France and Argentina are 90 minutes away from immortality, give or take the potential for extra-time and penalties. Win and Les Bleus will be the first team in 60 years to retain the World Cup trophy, though they'll have to overcome a catastrophically timed sickness outbreak to do so. La Albiceleste are on the verge of wiping out 36 years of hurt and giving Lionel Messi his Maradona moment. Here's how to watch World Cup 2022 online with free soccer streams from anywhere today – the next game is France vs Argentina in the final!
Dates: Sunday, November 20 - Sunday, December 18
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Kylian Mbappe gave the entire nation of Argentina collective trauma when they met four years ago, scoring twice, winning a penalty, leaving countless striped shirts floundering in his wake, and making Messi look like yesterday's man. France have looked even better this time around, thanks to the growing chemistry between Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann and Mbappe.
However, Argentina's No.10 had what was arguably his best ever game at any World Cup in midweek, and whether you call it faith, quasi-religion or something else entirely, there's a growing sense that lifting this trophy at this tournament is simply Messi's predetermined destiny.
In Qatar Argentina have repeatedly demonstrated their knack for doing just enough to get over the line, and although France look like the superior team by almost all measures, a bug has affected several members of their first XI, including Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate, Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano. Is the World Cup finally going back to South America?
Follow our guide on how to watch World Cup 2022 on soccer streams in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India. We've included free-to-air World Cup coverage, free trials and straightforward instructions on how to use a VPN to live stream World Cup games in any language and location.
Watch World Cup 2022: Today's game
Sunday, December 18
- 7pm GMT / 2pm ET - live stream Argentina vs France (opens in new tab)
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If you're abroad and want to watch World Cup 2022 using your usual home coverage, you'll most likely find yourself geo-blocked. You'll need to use a VPN to unlock your access.
A VPN is a piece of software that allows you to change your virtual location, which will enable you to tap into a World Cup soccer stream from any country and any streaming service. They're easy to use and super-secure. We rate ExpressVPN as the best VPN for streaming.
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Watch World Cup 2022 in 4K HDR
The quality at Qatar 2022 is about more than just the fancy footwork and diving contests. The great news is that the 2022 World Cup is being broadcast in 4K on several worldwide streaming services.
Those in the UK can watch World Cup 2022 in 4K HDR on BBC iPlayer, free of charge. All of the BBC's games will be available in top resolution, although you can expect a bit of a delay on the transmission of about 30 seconds or more. In other words, there's a chance you'll hear your neighbours cheering a goal before you see it go in.
In the States, Fox is showing all of the World Cup 2022 games in 4K too, but you'll need to make sure that your streaming service package is 4K-enabled. With FuboTV, for example, that means paying a little more.
India is another place to watch World Cup 2022 in 4K. Plus, you can use the JioCinema (opens in new tab) app to watch for free. Get the full details on watching World Cup 2022 in 4K HDR.
World Cup 2022 TV schedule: times, dates and fixtures
All times are ET. Add 5 hours for GMT, subtract 3 hours for PT.
LAST 16
Saturday, December 3
Netherlands vs USA 3-1
Argentina vs Australia 2-1
Sunday, December 4
France vs Poland 3-1
England vs Senegal 3-0
Monday, December 5
Japan vs Croatia 1-1 (1-3 pens)
Brazil vs South Korea 4-1
Tuesday, December 6
Morocco vs Spain 0-0 (3-0 pens)
Portugal vs Switzerland 6-1
QUARTER FINALS
Friday, December 9
Croatia vs Brazil 1-1 (4-2 pens)
Argentina vs Netherlands 2-2 (4-3)
Saturday, December 10
Morocco vs Portugal 1-0
England vs France 1-2
SEMI FINALS
Tuesday, December 13
Croatia vs Argentina 0-3
Wednesday, December 14
Morocco vs France 0-2
THIRD-PLACE PLAYOFF
Saturday, December 17
Croatia vs Morocco 2-1
2022 WORLD CUP FINAL
Sunday, December 18
10am - Argentina vs France
World Cup 2022 group tables – final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Netherlands (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Senegal (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Ecuador (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Qatar (E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
| England (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| USA (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Iran (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Wales (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Argentina (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Poland (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mexico (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia (E) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| France (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Australia (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Tunisia (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Denmark (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Japan (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Spain (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Costa Rica (E) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Morocco (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Croatia (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Belgium (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Canada (E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Brazil (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Switzerland (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Cameroon (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Serbia (E) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Portugal (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| South Korea (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Uruguay (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ghana (E) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
