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/ 2962 days ago

Telemundo beating FOX in World Cup TV ratings battle

Despite being available in far fewer homes in the United States, Telemundo is generating more viewers across television than FOX Sports after the first five days of the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament. Telemundo is in more than 53 million homes in the United States. FOX Sports, who have been broadcasting games on the over-the-air […]

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Why the USMNT will never be as good as Brazil

After a historically poor World Cup qualifying campaign the US Men’s National Team is going through a bit of an identity crisis. Despite winning three consecutive hexes prior to 2018, amassing 20+ points in each campaign, the in-flux squad could only manage 12 points this go-around. Ask a pundit what went wrong and they’ll tell […]

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Why Germany needs a 4-3-3 formation against Sweden in World Cup

Germany’s 1-0 loss to Mexico in their group stage opener made the World Cup holders the third consecutive defending champion to lose their first match in the next tournament. But a jinx wasn’t the reason Die Mannschaft lost, it was due to many things, mostly the lack of a midfield. During the UEFA World Cup […]

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Brazil-Switzerland scores 8.4 million viewers on FS1 and Telemundo

Sunday's World Cup match between Brazil and Switzerland averaged 8.4 million viewers across FS1, Telemundo and NBCSN in the Seleção's first game of the tournament. The Spanish-language broadcast of the game was watched by 4,350,000 viewers across Telemundo and NBCSN, while FOX Sports averaged 4,086,000 viewers for a game that was televised on FS1 instead […]

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/ 2964 days ago

Mexico-Germany World Cup game tops 11 million viewers

Mexico-Germany delivered more than 11 million viewers across Telemundo Deportes and FOX Sports combined in a World Cup game that broke several records for both broadcasters. Telemundo's live coverage of the World Cup game between Mexico and Germany averaged 7.12 million viewers, making it the most-watched sporting event ever in the history of the Spanish-language […]

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FOX adds Clarence Seedorf to resuscitate World Cup coverage

In an obvious attempt to try to boost disappointing World Cup tactical analysis by FOX Sports' studio talent, the US English-language broadcaster has hired Clarence Seedorf to join the FOX team for the duration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Seedorf will be based in Moscow and will offer his tactical nous to the pre-match, […]

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Tables may have turned in Ronaldo-Messi debate

This World Cup is a pivotal moment in the eternal Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo debate. It will most likely be the last time the icons will be in the tournament together unless Cristiano is still playing at an elite level at 37-years-old. Even though Argentina and Portugal both had a draw in their first group stage […]

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Why the World Cup is better on Telemundo

After watching FOX Sports' coverage of the 2018 World Cup for the first three days of the tournament, I've given up on their poor, dumbed-down coverage. Instead, I've switched to watching the World Cup games on Telemundo, and I'm loving every minute of it. Even though I don't speak Spanish, the differences in watching World […]

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/ 2966 days ago

NBCSN to broadcast Brazil-Switzerland World Cup game in Spanish

Sunday's massive World Cup game between Brazil and Switzerland will be televised live on NBCSN in Spanish as well as on Telemundo Deportes. The game, which will be NBCSN's first-ever World Cup broadcast, kicks off at 2pm ET. Pre-match coverage begins at 1:30pm ET. Televised live from Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, the match will […]

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/ 2967 days ago

World Cup 2026: A view from Indonesia

On Wednesday, as many devout Indonesians left their respective Mosque after Asr (late-afternoon prayer), a seminal decision was being made almost 5800 miles away in Moscow. The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup whereby the tournament’s new format will be expanded to 48 teams, an overall 35% increase in countries […]

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/ 2968 days ago

Stream the World Cup in English and Spanish with PlayStation Vue

With millions of Americans tuning in to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup, one of the best ways to experience the tournament is with a free trial, a leading legal streaming provider. Don't be fooled by the name. With PlayStation Vue, you don't need a PlayStation video game console. PlayStation Vue is an Internet-based live […]

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When will World Cup games re-air on television?

With all of the weekday World Cup games happening during office hours in the United States, one of the biggest questions going into the tournament is where viewers can watch replays of games on television. Compared to previous World Cup tournaments on US television, this one will have fewer games available that will re-air on […]

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Why isn't the World Cup on Univision?

There is a good reason why the World Cup isn't on Univision for the 2022 World Cup. The popular Spanish-language broadcaster lost the rights to Telemundo Deportes. Beginning with the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Telemundo Deportes and Universo broadcast the World Cup in Spanish-language to viewers in the United States. Bidding for the […]

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What to watch for at the 2018 World Cup

The World Cup squads are set and twelve stadiums in eleven Russian cities are ready to host 32 teams competing for the globe’s greatest prize. Though the finals are yet to kick off, this tournament has already seen its share of drama. Argentina, for one, likely wouldn’t be involved if not for the heroics of […]

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5 underrated players to watch at World Cup in Russia

While everyone will be watching Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar at the World Cup in Russia. What about the ones that are not as popular? Listed below are five players that could burst onto the scene during this summer’s World Cup. Ayoub El Kaabi – Morocco The 24-year-old forward has never played outside of […]