The big game starts Sunday at 10 a.m. but many D.C.-area bars and other spots hosting parties recommend getting there early to snag a spot.

Representatives from FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, are touring the United States this week. Officials from the USA Bid Committee for the World Cup are wining and dining the delegation, in the hope that FIFA will award the United States the right to host the World Cup in either 2018 (highly unlikely) or 2022 (for which America is actually considered a favorite). The folks from FIFA started their tour in New York on Tuesday, and swung through Washington this morning before jetting off to Miami.

Shaq couldn’t get in to see the Commander-In-Chief on Monday, but FIFA boss Sepp Blatter sure did. And from the sound of it, Washington’s most famous resident turned on the charm, dribbling a ball which Blatter brought with him and kinda-sorta accepting an invitation to attend the upcoming World Cup in South Africa.