The best way for you to watch World Cup 2026 for FREE

The 2026 World Cup has entered the quarter-final stage and you aren't going to want to miss a second of the action between now and the final on July 19.

France have a repeat of the 2022 semi-final against Morocco on Thursday night while Spain face off against Belgium on Friday.

England of course are still remaining and face Norway on Saturday in Miami with Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham looking to lift the team to the semi-final.

Sunday morning will also provide plenty of entertainment with Lionel Messi's Argentina playing Switzerland in Kansas City.

Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information you need to watch the 2026 World Cup for free from anywhere in the world.

Watch World Cup 2026 free on BBC and ITV

At FourFourTwo, we see no better way to catch the World Cup than in the UK, where BBC and ITV have provided superb coverage and will continue to do so until the final.

Completely free, they have an amazing selection of presenters and pundits across both channels, including Mark Chapman, Mark Pougatch, Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Gary Neville and Roy Keane, to name a few. They also don't have any ad breaks during the hydration breaks.

If you want to watch any of the remaining World Cup games live, remember you need an account with a UK postcode (e.g. SE1 7PB) and a valid TV licence.

Those travelling abroad this World Cup can use Norton VPN to unlock their BBC or ITV stream from anywhere on the globe — find out more below.

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Watch World Cup 2026 for free from anywhere

Abroad this World Cup? You can still watch all the action for free. The solution to your geo-restriction nightmares is a Virtual Private Network (VPN), a piece of software that can set your devices to appear to be in any country in the world.

We recommend Norton VPN:

Alternative free World Cup viewing options

It isn't just the UK with free streams of the World Cup. RTÉ Player in Ireland, SBS On Demand in Australia, CazéTV on YouTube in Brazil, NOS in the Netherlands, RTBF/VRT in Belgium, SRF/RTS/RSI in Switzerland, and TRT in Turkey are just a few showing every game for free.

In the US, there are no free streams of the World Cup, and in Canada, Germany and Spain, only a select number of games are being shown for free.

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