How to Watch 2018 FIFA World Cup without Cable from Anywhere

Post by Bertha Miller to Online Video, 2018 FIFA World Cup | Last Updated on Dec. 5, 2018

Get ready for the most anticipated football event of the year - 2018 FIFA World Cup? And, we're already getting rushes of adrenaline just thinking about it! FIFA World Cup is scheduled to start from 14th June, and the Final will be played on 15th July. During this period, you're privileged to see the clash of the Titans among 32 teams, watch your favorite player's performance, get to know which team reaches the next and who laughs at last. Being an amazing event unfold that football fans can't miss, almost 3 billion people will watch the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup.

How will you watch it? Of course, attending a live match is the best for feeling the energy with a stadium full of enthusiastic fans cheering for their teams. But, most likely, you won't be able to attend the match this summer in Russia, which means you need consider another way for watch FIFA World Cup. Then waiting the matches on cable TV? Actually it's not the best option. After all, it's too rigid that you must stay as a couch potato and the channels may be not available on your area. So why not watch FIFA World Cup without cable?

Watch 2018 FIFA World Cup without Cable - 5 Online Live Streams

Just like all other hit events that take place worldwide, FIFA has authorized World Cup broadcasting rights to over 80 countries. But for those who don't have a TV or cable subscription, they will have a harder time to watching their favorite matches. Luckily, you can watch FIFA World Cup live streaming. Below is a list of football live streaming apps and sites that will provide complete coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

1. Fox Sports Go

Fox Sports Go is an official broadcaster of FIFA World Cup 2018 and it will stream all 64 matches, the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, highlights and so on. This football live streaming app is available on iOS, Android, Kindle, Apple TV, Windows, Roku etc so you can watch the matches live from anywhere. With a monthly pass at $19.99, you can enjoy the privilege of watching the FIFA World Cup live streaming. And you can test the service with a 7-day free trail as well. For the first three months you get to pay only $10/month.

2. YouTube TV

Cord-cutting has become so popular that even stirred the streaming giant YouTube starts live streaming at YouTube Live TV. It offers 50+ networks including Sports and News Channels, so you can easily find 2018 World Cup live courage of the football tournament, including the opening ceremony, highlights, 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final or final etc. Besides, you're no more running out of the storage space with this sports streaming app, since it's Cloud DVR enabled. Once you subscribed this service (at $35 before March 13th) ,you can watch up to 3 devices simultaneously and 6-accounts per household.

3. PlayStation Vue

Unlike other streaming services, PlayStation Vue is initially launched for PlayStation users, but later it's available for everyone on all platforms, not just the PS4, PS3 etc. It has 4 different packages, namely Access, Core, Elite and Ultra, which get all the channels to watch FIFA World Cup online without cable. The Access package is the basic plan available at $39.99 and you can also sign up to get a 5-day free trail for watching FIFA World Cup highlights for free.

4. DirecTV Now

Another reliable option to live stream FIFA World Cup matches is DirecTV Now, which was launched in 2016 and soon became popular within a year. This sports streaming site enables you to stream for all major tournaments and event from 60+ channels like NBC, Fox, CBS, ABS, TBS and many more at only $35 per month. You don't need any satellite to tune in the FIFA World Cup channels, just subscribe to the service and you're good to go.

5. Hulu Live TV

Hulu has now expanded into offering Live TV on the top of a massive streaming library compared to Netflix. Now you're able to watch your favorite Live sports, news, entertainment, and more. With $39.99 per month, you can gain an unlimited access to the entire Hulu streaming library, which will air all the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, best goals, exciting moments etc. If you're unable to make up your mind about which World Cup live streaming site to choose, you can leverage a 7-day trail to test the service.

What Prevents You from Live Streaming World Cup?

You see, you definitely can watch 2018 FIFA World Cup without cable through the online live streaming services. But things are not going well as you think. There are some problems prevent you from live streaming 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Though these online live streams offer live streaming, they limit or block content to specific regions. There is a big possibility that you cannot open the live streaming sites for watching 2018 FIFA World Cup. In order to bypass those geoblocks, you need a reliable and fast VPN to change your IP address by connecting to a different server.

The next comes a question of time. You know, live streaming is a matter of instant. For those who have spare time to wait for the matches, it's certainly great and you can feel the tight competition and get to know the result the first time. But for busy guys and those who have jetlag, it's absolutely a pity that they cannot watch their favorite live streaming matches.

The cost of the subscription is also significant reason that fans will not choose charged live streaming services. If you're not a senior fan and only care sbout the final result of the World Cup, you absolutely can turn to a free sports streaming site to watch the matches, or download the World Cup highlights of your favorite team for watching.

Tutorial How to Free Download 2018 FIFA World Cup Video Easily

Step 1: Free download MacX YouTube Downloader (or Windows version) to your computer and launch it. Click on Add Link button to enter the downloading window. Then navigate to the sports site, take YouTube as an example, and copy your FIFA World Cup video's URL. Back to the program, paste and analyze the URL by tapping the Paste & Analyze button.

Step 2: Select video format, quality, size and codec from the popping up details. You're suggested to choose MP4 format, H.264 codec for the wide compatibility. And choose the video resolution according to the device you'll use to watch the World Cup.

Step 3: Click on Browse button to specify the path for the downloaded World Cup video optionally. Then hit the Download Now button to start free downloading 2018 FIFA World Cup videos within minutes.

Author: Bertha Miller | Updated on Dec 5, 2018