Houston FIFA Fan Festival pauses entry for July 3

HOUSTON - Entry to Houston's FIFA Fan Festival is temporarily closed off for Friday after reaching capacity.

Houston FIFA Fan Festival: Entry paused for July 3

Local perspective:

The Houston FIFA committee announced at about 5:15 p.m. that the Fan Festival had reached capacity of 7,500 people.

Organizers are not allowing others into the festival area until more space is available.

What you can do:

If you ever have to wait to get into Fan Fest, you can make other stops in East Downtown that are a part of the "Football Fiesta" in the meantime.

Friday match schedule

Big picture view:

Friday had three matches to wrap up the Round of 32. Here's what to know as of 6:30 p.m. CST: 

1. Egypt knocked out Australia during a penalty shootout, winning the match 4-2 for their first World Cup knockout match.
2. Argentina and Cabo Verde are currently battling it out with a 1-1 tie.
3. Colombia and Ghana will go against one another at 8:3 p.m. CST.