How To Watch FIFA World Cup 2022 Without Cable

This year, the FIFA 2022 World Cup is being played in Qatar. If you live in the US, all games will air live in English on Fox and FS1, but you don’t need cable to watch. There are plenty of streaming services that carry both FS1 and FOX in their channel lineup. Furthermore, all games will stream live in Spanish on Peacock if you have a Peacock Premium subscription. You can sign up for peacock premium on Peacock’s website. To watch games in English, you can use any of the streaming services in the list below. Each streams FS1 and your local fox channel in nearly every part of the country.

• DIRECTV STREAM – Carries FS1 and Fox. The service costs $74.99 per month after a risk-free 5-Day Free Trial.
• Hulu Live TV: Carries FS1 and Fox. The service includes Disney+ and ESPN+ with unlimited DVR storage for $69.99/month. (Sign up)
• fuboTV – Carries FS1 and Fox. The service costs $74.99 per month and offers a 1-week free trial
• YouTube TV –  Carries FS1 and Fox. The service costs $64.99 per month and offers a free trial

Streaming services Sling and Vidgo carry FS1, but their Fox coverage is a bit more limited. While these services are a bit cheaper, they don’t carry Fox in all parts of the country so you may need to use a TV antenna for games airing on Fox.

• Vidgo: Carries FS1 and costs $59.95 per month. (Sign up)
• Sling TV: Carries FS1 and costs $40 per month. Currently the first month is 50% off (Sign up)

Read on for more details on watching this year’s World Cup in Qatar, including the World Cup TV schedule and more. I also have coverage specific to Watching USA’s World Cup matches.

Watch The World Cup Finals

The knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is underway, and we are at the finals. The third place game and finals will air on Fox, which you can watch with a free trial from any of the services below.

• DIRECTV STREAM – offers a 5-Day Free Trial
• Fubo TV – Offers a 1-week free trial
• YouTube TV – offers a 2-week free trial

You can also stream each match live in Spanish on Peacock with their premium account. You can sign up on Peacock’s website. Below are the upcoming matches for the World Cup Finals

Semifinal Results

Quarterfinals Results

Below are the Results from the Quarterfinal round

The Round of 16 Results

Below are the Results for the round of 16

About the 2022 FIFA World Cup

The mens FIFA World Cup is played every 4 years, with the 2022 World Cup taking place in Qatar. This year FIFA World Cup begins with The Group Stage on November 20th. The Group stage will see 32 teams split into 8 groups of four. Teams will play each team in their group once between November 20th and December 2nd. After the group stage, the top 2 teams from each group will move to the knockout phase. The round of 16 runs from December 3rd through the 6th. The quarterfinal matches are on December 9th and 10th with the semi-finals on December 13th and 14. The Final Championship game is on December 18th. The Groups for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are as follows:

• Group A – Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
• Group B – England, Iran, United States, Wales
• Group C – Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
• Group D – France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
• Group E – Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan
• Group F – Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
• Group G – Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
• Group H – Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea

Semifinal TV Schedule

• Match 61 – December, 13: Winners Match 57 vs Winners Match 58 – 2:00 pm ET on Fox
• Match 62 – December, 14: Winners Match 59 vs Winners Match 60 – 2:00 pm ET on Fox

Third-Place Game TV Schedule

• Match 63 – December, 17: Losers Match 61 vs Losers Match 62 – 2:00 pm ET on Fox

Finals TV Schedule

Match 64 – December, 18: Winners Match 61 vs Winners Match 62 – 10:00 am ET on Fox

Watching The 2022 FIFA World Cup For Free

Due to Quite a few streaming services offering free trials you can take advantage of those trials to watch FS1 and FOX for free. Just make sure you cancel the trial before it ends so you won’t be charged. The streaming services that offer free trials are:

• DIRECTV STREAM – offers a 5-Day Free Trial
• Fubo TV – Offers a 1-week free trial
• YouTube TV – offers a 2-week free trial

To watch the entire world cup for free, pick up the DIRECTV STREAM 5-day trial on November 20 to watch the group stage kickoff. Cancel the trial on November 24th and pick up a 7-day trial to fuboTV. Cancel the Fubo Trial on November 30th. Then you can pick up the YouTube TV 2-week trial to get you free matches until December 14th. However, the third-place game and finals occur on December 17th and 18th. Luckily those games are on Fox so you can watch over the air using something as simple as this  $25 Flat TV antenna. It has a free return policy so there is no risk. If it doesn’t get reception, you can return it for your money back. If it works out, you get to watch Fox for free! Your other option is to miss a few matches in the middle of the tournament between free trials to make sure the three trials extend to through the finals.

