How to Stream the 2022 FIFA World Cup Online Live Without Cable (2024)

No offense, Olympics, but the world’s most popular sporting event is getting ready to kick off as the 2022 World Cup will begin on Sunday, Nov. 20 as host nation Qatar will take on Ecuador. The matches will then begin in earnest on Monday, Nov. 21 including with the United States opening up the Group Stage against Wales.

FOX has the U.S. rights for the tournament and will air games on FOX and cable sports channel FS1. Even if you don’t have cable, there are options for cord-cutters to watch all of the matches both live and on demand.

1. How to Stream World Cup Matches Live in English

Both FOX and FS1 are available on most live TV streaming services, so you will have options when it comes to which one to pick. Of the six major live streamers, the two channels carrying World Cup games are available on five, only Philo doesn’t carry the FOX networks.

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While DIRECTV STREAM, fuboTV, and YouTube TV offer free trials, they all are $65+ per month, so your least expensive way to watch the entirety of the World Cup is with Sling TV.

Sling TV carries FOX (in select markets) and FS1 are available on the Blue plan, and Sling is currently offering a 50% discount on your first month of service. So, if you sign up for the Blue option, you can stream the entire World Cup for just $20.

If Sling doesn’t carry FOX in your local market, you could hook up an antenna to watch those games on your TV for free.

Can You Stream the World Cup in 4K?

If you are looking forward to watching the World Cup in 4K, you’re in luck. The 2022 World Cup will be broadcast in 4K HDR in the Fox Sports and Fox Now apps.

That means that if you are a subscriber of Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, fuboTV, DIRECTV STREAM, and YouTube TV — you can watch the games live in 4K using your TV Everywhere credentials.

2. How to Stream World Cup Matches Live in Spanish

While FOX won’t be streaming matches live through their own subscription service, NBC’s Peacock will, but in Spanish.

Because the company’s Telemundo has the World Cup's U.S. Spanish-language broadcast rights, all 64 tournament games will be available to stream on Peacock.

The streamer will make the first four days of matches — including the USMNT game against Wales on Monday, Nov. 21 — available on its free tier, but beginning on Thursday, Nov. 24, viewers will need to be signed up for Peacock’s Premium or Premium Plus options to stream the action. Keep in mind that all games on Peacock will be in Spanish.

Peacock will also air hour-long pre and post-match coverage live from Qatar.

3. How to Stream World Cup Matches On-Demand

There is one more option worth considering, especially if watching games live isn’t important to you, or if you want to watch without having to spend any additional money. While FOX does not have an SVOD streaming service, it does have an ad-supported video-on-demand service called Tubi.

The streamer will have multiple ways for fans to watch games throughout the tournament. Tubi will have a linear World Cup channel that fans can tune into in order to watch back-to-back games 24 hours a day. The service will also have matches on demand 30 minutes after they finish airing on FOX and FS1. Tubi’s broadcast of the matches will also take advantage of FOX's 4K technology, so fans will be able to watch the games on demand in the highest quality video possible.

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World Cup Match Schedule

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Thirty-two nations from around the globe qualified for the 2022 World Cup and all have designs on being the team raising the trophy one month from now. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Brazil is the betting favorite heading into the World Cup followed by fellow traditional powers Argentina, France, England, Spain, and Germany.

The United States is in the middle of the pack but is favored to advance out of their group. To start the tournament, the 32 qualified teams have been broken down into eight groups. The four teams in each group will play matches against the other three teams and the top two squads in each group will advance to the Round of 16.

From there, it is a 16-team, single-elimination tournament to the title. The one exception comes after the semifinals; while the winning sides will advance to the title match, the semifinal losing teams will meet up to play for third place.

Group A Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Sun, Nov. 20Qatar vs. Ecuador11 a.m.
Mon, Nov. 21Senegal vs. Netherlands11 a.m.
Fri, Nov. 25Qatar vs. Senegal8 a.m.
Fri, Nov. 25Netherlands vs. Ecuador11 a.m.
Tues, Nov. 29Netherlands vs. Qatar10 a.m.
Tues, Nov. 29Ecuador vs. Senegal10 a.m.

Group B Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Mon, Nov. 21England vs. Iran8 a.m.
Mon, Nov. 21USA vs. Wales2 p.m.
Fri, Nov. 25Wales vs. Iran5 a.m.
Fri, Nov. 25England vs. USA2 p.m.
Tues, Nov. 29Wales vs. England2 p.m.
Tues, Nov. 29Iran vs. USA2 p.m.

