World Cup TV schedule and streaming links

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1. David Lathangue September 4, 2017

   Want time is kick off. U.K. Time

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   • Christopher Harris September 4, 2017

     For all of the times listed, add 5 hours to figure out what the UK kickoff time is.

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2. SiempreMEX November 15, 2017

   Where did you find the TV schedule of the draw, semifinals, and final?

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   • Christopher Harris November 16, 2017

     We have contacts within the TV networks.

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3. México Campeón de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Rusia 2018 November 30, 2017

   Will Telemundo & FOX announce kickoff times and TV schedule after the WC draw.

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   • Christopher Harris November 30, 2017

     We already know the kickoff times (see http://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/11/15/kickoff-times-world-cup-2018/). But after the draw, we’ll know which matches will be shown on Spanish-language TV (we’ll update the World Cup TV schedule at http://worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-tv-schedule/ as soon as the draw has commenced). What we won’t know yet is FOX’s schedule, so it’s dependent on them when they’ll announce those details (which could be hours, days, weeks or months after the World Cup Draw has concluded).

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4. Han December 2, 2017

   It doesn’t say which Fox Sports? FS1 or FS2? Which one?

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   • Christopher Harris December 2, 2017

     FOX hasn’t announced yet which FOX Sports networks will broadcast the games. As soon as we find out, we’ll update the schedule.

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   • Augustus April 17, 2018

     Hello:

     Looking at Direct TV now, their lower tier plans have FS1 and FOX. But FS2 is only on the higher tier. Getting the lower wouldn’t afffect WC viewing right? going by the info, am I right in thinking none of hte matches will show up on FS2?

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     • Christopher Harris April 18, 2018

       Augustus, correct. None of the World Cup games will be on FS2.

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5. Wolf December 5, 2017

   Can you check the match time again? It seemed like it is off by 1 hour from ET. For example, the games should be at 7 AM ET, 10 AM ET, and 1 PM ET.

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   • Christopher Harris December 5, 2017

     Russia doesn’t observe Daylight Saving Time.

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6. David Martinez December 11, 2017

   El tipico Mexicano, lleno de suenos inalcansables. Ojala y Mexico sea humillado. Como el 7 a 0

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7. Won January 7, 2018

   Hi Chris. I live in Daly City, CA and work 6-2p.m Mon- Sat.. in San Francisco,CA. I don’t have cable or internet service. I have cellphone service with 5GB per month. I also have an indoor flat antenna you described and get about 34 channels. But no CBS but have NBC, ABC and Telemundo. I am interested mostly in soccer specially World Cup. How do I choose my setvice

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   • Christopher Harris January 8, 2018

     Won, if you have AT&T Wireless, streaming DIRECTV NOW doesn’t count against your data plan. With DIRECTV NOW, you can get FOX, FS1, FS2, Telemundo and Universo.

     If you don’t have AT&T Wireless for your phone service, then I would recommend subscribing to fuboTV for the World Cup games that will air on FS1 and FS2, and you should also be able to get your local FOX affiliate through there. Only concern is that you may go over your data limit depending on how many matches you watch.

     If you don’t mind Spanish-language broadcasts, then your best bet would be to watch the games for free on Telemundo using your indoor antenna. There’ll only be a handful of games that will be shown live on Universo. You can either subscribe to a free trial of fuboTV for that, or skip those games.

     Hope that helps.

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   • Oliver Tse January 12, 2018

     Won:

     I live about 3 miles from where you live.

     If you can get NBC 11 Bay Area (KNTV) on PSIP Channel 11-1 with your flat antenna, then you can get Telemundo 48 Area de la Bahia (KSTS) on PSIP Channel 48-3 because both stations are on the same frequency (physical VHF TV Channel 12) and are transmitted from the San Bruno Mountain transmitter towering above Daly City.

     KTVU FOX 2 on PSIP Channel 2.1 (physical UHF TV channel 44) is a difficult channel to receive with an indoor “flat antenna” due to adjacent channel interference from KCSM 60 (physical UHF TV channel 43) and KBCW 44 CW Bay Area (physical UHF TV channel 45). I live 2 miles from the Sutro Tower transmitter in San Francisco and I have trouble getting a consistent digital signal for KTVU FOX 2.

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     • Oliver Tse January 12, 2018

       Telemundo has 56 World Cup Russia 2018 matches en vivo y en directo.

       Unlike FOX (which plans to have announcers at the stadiums in Russia for about 20-25 matches), Telemundo will have announcers at the stadiums for about 40 matches.

       The most famous soccer TV announcer in the U.S. regardless of language, Andres Cantor, works for Telemundo Deportes and he is scheduled to call about 30 matches.

       A little “preview” clip of Andres Cantor, when he made a guest appearance on NBC Sports Network’s Premier League Live in November:

       youtu.be/F-f_sYXwPEQ

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8. Jonathan H January 11, 2018

   Youtube TV has Fox, FS1 and FS2 ( at least for me ). It’s $35/month. Any reason you don’t have it listed as an option here?

