Overview
- Local authorities across the Netherlands are allowing public watchparties but each town has its own permit rules that set where and when large outdoor screens may be used.
- Groningen has relaxed strict 2024 measures to let terraces show matches if crowds stay on the terrace and emergency routes remain clear, while Rucphen's WK-dorp will ban showings after midnight.
- Utrecht requires horeca that host screenings to apply for permits and limits screens to being on for at most 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after each match.
- Municipal guidance commonly requires organisers to notify neighbours and to seek permission to stay open past normal hours for late matches, with many places saying matches that start after 23:00 should be shown indoors.
- Commercial screen rental firms report a surge in bookings—LED Visuals in Vianen says it has about ten times the normal demand—which could increase pressure on permit systems if the Dutch team advances and later-round outdoor shows are allowed.