How to watch World Cup 2026: FREE Streams, TV Channels & Fixtures
Date:
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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All the ways for you to stream the World Cup 2026 for free from anywhere in the world as 48 teams go for glory in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter World Cup 2026: Thursday, June 11 Friday, July 19 Watch World Cup 2026 free on BBC iPlayer & ITVX (UK) /
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Norton VPN (60-day money back guarantee) The World Cup 2026 is here, with 48 nations battling it out across 104 matches in 16 stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Defending champions Argentina arrive looking to retain their crown, but they will face fierce competition from the likes of France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and, of course, England.
Streaming every match is one of the most important parts of the tournament experience, and we'll show you exactly how to watch every game of World Cup 2026. So, read on as we explain how to watch World Cup 2026 live streams online, on TV and potentially for free wherever you are. Scroll down for the full fixture list as well. Can you watch World Cup 2026 for free? Yes . Every World Cup 2026 game is free-to-air on SBS on Demand in Australia, RT Player
in Ireland, and either BBC iPlayer or ITVX in the UK.
Find the full list here of every country showing all 104 games for free:
UK: BBC / ITVX (English commentary) Australia: SBS On Demand (English commentary) Brazil: CazTV's YouTube (no account required) Belgium: RTBF / VRT Ireland: RTE Player (English commentary) Netherlands: NOS Switzerland: SRF Play / RTS Play / RSI Play Turkey: TRT Traveling abroad right now? You can use a VPN to watch the World Cup for free as if you were right at home. Use a VPN to watch World Cup 2026 live streams If youre travelling, you might discover your usual World Cup stream is suddenly unavailable due to geo-restrictions.
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Dont miss a moment. Stream World Cup 2026 from anywhere with total confidence. Free Trial How to watch World Cup 2026 live streams in the USA In the US, World Cup 2026 is split between Fox and FS1.
Fox is showing 70 games, including the final, both semis and all four quarters. The other 34 games will be available to watch on FS1.
If you don't have the channels on cable, they're both available through Sling
specifically the Blue plan, which starts at $45.99/month. You can also
access it via YouTube TV (free trial) , Fubo (free trial) , and DirecTV.
Alternatively, you can live stream all 104 World Cup games via Fox One ,
which costs $19.99/month after a 3-day FREE trial .
Visiting the US from the UK, Australia or Ireland? Use Norton VPN to tap
into your free World Cup 2026 coverage. How to watch World Cup 2026 live streams in the UK (Image credit: Future) World Cup coverage is shared between ITV and BBC channels in the UK, which means all 104 games are free-to-air.
Live streaming is available via the ITVX and BBC iPlayer websites and mobile apps.
If you're outside the UK but want to tap into your usual coverage, check out Norton VPN and follow the instructions above. How to watch World Cup 2026
live streams in Canada In Canada, all 104 games of World Cup 2026 are being shown by TSN .
You can live stream them via the TSN+ streaming platform, which costs CA$8
per month or CA$80 per year.
45 games, including the World Cup final and both semi-finals, will also be available to watch on CTV .
Outside of Canada? Use Norton VPN whilst you're traveling away from home to unlock your stream. How to watch World Cup 2026 live streams in Australia (Image credit: free) Free-to-air SBS is showing World Cup 2026 in its
entirety in Australia, with live streaming available via SBS on Demand .
Outside of Oz? You can use Norton VPN to access your usual World Cup coverage. World Cup 2026: Need to Know World Cup 2026 Preview With the start of World Cup 2026 here, the magic of this tournament can be seen everywhere: in its ability to resurrect Neymar's playing career from the brink of no-return; in the twisted joy it takes from tempting England, the Netherlands and Belgium and so many others to believe they can conquer this Sisyphean feat; in the suffocating chokehold it has over Cristiano Ronaldo and
Portugal.
Even those who have reached the summit aren't immune from its pull. Lionel Messi was supposed to call it a day when Argentina finally got over the line four years ago, albeit not without a few questionable refereeing calls. Instead, he reversed his decision in order to try his luck again, this time juggling his football with an abassadorial role for the US.
Kylian Mbappe was 19 when he put France on his back and danced Les Bleus to the title eight years ago. In Qatar he topped the scoring charts and netted
a hat-trick in the final. Despite having only featured at two editions of the tournament, he could become the World Cup's outright all-time top-scorer with five goals this summer. Yet he finds himself in the absurd position of
wanting to win in part just to ward off criticism from Real Madrid's legions of fans.
Looking to make a similarly mesmeric impact on their introduction to the
world stage are Lamine Yamal and Erling Haaland, arguably the two most destructive individuals in club football. Despite being sidelined with a hamstring injury in recent weeks, the mere presence of the electrifying 18-year-old in the Spain squad sets them apart as World Cup favourites. What is the World Cup 2026 fixture list?
