Good news for everyone hoping to take in this summer’s FIFA World Cup with a pint in hand, because pubs are set to stay open until 2:00am for knockout matches involving the home nations. So, that means that pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2:00am for quarter finals matches starting at 10:00pm UK time, and until 1:00pm for any knockout matches starting at 9:00pm or before. As it stands, most pubs are only allowed to open until 11:00pm under the 2003 Licensing Act.