How To Watch The World Cup Final On TV And Streaming As Argentina-France Matchup Set
UPDATED with latest results: The 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar is set after defending champion France booked its spot opposite Argentina with a 2-0 victory over upstart Morocco on Wednesday. Argentina advanced the day before with a 3-0 victory over Croatia.
The matchup is fitting, pitting two of the world’s best players in Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappé and the teams who have emerged as the class of the lot in the monthlong tournament. Messi and Mbappé are also currently tied for the most goals in the tournament in the race to the Golden Boot.
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The final is now set for Sunday, December 18 with a 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT kickoff in a game that will air live in the U.S. on Fox and Telemundo. It will also be available to stream on the Fox Sports app and in Spanish on Peacock. (See below for where the game will air in other countries.)
Both countries have won two World Cups. Argentina advanced to its sixth World Cup final by beating Croatia behind a goal and an assist from Messi, who is looking to lift his first World Cup trophy. Argentina previously won in 1978 and behind Diego Maradona in 1986.
France won World Cup titles in 1998 and again in 2018 after finishing as runner-up in 2006. On Wednesday, it stopped the Cinderella run of Morocco, which was the first African team to advance to the semifinals of the world’s biggest sports tournament.
Morocco and Croatia, meanwhile, play in the third-place game Saturday at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on Fox, the Fox Sports app, Telemundo and Peacock.
Here’s the remaining TV schedule:
THIRD-PLACE MATCH
Saturday, December 17
Croatia vs. Morocco
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
FINAL
Sunday, December 18
Argentina vs. France
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
PREVIOUSLY, November 20: The FIFA World Cup in Qatar gets underway Sunday with an official opening ceremony leading into the first game, host Qatar vs. Ecuador, launching the monthlong tournament showcasing the world’s most popular sport.
In the U.S., Fox Sports has English-language rights to the 32-team tournament, with all 64 matches airing live across Fox and Fox Sports 1 as well as via streaming on the Fox Sports app. Telemundo has U.S. Spanish-language rights, meaning all matches will air live across Telemundo, Universo and NBCUniversal’s Peacock (the only U.S streaming service to carry this year’s games) as well as via TelemundoDeportes.com and Telemundo Deportes’ app. The tournament is also available on FuboTV.
Check out the full U.S. TV schedule, and the list of international World Cup broadcasters, below.
The unusual winter-set tournament (moved from its traditional early summer slot every four years owing to the summer heat in the Arabian Peninsula) features three round-robin group stages before the top two teams from each group advance to the knockout rounds which begin December 3.
The final is Sunday, December 18 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT at Lusail Stadium, one of eight constructed by the host city at a cost of around $10 billion. Each of the stadiums is within a 35-mile radius of central Doha, the capital city, making for compact travel for fans and teams.
As for the teams, all three U.S. games in Group B play will air on Fox at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT: its opener Monday, November 21 in Al Rayyan against Wales; versus England on Black Friday, November 25, in Al Khor; and against Iran on Tuesday, November 29 in Doha.
Overall, the 32 teams include defending champion France, as well as current world No. 1 Brazil, which has five World Cup victories the most in history. Germany has four titles, as does Italy which is easily the biggest team not to qualify for this World Cup.
Other favorites to watch include England and Argentina, the latter of which has possibly the greatest player of all time, Lionel Messi, playing in what he says is his last World Cup. Look also for Belgium, Uruguay, Netherlands and African champion Senegal to make noise. Joining the U.S. from its region, CONCACAF, are rival Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica.
Outside the games, Fox Sports will air 98 hours of studio programming from Doha including its FIFA World Cup Live show beginning at 4 a.m. ET on Fox or FS1 through the tournament’s first eight days, shifting to 9 a.m. ET after that. There’s also FIFA World Cup Today, to air between matches, and FIFA World Cup Tonight, which will air each night of the tournament on Fox at midnight in all time zones.
Fox’s talent lineup includes Rob Stone and Kate Abdo hosting in the studio along with analysts including U.S. veterans Clint Dempsey, Carli Lloyd and Maurice Edu, England’s Eni Aluko and Kelly Smith, and former NFL star Chad Johnson.