(All times BST)
GROUP STAGE
Thursday, June 11 8pm Mexico vs South Africa | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Friday, June 12 3am South Korea vs Czech Republic | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Saturday, June 13 2am USA vs Paraguay | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Qatar vs Switzerland | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 11pm Brazil vs Morocco | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Sunday, June 14 2am Haiti vs Scotland | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 5am Australia vs Turkey | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 6pm Germany vs Curacao | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 9pm Netherlands vs Japan | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Monday, June 15 12am Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 3am Sweden vs Tunisia | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 5pm
Spain vs Cape Verde | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Belgium vs Egypt
| BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 11pm Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay |
ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Tuesday, June 16 2am Iran vs New Zealand | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm France vs Senegal | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 11pm Iraq vs Norway | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Wednesday, June 17 2am Argentina vs Algeria | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 5am Austria vs Jordan | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 6pm Portugal vs DR Congo | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 9pm England
vs Croatia | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Thursday, June 18 12am Ghana vs Panama | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 3am Uzbekistan vs Colombia | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 5pm Czech Republic vs South Africa | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 11pm Canada vs Qatar | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Friday, June 19 2am Mexico vs South Korea | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand ,
RT Player 8pm USA vs Australia | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
11pm Scotland vs Morocco | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Saturday, June 20 2am Brazil vs Haiti | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
5am Turkey vs Paraguay | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 6pm Netherlands
vs Sweden | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 9pm Germany vs Ivory Coast | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Sunday, June 21 1am Ecuador vs Curacao | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 5am Tunisia vs Japan | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 5pm Spain vs Saudi Arabia | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Belgium vs Iran | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 11pm Uruguay vs Cape Verde | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Monday, June 22 2am New Zealand vs Egypt | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 6pm Argentina vs Austria | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 10pm France vs Iraq | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Tuesday, June 23 1am Norway vs Senegal | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 4am Jordan vs Algeria | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 6pm Portugal vs Uzbekistan | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 9pm England vs Ghana | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Wednesday, June 24 12am Panama vs Croatia | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand ,
RT Player 3am Colombia vs DR Congo | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Switzerland vs Canada | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 11pm Morocco vs
Haiti | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 11pm Scotland vs Brazil |
BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Thursday, June 25 2am South Africa vs South Korea | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 2am Czech Republic vs Mexico | BBC iPlayer , SBS on
Demand , RT Player 9pm Curacao vs Ivory Coast | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand
, RT Player 9pm Ecuador vs Germany | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Friday, June 26 12am Tunisia vs Netherlands | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 12am Japan vs Sweden | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 3am
Turkey vs USA | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 3am Paraguay vs Australia
| ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Norway vs France | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 8pm Senegal vs Iraq | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player
Saturday, June 27 1am Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia | ITVX , SBS on Demand ,
RT Player 1am Uruguay vs Spain | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 4am New Zealand vs Belgium | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 4am Egypt vs Iran | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 10pm Panama vs England | ITVX , SBS on Demand , RT Player 10pm Croatia vs Ghana | ITVX , SBS on Demand ,
RT Player
Sunday, June 28 12.30am Colombia vs Portugal | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand
, RT Player 12.30am DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand ,
RT Player 3am Algeria vs Austria | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player 3am Jordan vs Argentina | BBC iPlayer , SBS on Demand , RT Player
KNOCKOUT STAGE
ROUND OF 32
Sunday, June 28 8pm A2 vs B2
Monday, June 29 6pm C1 vs F2 9.30pm E1 vs A/B/C/D/F3
Tuesday, June 30 2am F1 vs C2 6pm E2 vs I2 10pm I1 vs C/D/F/G/H3
Wednesday, July 1 2am A1 vs C/E/F/H/I3 5pm L1 vs E/H/I/J/K3 9pm G1 vs A/E/H/I/J3
Thursday, July 2 1am D1 vs B/E/F/I/J3 8pm H1 vs J2
Friday, July 3 12am K2 vs L2 4am B1 vs E/F/G/I/J3 7pm D2 vs G2 11pm J1
vs H2
Saturday, July 4 2.30am K1 vs D/E/I/J/L3
ROUND OF 16
Saturday, July 4 6pm Round of 16 game 1 10pm Round of 16 game 2
Sunday, July 5 9pm Round of 16 game 3
Monday, July 6 1am Round of 16 game 4 8pm Round of 16 game 5
Tuesday, July 7 1am Round of 16 game 6 5pm Round of 16 game 7 9pm Round
of 16 game 8
QUARTER-FINALS
Thursday, July 9 9pm Quarter-final 1
Friday, July 10 8pm Quarter-final 2
Saturday, July 11 10pm Quarter-final 3
Sunday, July 12 2am Quarter-final 4
SEMI-FINALS
Tuesday, July 14 8pm Semi-final 1
Wednesday, July 15 8pm Semi-final 2
FINALS
Saturday, July 18 10pm Third-place playoff
Sunday, July 19 8pm 2026 FIFA World Cup final What are the World Cup 2026 groups?
Group A Mexico South Africa South Korea Czechia
Group B Canada Qatar Switzerland Bosnia & Herzegovina
Group C Brazil Morocco Haiti Scotland
Group D USA Paraguay Australia Turkey
Group E Germany Curacao Ivory Coast Ecuador
Group F Netherlands Japan Tunisia Sweden
Group G Belgium Egypt Iran New Zealand
Group H Spain Cape Verde Saudi Arabia Uruguay
Group I France Senegal Norway Iraq
Group J Argentina Algeria Austria Jordan
Group K Portugal Uzbekistan Colombia DR Congo
Group L England Croatia Ghana Panama Can I watch World Cup 2026 on my
mobile?
Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.
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