The world’s biggest football tournament is ahead, and from today, millions of people around the world will be glued to their screens and cheering for their favorite teams until one of them takes home the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The month-long tournament will be full of exciting sportsmanship performances and I, for one, will not miss a single moment.
If you’re like me and want to take action but don’t know where to start, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a quick look at how you can start watching the 2018 FIFA World Cup both online and offline:
Watch 2018 FIFA World Cup Online
1. SonyLIV
Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) has acquired the media rights for this year’s FIFA World Cup in India and has prepared a comprehensive broadcast schedule for all football fans in the country. FIFA World Cup matches will be broadcast on SonyLIV, the company’s OTT platform, as Sony owns the exclusive broadcasting rights. this matches will be broadcast in four languages - English, Hindi, Bengali and Malayalam – and will be powered by relevant broadcast data including live scores, player positions, team previews, match statistics and other interactive experiences to keep you engaged.
On desktop, you can visit SonyLIV website and catch all the matches, follow your favorite team for real-time updates, stay up to date with all the tournament updates and get behind-the-scenes updates on your World Cup journey.
You can also watch the matches live. iOS and Android devices by downloading the SonyLIV app. The app also has all the extras we mentioned earlier and a Interactive experience that will allow you to make predictions about the outcome of the game and win attractive prizes or get your name featured on TV as a Master Predictor.
While watching the World Cup on SonyLIV is completely free, 5 minute delay on the stream and you will also have to put up with a lot of ads. If you want ad-free live streaming, you’ll need to purchase a premium SonyLIV subscription. Premium subscription is available for as low as Rs. 99 per month but if you want to watch more live sports you can get the new Super Sports 6 month subscription for just Rs. 199.
2. Airtel TV
If you are an Airtel subscriber, you can watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup live on your smartphone here. Airtel TV app. As mentioned earlier, Sony has the exclusive rights to broadcast the World Cup in India, so you will need to select Sony TEN channels within the app to watch the matches live.
To do this, you will first need to download the Airtel TV app to your device (hah!). After completing the registration process, You will need to select the Live TV option in the lower right corner of the application and go to one of the Sony TEN channels. As soon as you click on the channel, the live broadcast will start.
note: You can access the stream only if your smartphone has an Airtel SIM installed and is selected as the primary SIM card for mobile data.
3. JioTV
If you are a Jio subscriber, you can also watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup live, provided you have a Jio Prime membership and access to the JioTV service. To watch the World Cup live JioTV app, To watch the matches live, you need to login to your Jio account in the JioTV app and search for Sony TEN channels..
Sony TEN channels are listed under the sports category in the app, so you’d better choose a filter as it can be a bit tedious to scroll through all 603 channels to get what you want. Once you have found the Sony TEN channel of your choice, the next step is quite simple. Just tap on the channel icon and your live stream will start immediately.
Unlike the Airtel TV app, the JioTV app does not require a Jio SIM to be installed on your smartphone. You just need your Jio account credentials and you’re set.
Watch 2018 FIFA World Cup Offline
You can also watch the entire tournament on TV if you don’t want to bother downloading an app or don’t have the bandwidth to stream the entire tournament online. The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be broadcast live on Sony TEN 2 with English commentary and Sony TEN 3 with Hindi commentary.
If you already have access to the channels mentioned above, you are good to go. But if not, you need to contact your respective cable service provider and subscribe to channels to watch live broadcast on TV.
Also, if you’re not in India but don’t want to miss out on the fun, here is a list of all the other TV channels around the world where you can watch the action live:
Country | Channel |
United States of America | fox sports |
United Kingdom | BBC |
Brazil | Globosate |
Germany | ARD, ZDF |
Japan | NHK, Nippon TV |
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Excited to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Now that you know how to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup live, what are you waiting for? Check out the match schedule, make yourself some popcorn, and use one of the aforementioned ways to enter the game. Make sure you don’t miss the action and let us know which team you support in the comments section below.