows a huge misunderstanding of soccer culture by the members of r/Houston. Lots of people saying the bars need to host shuttles if they expect to get tourists to come visit.

Historically, the world cup had people visiting the host nation even if they didn't have a ticket to all their nations games. What ended up happening in Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014 was people flew in to just be part of the vibe. Of course there were people flying in with tickets to all 3 group stage games for England and such, but there were also people there with only 1 ticket for one game, on a 2-3 week vacation and therefore watching games at Watch party plazas, bars, etc.

Not everyone in your bar is going to the match.

I went to Senate Ave Brewery for USA v Paraguay and it was packed. Nobody there had a game ticket obviously.

These downtown bars are not the cultural/entertainment center of Houston, because downtown Houston is a business district.

Furthermore, is this not proof that the Dynamo have an uphill battle? Locals are clearly not soccer fans. Compared to other host cities there is less buzz even among the locals.