The 2026 FIFA World Cup is on FOX and FS1 in English and Telemundo and Universo in Spanish, with every one of the 104 matches carried in both languages. Telemundo airs 92 of those matches free over the air. To stream, English viewers use FOX One and FOXSports.com; Spanish viewers use Peacock and the Telemundo app. Streameast.services is the editorial guide to all of it — the legal alternative to the old streameast brand, pointing you at the rights-holder for each kickoff.
Where to watch the World Cup in the US
The US rights split cleanly down language lines, and both sides cover the entire tournament.
- English — FOX & FS1: all 104 matches. The marquee fixtures land on the FOX broadcast network; the rest fill out FS1.
- English streaming — FOX One & FOXSports.com: all 104 matches stream here, so you do not need a cable login.
- Spanish — Telemundo & Universo: all 104 matches, with the bulk on Telemundo and the overflow on Universo.
- Spanish streaming — Peacock & the Telemundo app: all 104 matches, both available without a traditional TV package.
- Live-TV bundles — Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV: each carries FOX and FS1 if you want one app for the whole slate.
There is no World Cup match in the US that sits behind a paywall you cannot reach legally. Pick a language, pick a broadcaster, and you are set.
Free over the air
This is the part most people miss. Telemundo carries 92 of the 104 matches free over the air — group games, knockouts, and the final included. With a basic antenna and a Spanish-language broadcast, you can follow nearly the whole tournament for nothing. The remaining dozen air on Universo. On the English side, every match FOX assigns to its broadcast network (rather than FS1) is likewise free over the air on the FOX channel.
If your budget is zero, the answer is an antenna and Telemundo.
Schedule and format
The tournament runs 11 June to 19 July 2026, hosted across 16 cities in three countries: 11 in the United States, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada. This is the first 48-team World Cup, expanded from 32.
- 48 teams, 12 groups of four — a bigger field than any prior edition.
- 104 matches total: 72 in the group stage, 32 in the knockouts.
- Group stage: 11–27 June. The top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to a new Round of 32.
- Opener: 11 June at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City.
- Final: 19 July at MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey.
The knockout rounds run Round of 32 → Round of 16 → quarter-finals → semi-finals → final, 32 matches in all. For the broadcaster behind any given round, see our broadcasters guide, and for the competitions we track year-round, see leagues.
The legal alternative to the old Streameast
The streameast.* domains that people still search for were unauthorized streaming sites, blocked by ISPs and DNS providers across the US and beyond after complaints from FIFA, the networks, and other rights-holders. Streameast.services is not one of them. It is an editorial publication that names the licensed broadcaster for each match — for the World Cup, that means FOX, FS1, Telemundo, Universo, and the streaming apps above. No players, no embeds, no risk.
A nudge before kickoff
Forty-eight teams is a wider field than usual, which means more first-round upsets and a longer road to the final. Before the group stage opens on 11 June, run the bracket in your head: who tops each group, which third-placed sides sneak through, and who you have lifting the trophy at MetLife on 19 July. Then set your antenna or your stream, and watch it play out — legally, match by match. Start from the homepage for today’s fixtures.