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   • Christopher Harris January 11, 2018

     We only feature streaming providers that we recommend. At this time, with YouTube TV not being available on Roku nor Apple TV, as well as YouTube TV not having beIN SPORTS or beIN SPORTS en Espanol, we can’t recommend it.

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     • Soccer Fan March 16, 2018

       Youtube TV is now available on Apple TV and Roku

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9. J O January 25, 2018

   Any information related to see the games in 4K? Will it be available in the broadcast (FOX) or through the app (FOX Sports GO).

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   • LIguy January 26, 2018

     Here is some info that came out a couple weeks ago about 4k.

     https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/hisense-world-cup-4k-hdr/

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     • J O February 28, 2018

       Ive read recently that the FOX 4K app will be available in Hisense TV but the TV costs $10, 000. Also read that in Latin America Directv will broadcast it in 4k. Still waiting to see if Dish or Directv will broadcast it in 4K here in the US.

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10. Fiorentina1969 February 8, 2018

    How come ESPN don’t show the football World Cup no more? I’m afraid that Fox Sports will be more expensive to get … any idea?

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    • Christopher Harris February 8, 2018

      FOX Sports has acquired the rights to the World Cup for 2018, 2022 and 2026, so the soonest that ESPN could possibly show the World Cup again is 2030.

      More than half of the games for World Cup 2018 will be on the free over-the-air FOX network, so it should be less expensive to watch than ESPN depending on your cable, satellite or streaming provider.

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      • Fiorentina1969 February 8, 2018

        So … looking at the schedule above, are you saying that Fox Sports is the paid channel and just plain Fox is the free channel? If that’s the case, it looks to me like less matches are on the free channel especially on week ends. Also, how do I figure out the central times for the matches? And last but not least, do you know if they are going to tape delay some of the matches on more convenient times? Thanks.

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        • Christopher Harris February 8, 2018

          Correct, FOX is the free over-the-channel that you can watch with a pair of rabbit ears. FOX Sports is the one on cable/satellite/streaming. The schedule hasn’t been finalized yet, so the above listings could change (in regards to the channels).

          Central time is one hour behind the kickoff times listed below.

          Tape delay details haven’t been announced yet. We’ll report on everything once the news is announced.

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          • Fiorentina1969 February 27, 2018

            Is this the final schedule, or are there still chances to have more games shown on the free channel (channel 9 in these parts)? Also, any news on the tape delays? Thanks.

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            • Christopher Harris February 27, 2018

              This is the final schedule. Tape delay news for FOX hasn’t been revealed yet. For Telemundo, Universo will re-air World Cup matches in primetime every day.

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              • Fiorentina1969 April 9, 2018

                Hi there!

                Any news on possible tape delays? In English though because I don’t understand Spanish at all … unless there will be some in Italian but I doubt that. That would be too good to be true.

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                • Christopher Harris April 9, 2018

                  Unfortunately FOX Sports has released very few details regarding their coverage plans for this season, so no one knows yet what their detailed plans are. As soon as we get more details, we’ll update the page at http://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/12/01/world-cup-tv-schedule-faq-answering-questions-russia-2018-tv-coverage/
11. Henry Reichman February 8, 2018

    Hope Glenn Davis isn’t picked

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12. Federico February 18, 2018

    When you say Telemundo, do you refer to the Telemundo or Telemundo Deportes channel? Those two are different. The Telemundo logo is red, and the Telemundo Deportes logo is silver. Thanks for the info!

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    • Christopher Harris February 18, 2018

      There is no Telemundo Deportes channel. There’s Telemundo and Universo. Telemundo Deportes is the programming division of Telemundo that produces sports programs. All of the games will air on Telemundo, the network, except for a handful of games which will be shown on Universo.

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      • Federico March 28, 2018

        Thanks for your answer. I have another question. I have a pair of rabbit ears and the only FOX channel I get is FOX KDFW (I live in Dallas). Is there any difference between FOX and FOX KDFW? And will the World Cup be broadcasted on my local FOX channel? Thanks for your help!

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        • Christopher Harris March 28, 2018

          Yes you will be able to watch more than half of the World Cup games on FOX via KDFW, but there will be many that will only be on FS1.

          The other option is to watch the games on Telemundo with your rabbit ears. Your local Telemundo channel is KXTX.

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          • Federico March 29, 2018

            56 matches will be shown on Telemundo, and the rest of them, on Universo, right? Can I also find Universo for free through my rabbit ears? Have a nice day!

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            • Federico March 29, 2018

              Just saw that Sling TV Latino includes Universo for $10 a month.

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              • Christopher Harris March 29, 2018

                Sling’s Best Of Spanish TV includes Universo, correct. You can get it for $10/month through http://bit.ly/2GGUZtI

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13. Mike March 4, 2018

    Doesn’t Univision show the Spanish games as well? they always air the world cups every year since I could remember.

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    • Christopher Harris March 4, 2018

      Univision used to have the rights until they lost them to Telemundo. Telemundo has the Spanish-language rights for World Cup 2018, 2022 and 2026.

