Peacock is having itself a good year. The company recently announced that it gained 2 million subscribers in the third quarter of 2022, raising its total to 15 million paid users. The NBCUniversal streaming platform offers a good amount of live sports programming, including “Sunday Night Football” MLB games, WWE wrestling, Notre Dame football, Premier League soccer and more. With all of that content already available on the platform, will Peacock users be able to stream 2022 FIFA World Cup matches?
As long as they are comfortable watching games in Spanish, yes! Peacock will be the Spanish-language streaming home of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. You can stream every match of the tournament with a subscription to Peacock Premium either live or on-demand. Peacock does not own the English-language streaming rights to World Cup matches, which rest with FOX and FS1. Check below for the best methods to stream the 2022 FIFA World Cup in English.
How to Watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup Without Cable
Peacock may only offer Spanish-language coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but cord-cutters will still have plenty of options to stream the tournament in English. DIRECTV STREAM, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV all carry FOX and FS1.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Free 3-Day Trial | Free Trial | Get 50% OFF | Sign Up | |||
| $86.99 | $94.99 | $82.99 | $28 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| Fox | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FS1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
The cheapest method of streaming the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a subscription to Sling's Blue Plan, which you can get 50% OFF your first month. Sling TV’s Blue Plan includes FS1 and FOX (in select markets).
While FS1 is available in all markets, FOX is available live in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, Orlando/Daytona/Melbourne, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Gainesville, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose markets.
Click here to check out a full schedule of World Cup matches.
Can You Watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup in 4K?
If you are looking forward to watching the World Cup in 4K, you’re in luck. 2022 World Cup will be broadcast in 4K HDR in the Fox Sports and Fox Now apps.
That means that if you are a subscriber of Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, fuboTV, DIRECTV STREAM, and YouTube TV — you can watch the games live in 4K using your TV Everywhere credentials. Tubi’s World Cup FAST channel will also feature free 4K replays of every match same-day.
If you prefer to stream it directly from a Live TV Streaming Service, fuboTV, which offers a 7-Day Free Trial, includes 4K World Cup streaming with their Elite Plan. YouTube TV subscribers can also stream in 4K, with their 4K Plus Add-On, which is $19.99 a month.
Can You Stream World Cup Games For Free?
Fox’s free ad-supported streaming service will also be an excellent destination for World Cup fans who want to stream games for free. While they don’t offer live games, Tubi has launched a free World Cup-dedicated channel, which will have full game replays of every match. Fans will also be able to access the games on-demand via Tubi’s app. That’s especially good news for U.S. fans if they don’t want to wake up at 4 a.m. ET to catch their favorite squad in action live.
Can You Watch 2022 FIFA World Cup Matches on FIFA+?
FIFA+ is a free ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) service that launched in April of 2022. It offers hundreds of archived matches, as well as original content and documentaries. Unfortunately, it will not carry live or on-demand 2022 FIFA World Cup matches.