How to Watch the 2022 World Cup for Free?
The most watched sporting event on the planet, the FIFA World Cup , will take place in Qatar this year, starting this Sunday, November 20th and running through December 18th. There are several ways to watch including cable, satellite and antenna. , free streaming and paid subscription. Here’s how you can follow every goal, tackle, and ultimately the winner of the 2022 World Cup.
Where can I watch the 2022 World Cup for free?
FOX Sports
FOX Sports (FOX and FS1) has been the official channel to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup since they acquired the exclusive English language rights to broadcast it in the United States. The good news is that FOX Sports is free to download, but it can be tricky to watch. If you have a digital antenna, you should have free access to FOX Sports . If you don’t have one, you can buy TV antennas from Amazon for about $20. Beyond that, FOX Sports must be accessed through a pay TV provider, but you may already have access to some of these popular providers through a subscription or if you share an account with a family member or friend.
If you have access to any of the following TV providers (which are paid), you will be able to stream the World Cup through FOX Sports:
- Amazing broadband
- DirecTV or DirecTV stream
- Dish
- Fubo TV
- Hulu + Live streaming
- Sling Blue or Sling Blue + Orange
- Spectrum
- Verizon Fios TV
- Vidgo
- YouTube TV
Tubi TV
The World Cup will be broadcast free of charge on Tubi TV on demand, but only after the games have been completed. If you take the Tubi route, you will still be able to watch the games, but not live as FOX Sports owns the live broadcast rights. However, this is good news for those who live on the west coast, since most games will take place at 2 and 5 am anyway.
Tubi TV is available for free download on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xfinity X1, Xbox, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, Playstation or their website .
Watch the FIFA World Cup in Spanish
Peacock will broadcast all 64 World Cup matches live in Spanish. Peacock will not air in English. The first 12 matches will be free for subscribers , while the remaining 52 games will be available only to Peacock Premium subscribers.
NBC Universo (or simply Universo) will also broadcast the World Cup in Spanish. If you already have access to DirecTV Stream, Fubo TV, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Sling TV, or YouTube TV, you should already have access to NBC Universo and be able to watch the World Cup in Spanish.
Where can I watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Spanish for free ?
Like Fox Sports, Telemundo is a broadcast network, so you can stream it for free in most regions. Telemundo Deportes will be the exclusive Spanish-language broadcaster of the World Cup in the United States. Fifty-six games will be played on Telemundo and eight on Universo due to conflicting start times. If you pick up the Telemundo signal from your local partner stations with a digital antenna, you can catch most of the matches for free.
If you have access to these pay TV providers, you will also have access to Telemundo: DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV and YouTube TV. Remember that many of these TV providers offer 30-day free trials that you can get to watch all 64 World Cup matches.