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14. Evan March 13, 2018

    Shouldn’t all games be on FOX except for during matchday 3, when there are 2 matches at once? That would make more sense, but now people who don’t have a cable subscription have to get one or go to a restaurant and watch some of the games

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    • Ryan May 13, 2018

      The US Open Golf tournament conflicts with some of World Cup including Mexico v Germany. In general Fox has a lot (but not all) of the games. Telemundo has OTA coverage of all but the Matchday 3 simultaneous kickoffs that you speak of. All in all, pretty solid coverage for the non-cable people.

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15. Brian Venerus March 15, 2018

    Hi Chris- Do you happen to know if there will be full replays of World Cup games available anywhere similar to the archive that is available on WatchESPN. The start times are tough if you have an office job in NYC. Thanks.

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    • Christopher Harris March 15, 2018

      We go into it in more detail here – http://worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-viewers-guide/ But Universo will have a nightly replay of games. No word from FOX.

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16. Kate April 13, 2018

    Can I watch the games on Telemundo with Sling? I need to stream and I definitely want to watch in Spanish.

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    • Christopher Harris April 13, 2018

      Telemundo is not available via Sling, but it is available via DIRECTV NOW and fuboTV.

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      • Mccort912 May 14, 2018

        YouTube TV also has Telemundo and Universo.

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        • Christopher Harris May 15, 2018

          Correct, but YouTube TV is only available in select cities in the US and hasn’t been rolled out nationwide.

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17. Barush April 21, 2018

    Hi soccer people somebody know about the 4k resolution for the world cup? Cause directv latinoamerica is offering the world cup in 4k, fubo is going to have 4k?

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    • Christopher Harris April 21, 2018

      Our World Cup guide has more info about 4K TV at http://worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-viewers-guide/

      Sounds like the options are going to be very few unless you have a Hisense TV.

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    • J O June 13, 2018

      DirecTV and Dish Network are providing the World Cup in 4K. Best of all it does not require to have a Hisense TV!

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18. Gui Sales May 8, 2018

    What about Playstation Vue? Also, what is the best call to watch the game in Brazilian Portuguese?

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19. Ryan May 13, 2018

    Will Telemundo have an SAP option? My guess is that Fox owns the exclusive English rights but I could be wrong.

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    • Christopher Harris May 14, 2018

      Hi Ryan, Telemundo will not have a SAP option. FOX Sports in the US is the only broadcaster with English-language TV rights.

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20. ¡Somos Hecho En México! May 15, 2018

    Has FOX launched its television programs for the world cup (Pre Game, post games)?

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    • Christopher Harris May 15, 2018

      More details about the daily shows from FOX can be found here: http://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/12/01/world-cup-tv-schedule-faq-answering-questions-russia-2018-tv-coverage/ as well as here: http://worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-viewers-guide/

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21. Hecho En Ciudad Universitario May 16, 2018

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but did ESPN Deportes (USA) broadcast the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Portuguese?

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    • Christopher Harris May 16, 2018

      Yes, I believe you’re correct.

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22. U.SA.123 May 19, 2018

    Will fox sports air a preview show for the FIFA World cup 2018?

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    • Christopher Harris May 20, 2018

      World Cup Live. It’ll be hosted by Kate Abdo from 6am ET as it previews that day’s action.

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23. Hecho En Ciudad Universitario May 24, 2018

    Has Radio Futbol de Primera launched its 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia calendar?
    Also, Andres Cantor works for Telemundo and FDP. How will that work?

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24. steve blackwelder June 4, 2018

    Please don’t use jp delacamera

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25. T.H. June 8, 2018

    Sling TV’s international sports package is $10/month and will give you the World Cup in French and Brazilian Portuguese. Cheapest way to watch all the games if you subscriber on the day the world cup begins
    https://tinyurl.com/yayn5yhq

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26. ss June 10, 2018

    I want a channel that will broadcast the world cup free of charge in the Middle East

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27. Mike Cammarata June 16, 2018

    Christopher Harris
    I listen to your podcasts.. And your not a big fan of FOX commentators… Nor am I..
    FOX has been good for the most part. There two calls that stand out to me.
    1) The FOX commentator said Iceland beat Argentina.. A draw..
    2) There goal by Costa against POR where VAR was used of possible interference by him on PEPE of POR. The FOX commentator said there def. a foul. While ESPN called it right in that PEPE used some theatrics when elbowed..

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    • Eric T June 16, 2018

      Too bad that Fox has allowed affiliates to opt out of covering some games. That’s not a good look.

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28. Mark Naudé June 23, 2018

    If you missed a match (like the Germany/Sweden one on 23rd), is there any way to watch a replay of it?

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    • Christopher Harris June 24, 2018

      See http://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/06/14/will-world-cup-games-re-air-television/

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29. Jared June 27, 2018

    Is the Brazil-Mexico Game on FOX or FS1? FOX SPORTS has marketed both so I’m not sure.

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30. Casey June 27, 2018

    Brazil vs Mexico was originally going to be on FS1, but Rob Stone announced today that it will be on Fox.

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    • Christopher Harris June 27, 2018

      Thanks Casey!

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