Shoeys in Seattle: Socceroos fans make ‘hilarious and insane’ MLB baseball visit ahead of US World Cup clash
A day out from the epic World Cup Group D showdown between Australia and the US, Socceroos fans have switched their attention to another ball sport.
Several hundred Australian fans decided to head down to the ball park for the Major League Baseball match between the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles at the Mariners’ home ground, T-Mobile Park.
Loud, entertaining and proudly sporting their Socceroos jerseys, it’s fair to say they made their presence known from left field, both to fans at the game and to fans watching on TV at home in scenes that more resembled an afternoon at the MCG for the cricket.
The Aussies are doing shoeys at the ballpark.
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 18, 2026
Beers snakes, beach balls, shoeys — the Aussies put on quite a show which suggests tomorrow’s World Cup match at Lumen Field is going to be something to behold.
As one Aussie fan explained simply: “We do shoeys as we have no idea what’s going on in the actual game.”
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Aussies ‘unhinged and glorious’ declare Seattle baseball fans
Meanwhile Mariners fans also seemed to enjoy the afternoon, and not just because their team won 3-0.
“That was one of the most unhinged and glorious mid-week games I have ever been to,” posted Seattle local Jay Grande on X.
“The Aussies in the crowd were hilarious and insane.”
Earlier in the week well-lubricated Scotland World Cup fans paid their own visit to the home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, before then heading south to Yankee Stadium in New York in an encore performance of what is fast becoming a tradition of this year’s FIFA World Cup.
The Socceroos third and final Group D match is against Paraguay next Friday in Santa Clara, not far from the home of the San Francisco Giants. Just saying.
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— Jake (@jwilks09) June 19, 2026
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