Group C Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Tues, Nov. 22Argentina vs. S. Arabia5 a.m.
Tues, Nov. 22Mexico vs. Poland11 a.m.
Sat, Nov. 26Poland vs. S. Arabia8 a.m.
Sat, Nov. 26Argentina vs. Mexico2 p.m.
Wed, Nov. 30Poland vs. Argentina2 p.m.
Wed, Nov. 30S. Arabia vs. Mexico2 p.m.

Group D Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Tue, Nov. 22Denmark vs. Tunisia8 a.m.
Tue, Nov. 22France vs. Australia2 p.m.
Sat, Nov. 26Tunisia vs. Australia5 a.m.
Sat, Nov. 26France vs. Denmark11 a.m.
Wed, Nov. 30Tunisia vs. France10 a.m.
Wed, Nov. 30Australia vs. Denmark10 a.m.

Group E Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Wed, Nov. 23Germany vs. Japan8 a.m.
Wed, Nov. 23Spain vs. Costa Rica11 a.m.
Sun, Nov. 27Japan vs. Costa Rica5 a.m.
Sun, Nov. 27Spain vs. Germany2 p.m.
Thurs, Dec. 1Japan vs. Spain2 p.m.
Thurs, Dec. 1Costa Rica vs. Germany2 p.m.

Group F Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Wed, Nov. 23Morocco vs. Croatia5 a.m.
Wed, Nov. 23Belgium vs. Canada2 p.m.
Sun, Nov. 27Belgium vs. Morocco8 a.m.
Sun, Nov. 27Croatia vs. Canada11 a.m.
Thurs, Dec. 1Croatia vs. Belgium10 a.m.
Thurs, Dec. 1Canada vs. Morocco10 a.m.

Group G Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Thurs, Nov. 24Switzerland vs. Cameroon5 a.m.
Thurs, Nov. 24Brazil vs. Serbia2 p.m.
Mon, Nov. 28Cameroon vs. Serbia5 a.m.
Mon, Nov. 28Brazil vs. Switzerland11 a.m.
Fri, Dec. 2Cameroon vs. Brazil2 p.m.
Fri, Dec. 2Serbia vs. Switzerland2 p.m.

Group H Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Thurs, Nov. 24Uruguay vs. South Korea8 a.m.
Thurs, Nov. 24Portugal vs. Ghana11 a.m.
Mon, Nov. 28South Korea vs. Ghana8 a.m.
Mon, Nov. 28Portugal vs. Uruguay2 p.m.
Fri, Dec. 2South Korea vs. Portugal10 a.m.
Fri, Dec. 2Ghana vs. Uruguay10 a.m.

Once the group stage is complete, the top two teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16.

Round of 16 Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Sat, Dec. 31A vs. 2B10 a.m.
Sat, Dec. 31C vs. 2D2 p.m.
Sun, Dec. 41D vs. 2C10 a.m.
Sun, Dec. 41B vs. 2A2 p.m.
Mon, Dec. 51E vs. 2F10 a.m.
Mon, Dec. 51G vs. 2H2 p.m.
Tues, Dec. 61F vs. 2E10 a.m.
Tues, Dec. 61H vs. 2G2 p.m.

From there, the eight winners will move on to the World Cup quarterfinals.

Quarterfinal Round Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)
Fri, Dec. 9QF1: 1E/2F vs. 1G/2H10 a.m.
Fri, Dec. 9QF2: 1A/2B vs. 1C/2D2 p.m.
Sat, Dec. 10QF3: 1F/2E vs. 1H/2G10 a.m.
Sat, Dec. 10QF4: 1B/2A vs. 1D/2C2 p.m.

The quarterfinal winners will then face off in the semis with those winners advancing to the World Cup Championship Match, with the losers battling it out for third place.

Semifinal and Championship Rounds Schedule

DateMatchTime (ET)Round
Tues, Dec. 13QF2 vs. QF12 p.m.Semifinal
Wed, Dec. 14QF4 vs. QF32 p.m.Semifinal
Sat, Dec. 17Semifinal losers10 a.m.Third Place Match
Sun, Dec. 18Semifinal winners10 a.m.Championship Match
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