Best Sites/Apps to Watch FIFA World Cup Live Online Free

With football’s biggest tournament underway, football fans are looking to find the best possible ways to watch the FIFA World Cup live online. We have done thorough research and made a list of websites/apps (official only) that show the World Cup in different countries. The best part is that most of them are completely free and are official broadcasting rights holders. So without further ado, let’s get into it.

Best Sites/Apps to Watch FIFA World Cup Live Online:

Now the list of websites and apps listed below are all official rights holders of FIFA World Cup. Since their content is geo-blocked outside the jurisdiction, users from outside this country can use VPN to unblock these sites.

The BBC and ITV are the official rights holders of the World Cup in Great Britain. Both networks are free-to-air and will produce live World Cup action via traditional TV coverage and also via their online streaming platforms and mobile apps. Both BBC and ITV TV and online streams are free for UK residents. Both networks will produce live coverage of 32 World Cup matches each. They have already announced the group stage TV selection.

How can I unlock BBC iplayer & ITV Hub from outside the UK?

How does it work:

1. Buy a VPN account
2. Download and install the VPN app on the device you want to watch the World Cup on.
3. Connect to the UK IP address inside the app.
4. Once connected to UK server. Just visit bbc.com/iplayer/ or the ITV Hub (depending on which channel is showing the match)
5. Create a free account on the BBC iplayer or ITV hub website. Verify the email address used to create the account. Enter any UK postcode when prompted.
6. Now you can watch both channels absolutely free from anywhere in the world. Just make sure you are connected to the UK ip address while streaming.

Play-Suisse is an online platform of Switzerland’s SRG SSR TV network that holds the rights to the FIFA World Cup in Switzerland. PlaySuisse is completely free for Swiss residents. They will show all 64 World Cup matches live. Play-Suisse is available in Dutch, French, Italian and German. This is one of the best streaming options if you want to watch all the World Cup matches.

Unlock Play-Suisse:

1. Buy a VPN account
2. Download and install the VPN app on the device you want to watch the World Cup on.
3. Connect to Switzerland ip address.
4. Once connected to Swiss server. Just visit the playsuisse.ch website
5. Create a free account on the playsuisse website.
6. Once you have a playsuisse account, it will give you access to various live streaming channels on the network. RTS (French) – SRF (German) – RSI (Italian)
7. Just make sure you are connected to Swiss ip address in VPN while streaming on play-Suisse network.

#3. SBS.com On-Demand (Australia)

SBS in Australia has exclusive World Cup rights and will produce live coverage on their traditional TV channels as well as their absolute premium online streaming platform called SBS On-Demand. All 64 games can be streamed live for free from Australia. People from outside Australia can also access the streams on SBS by changing their IP address to Australia.

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SBS Streaming:

1. Connect to the Australian IP address.
2. Visit the SBS On-Demand Streaming Platform
3. Create a free account on the SBS website. Anyone can create an account from inside or outside Australia. Remember to verify the email address used to create the account.
4. Log in with your new account information and click on the FIFA World Cup tab in the top menu. There you can see upcoming matches.
5. Stay connected to Australian IP address while using the SBS On-Demand streams. We tested the system with ExpressVPN.

#4. RTE.ie Player (Ireland)

In Ireland, RTE is the state-owned network that has exclusive World Cup rights. They will produce live streams of all 64 matches on their online platform on the RTE player website. This platform is free for residents of Ireland. But people from outside Ireland can also gain access if they can change their IP address to Ireland.

RTE player streams:

1. Connect to Ireland ip address.
2. Visit the RTE Player website
3. Create a free account on the RTE.ie website. Anyone can create an account from inside or outside Ireland.
4. Log in with your new account information and click on the “LIVE” tab in the menu bar.
5. Now you have access to both RTE 1 and RTE 2 channel live streams. WC matches will be shown on these two channels.
6. Stay connected to your Ireland IP address with ExpressVPN. We unblocked the RTE website from outside Ireland using ExpressVPN.

#5. RTBF.be Auvio (Belgium)

RTBF is the state-owned television network in Belgium which also has a dedicated online streaming platform called Auvio at RTBF.be which will show all 64 World Cup matches completely free of charge for residents of Belgium. People from outside Belgium can also access these live streams using VPN. we explain how.

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RTBF.be Auvio streams:

1. Connect to the Belgian IP address.
2. Visit RTBF Auvio’s website
3. Create a free account on the RTBF.be website. Anyone can create an account from inside or outside Belgium.
4. Log in with your new account information and click the “Direct” tab in the menu bar.
5. You now have access to all RTBF online channels. See the upcoming schedule which channel is showing the next match. Click on that channel, sit back and enjoy the World Cup in French or Dutch.
6. Just make sure you are connected to Belgian ip address. We unblocked the RTBF.be website from outside Belgium using ExpressVPN.