VAMOS MEXICO! If it isn’t clear for those of you who follow The Nueva Latina on social media, I am rooting for Mexico with my whole heart for this year’s World Cup. I am excited that the first Mexico game of the World Cup is on Father’s Day, since I will be with my dad to ecelbrate and watch the game together.
I married a Colombian, so the second team on my list is COLOMBIA. We will actually be leaving for Colombia next week on vacation and will be there during some of the World Cup games. I am so excited to be in a country that is participating in the World Cup. And you KNOW I will be sporting my Mexico jersey in Colombia when Mexico plays because I have to represent.
We will also be in Mexico, specifically Cabo, towards the end of the month. Praying and hoping they make it to the next round so we can catch a game while we are there too. I am also rooting for Peru after listening to THIS episode from LatinoUSA. And, it would be a little cool to watch Messi finally win a World Cup for Argentina.
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The biggest question on everyone’s mind is “Where can I watch World Cup 2018?” So I wanted to do a post with all that info in one place! I hope this list helps you stay up-to-date with everything and anything World Cup 2018 related!
If you have cable or satellite TV:
This is the way to go if you don’t want to miss any games. Not only because you’ll get all 64 matches live on your TV, but it means you can also watch away from home through the Fox Sports, Telemundo and NBC Sports (in Spanish) apps for iOS and Android, as well as living room devices including the Apple TV. Even though Fox and Telemundo are free, over-the-air channels, the networks will still be requiring pay-TV authentication to watch games on their apps. In 2014 Univision (also an over-the-air channel) made all Group Stage matches available without a login during the World Cup in Brazil, so this is pretty disappointing.
If you have a streaming service:
As for people with a non-traditional pay-TV account like Sling TV, Hulu with Live TV and PlayStation Vue, these streaming services all carry Fox, Fox Sports and Telemundo. If you have a bundle that includes any of these channels — Sling TV has one that’s $25 per month, for example — you’ll be able to watch the World Cup both at home and away. Most of them have apps on streaming boxes such as the Apple TV and Roku, game consoles and, of course, for your iPhone or Android device. So, if you don’t have a Time Warner Cable or Comcast subscription, you have nothing to worry about.
If you don’t have a pay-TV or streaming service subscription:
Unless it’s through a sketchy stream, this means you won’t be able to watch the World Cup on your phone or computer. The good news is that, as mentioned earlier, Fox and Telemundo are broadcast channels that you can get on your TV with an antenna. A benefit to having a pay-TV account is that you can record games, of course, but at least this way you can still watch many of the games live. Out of the 48 Group Stage matches, more than half of them will be on Fox and Telemundo. Most importantly, the Final will be broadcasted on both of those channels, as well.
The tricky part is that, since the World Cup is in Russia, most of the games will be early in the morning and afternoon Eastern Time. So you better hope whatever match you want to watch is happening on the weekend or that your office. Either way, just know you aren’t left without any options if you’re a fully fledged cord-cutter.
Highlights, shows and more:
We all know how great Twitter is for commentary during live events, and this year the social network is adding a video element to it. Thanks to a partnership with Fox Sports, Twitter will be streaming a show called FIFA World Cup Now live from Moscow, Russia. There are going to be 27 episodes total, featuring match previews, recaps plus interviews with players and coaches. Twitter users will also get highlights for each game in near real time, along with the usual reactions and memes that’ll pop up on the app.
Telemundo, on the other hand, teamed up with Google to bring Spanish-language highlights to users in the US. When you search for particular games, scores and teams, you’ll get redirected to a YouTube video that will include goals, halftime recap and and more notable moments. Additionally, YouTube will have some pre- and post-game news and coverage. Oh and if you want to make some World Cup highlights on demand, Fox Sports will let you do exactly that via a site powered by IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence.
Regardless of how you plan to watch the World Cup 2018, you’ll want to take a look a the full broadcast schedule from Fox and Telemundo to make sure you know when every match is happening.
Who are you rooting for in the World Cup 2018?
What else do you want to know about soccer, futbol, or World Cup 2018?
How do you stay connected abroad?
