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Drop by if you want to see enthusiastic Copa Mundial wannabe-hopefuls kicking around a soccer ball. This large park on the fringes of West Oakland/Emeryville's industrial area holds two simulatenous soccer matches between 1pm and 5pm on Sundays. Teams are from all over the city. They rotate, so you'll rarely see the same uniforms playing against each other every time. Sometimes the games are good, other times they're not as exciting. These guys are not professionals, but it's still fun watching them play their hearts out. Players and fans are 99.9999% Latino, plus one Asian, me (I'm representin!!!). You'll hear wooohooos and a few snippets of Spanish curse words when things are not going well. And you know things can get interesting if they've hired a private security guard to ensure the peace. But it's all in good fun. Either way, you can pass a couple of hours sunning yourself on the bleachers while enjoying a cone from the ice cream pushcarts.