Breadcrumbs [Home](/) > [Behind The Scenes At Our World Cup Watch Party](/markdownify/node/4377) ![Behind The Scenes At Our World Cup Watch Party](https://media.slman.com/NuTqaQ7PhBVrfNJjwiBOyKXvVM4=/500x221/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2026%2F06%2Fworld-cup-event-hero.jpg) ![Behind The Scenes At Our World Cup Watch Party](https://media.slman.com/Y3mvpGJDF6TWxTa3cAiYjVfT3c4=/400x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2026%2F06%2Fworld-cup-event-mobile-thumb.jpg) [Life](/life) / 24 June 2026 # Behind The Scenes At Our World Cup Watch Party --- As England made their bow at the World Cup, SLMan teamed up with Batch LDN to host a watch party at the menswear brand’s cool Covent Garden HQ. See who showed up and how it panned out below… Photography: Beatrice Granados ![](https://media.slman.com/_65-VPIriPrD_2wtqNFd9qlXONI=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2026%2F06%2Fslman-world-cup-1.jpg) Arriving on the first floor of the handsome [BATCH LDN store](https://batchldn.com/), guests were greeted with [Jubel beer](https://jubelbeer.com/) and bao from [Bun House](https://bun.house/). Around and about, there were four historic World Cup shirts on display, including Peter Shilton’s No.1 jersey from 1986’s ‘Hand of God’ match against Argentina – currently up for auction at [Budds.com](https://www.budds.com/auctions/upcoming-auctions/2026-06-25-the-world-cup-moments-that-made-history-live-auction-at-1800pm-bst-6dbf1669-1aa9-4e62-975a-070f8275645e) for an estimated £200-300k. ![](https://media.slman.com/_Z_5QlgIZCuqMMqYFaK7m9O69zY=/1920x0/smart/filters:no_upscale()/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2026%2F06%2Fslman-world-cup-2.jpg) After a few warm-up drinks and intros, we headed down to the basement, where a big screen and a semi-circle of chairs were laid out for everyone to watch England convincingly beat Croatia 4-2. ![](https://media.slman.com/VBdmDIeWwIeI9NIJvhF0mBjgrUs=/1920x0/smart/filters:no_upscale()/https%3A%2F%2Fslman.com%2Fsites%2Fslman%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2026%2F06%2Fslman-world-cup-3.jpg) In attendance were [Oli Proudlock](https://www.instagram.com/proudlock/?hl=en), [Reuben Larkin](https://www.instagram.com/reubenlarkin/?hl=en), [Nick Howard-Lanes](https://www.instagram.com/nickhowardlanes/?hl=en-gb), E[ddie Wailes](https://www.instagram.com/eddie_wailes/?hl=en), [James Holdsworth](https://www.instagram.com/james__holdsworth/?hl=en), [Harry Rowley](https://www.instagram.com/harryrowley/?hl=en) and [Alistair Guy](https://www.instagram.com/alistairguy?igsh=OW94dmxlMnpzdTN0), as well as the BATCH LDN team. A very special thanks to the readers who came too. It was wonderful to meet a few of you and to see the support. ## With special thanks to... Store: [BATCH LDN](https://batchldn.com/) Photography: [Beatrice Granados Lafuente](https://www.instagram.com/beatricerigby/?hl=en) DISCLAIMER: We endeavour to always credit the correct original source of every image we use. If you think a credit may be incorrect, please contact us at .