For more information on using a TV antenna to watch Fox, check out this FCC page. If the flat antenna doesn’t perform to your expectations, the following instructional guides provide more details on over-the-air TV.

• Learn How to Choose a TV Antenna
• Learn How to Use One Antenna for Multiple TVs
• Learn How to Ground a TV Antenna
• Learn how to Improve Antenna TV Reception
• Record from your Antenna with an Over the Air DVR

Streaming the FIFA 2022 World Cup

Below are all the streaming services you can use to stream the 2022 FIFA World Cup

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM provides local access to Fox and carries FS1. Both channels are available in DIRECTV STREAM’s Entertainment channel plan which costs $74.99 per month. The Entertainment Plan includes:

• watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like Fox, FS1, and more
• supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out everything this service offers on this promo page or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

FuboTV

FuboTV is a streaming service built for sports. It offers Fox and FS1, along with 70+ other channels. You can get a fuboTV subscription to FuboTV’s Pro plan with a 1-week free trial. After the trial the plan costs $74.99 per month. The package includes:

• Live Fox, FS1, ESPN, and more are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
• You can watch on three screens at the same time 
• 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
• The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV. 

You can sign up for fuboTV or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

Hulu Live TV

Hulu not only offers its on-demand service but live-streaming as well. They offer FS1 and Fox along with other local networks and other channels found on cable TV. According to the data we have, live Fox is available everywhere in the US. However, be sure to check Hulu’s Website for the latest channels in your area on this page: Hulu Live TV Channels by Zip code. 

A Subscription to Hulu + Live TV includes:

• Price includes a subscription to ESPN+ and Disney+
• Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
• Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
• It comes with 6 customizable profiles
• Includes entire Hulu streaming library

Hulu Live TV allows you to sign up without a contract so you can cancel any time. If you keep the service the price $69.99 per month.

Another streaming service that offers FS1 and FOX, a slew of other channels, and a nice set of features is YouTube TV. The service costs $64.99 per month and includes:

• access to Fox, FS1, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
• unlimited cloud DVR storage
• stream on three devices at once
• YouTube TV supports Roku Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more.
• Includes YouTube TV on-demand

Peacock

Peacock doesn’t carry Fox or FS1, but they are the Spanish language home for watching this year’s world cup in Spanish. Every match will stream live in Spanish through Peacock. You can sign up for Peacock’s premiere plan for $4.99 per month and watch the entire tournament. Your subscription to peacock includes tons of content, including shows on NBC, Bravo, NBC Sports, WWE, and more. Peacock also has a premium ad-free subscription for $9.99 per month. Not only will this subscription eliminate ads, but also provide a live stream of your local NBC station..

Peacock supports iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, Xbox One S and Xbox One X, Android devices, Android TV, Chromecast, and Chromecast built-in. ]. You can learn more in our review of Peacock. You can sign up for Peacock on their website.

Vidgo

Vidgo is a newer streaming service that offers fairly competitive pricing over other live streaming services. Vidgo includes FS1 with local Fox most parts of the country. New customers can sign up for the Core Plan for $59.95 per month to see if Fox is available in your area.

Vidgo doesn’t force you into a contract, and you can cancel any time. They do offer special pricing for new customers. Vidgo is supported on available on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV. You can also stream the service on up to 3 devices at the same time. We have the full details in our guide to Vidgo’s live streaming service.

Sling

Sling is the most affordable way to watch The FIFA World Cup provided you live in an area where they stream the local Fox affiliate. Their Sling Blue plan costs $40 per month and provides FS1, but Fox is only available in the following areas:

• New York
• Philadelphia
• Chicago
• Washington, DC
• Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
• Dallas/Ft. Worth
• Los Angeles
• San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
• Detroit
• Atlanta
• Houston
• Orlando/Daytona/Melbourne
• Tampa/St. Petersburg
• Gainesville
• Austin
• Milwaukee
• Minneapolis/St. Paul
• Phoenix
• Seattle

If you live in one of these areas or don’t mind using a TV antenna to watch Fox, then you can pick up the Sling Blue package at a cost of just $40 per month. You can sign up here. Service includes a cloud DVR along with the ability to stream to three devices at once. Sling TV is supported on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. See our review of Sling TV for more details.