Exclusive | Soccer-loving single scores meet-cute romance at FIFA World Cup: It was in a random porta-potty line
Searching for that special someone in Los Angeles has not been Maria-Alejandra Paz’s cup of tea. But with an assist from Cupid and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the singleton’s now sipping from the sweet fount of love.Score. “The World Cup has single-handedly changed my dating life for the better,” Paz, 29, living in LA, exclusively told The Post after meeting a could-be “Mr.
Right” during the USA v.Paraguay face-off last Friday.
“There’s something really magical about sports bringing people together.”Although the brunette, an Immigration Justice Digital Communications specialist, didn’t shell out upwards of $32,000 to attend the game, she, her would-be new beau and swarms of soccer enthusiasts celebrated the bout at the FIFA Fan Festival event at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Some solo sirens like Dee Vel-Baque, a gal on the prowl based in the NYC area, and Natalie Hernandez, a Californian keen on landing the love of her life, maintain high hopes that splashy soirées, such as the World Cup — expected to attract in millions of worldwide visitors to host cities across the US — will serve as the sporty backdrops to their romantic encounters with eligible local and international heartthrobs. But taking the gold in the game of love wasn’t top of mind for Paz, a team Paraguay buff, when she hit the FanFest scene late last week.She simply just had to pee. While rooting for opposite teams, Paz and her unexpected paramour, a 27-year-old hunk, also from LA, whose name she chose to withhold for privacy, locked eyes while holding their respective bladders, waiting in a lengthy line for the porta-potty bathroom.She recalled having to confront a pair of girls attempting to cut the bathroom line — a crime that her bladder, which was about to “f- -king explode,” wouldn’t allow.After shooing away the restroom rascals, she and the guy struck up a cutesy conversation that ultimately led to them enjoying the rest of the game together. Paz,...