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A last-minute World Cup perk allowed public drinking in areas of Cambridge. People took to the streets.

Lexie Daniells and Cooper Hardee carried out beers to-go from Grendel's Den in Cambridge, which, for the World Cup, has rolled out "open-container zones" where it's legal to drink on the street.
Lexie Daniells and Cooper Hardee carried out beers to-go from Grendel's Den in Cambridge, which, for the World Cup, has rolled out "open-container zones" where it's legal to drink on the street.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe

CAMBRIDGE — Most of the time, if I strolled up John F. Kennedy Street sipping a freshly poured draft beer out of a plastic cup, there would be trouble.

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Lexie Daniells drank a to-go beer from Grendel's Den during a watch party for the FIFA World Cup game between Iraq and Norway in Cambridge.
Lexie Daniells drank a to-go beer from Grendel's Den during a watch party for the FIFA World Cup game between Iraq and Norway in Cambridge.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe


Kathy Weller and Matt McGovern carried out beers from Grendel's Den in Cambridge.
Kathy Weller and Matt McGovern carried out beers from Grendel's Den in Cambridge.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe


Katanya Magrey carried drinks while wearing an age-verification wristband during a watch party for the FIFA World Cup game between Iraq and Norway in Cambridge.
Katanya Magrey carried drinks while wearing an age-verification wristband during a watch party for the FIFA World Cup game between Iraq and Norway in Cambridge.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe
People filled Brattle Street during a watch party for the FIFA World Cup match between Iraq and Norway in Cambridge.
People filled Brattle Street during a watch party for the FIFA World Cup match between Iraq and Norway in Cambridge.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe


Ian McGullam of The Pinewoods Morris Men grabbed someone from the crowd to join in dancing on Brattle Street after a watch party for the FIFA World Cup game between Iraq and Norway.
Ian McGullam of The Pinewoods Morris Men grabbed someone from the crowd to join in dancing on Brattle Street after a watch party for the FIFA World Cup game between Iraq and Norway.Christian Kantosky for The Boston Globe

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