The play-by-play and analyst teams calling games for Fox Sports include lead duo John Strong and Stu Holden, who will call the U.S. games and the final. They will be joined in coverage by Derek Rae and Aly Wagner, JP Dellacamera and Cobi Jones, Ian Darke and Landon Donovan, and Jacqui Oatley and Warren Barton.
Telemundo’s takeover includes its Hoy en la Copa, a 30-minute daily preview and recap show, along with sporting an A-list roster of ex-players joining for coverage and analysis including the likes of Carlos Hermosillo, Fernando Hierro, Mauro Silva, Claudio Borghi and Diego Forlán along with anchor play-by-play announcer Andres Cantor, who will call the main gaims (including the U.S ones) with Manuel Sol and former U.S. star Tab Ramos.
Here is the schedule, times (all ET) and U.S. networks for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. See below for a list of international networks with rights to the tournament.
GROUP STAGE
Sunday, November 20
Qatar vs. Ecuador (Group A)
11 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Monday, November 21
England vs. Iran (Group B)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Senegal vs. Netherlands (Group A)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
United States vs. Wales (Group B)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Tuesday, November 22
Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia (Group C)
5 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Denmark vs. Tunisia (Group D)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Mexico vs. Poland (Group C)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
France vs. Australia (Group D)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Wednesday, November 23
Morocco vs. Croatia (Group F)
5 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Germany vs. Japan (Group E)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Spain vs. Costa Rica (Group E)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Belgium vs. Canada (Group F)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Thursday, November 24
Switzerland vs. Cameroon (Group G)
5 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Uruguay vs. South Korea (Group H)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Portugal vs. Ghana (Group H)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Brazil vs. Serbia (Group G)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Friday, November 25
Wales vs. Iran (Group B)
5 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Qatar vs. Senegal (Group A)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Netherlands vs. Ecuador (Group A)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
England vs. United States (Group B)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Saturday, November 26
Tunisia vs. Australia (Group D)
5 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Poland vs. Saudi Arabia (Group C)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
France vs. Denmark (Group D)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Argentina vs. Mexico (Group C)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Sunday, November 27
Japan vs. Costa Rica (Group E)
5 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Belgium vs. Morocco (Group F)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Croatia vs. Canada (Group F)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Spain vs. Germany (Group E)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Monday, November 28
Cameroon vs. Serbia (Group G)
5 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
South Korea vs. Ghana (Group H)
8 a.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Brazil vs. Switzerland (Group G)
11 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Portugal vs. Uruguay (Group H)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Tuesday, November 29
Netherlands vs. Qatar (Group A)
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Universo, Peacock)
Ecuador vs. Senegal (Group A)
10 a.m. ET on (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Wales vs. England (Group B)
2 p.m. ET (FS1/Universo, Peacock)
Iran vs. United States (Group B)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Wednesday, November 30
Tunisia vs. France (Group D)
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Australia vs. Denmark (Group D)
10 a.m. ET (FS1/Universo, Peacock)
Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico
2 p.m. ET (FS1/Telemundo, Peacock)
Poland vs. Argentina
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Universo, Peacock)
Thursday, December 1
Croatia vs. Belgium (Group F)
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Canada vs. Morocco (Group F)
10 a.m. ET (FS1/Universo, Peacock)
Japan vs. Spain (Group E)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Costa Rica vs. Germany (Group E)
2 p.m. ET (FS1/Universo, Peacock)
Friday, December 2
South Korea vs. Portugal (Group H)
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Ghana vs. Uruguay (Group H)
10 a.m. ET (FS1/Universo, Peacock)
Serbia vs. Switzerland (Group G)
2 p.m. ET (FS1/Universo, Peacock)
Cameroon vs. Brazil (Group G)
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
ROUND OF 16
Saturday, December 3
Netherlands vs. U.S.
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Argentina vs. Australia
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Sunday, December 4
France vs. Poland
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
England vs. Senegal
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Monday, December 5
Japan vs. Croatia
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Brazil vs. South Korea
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Tuesday, December 6
Morocco vs. Spain
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Portugal vs. Switzerland
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, December 9
Netherlands vs. Argentina
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Croatia vs. Brazil
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Saturday, December 10
Morocco vs. Portugal
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
England vs. France
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, December 13
Croatia vs. Argentina
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
Wednesday, December 14
Morocco vs. France
2 p.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
THIRD-PLACE MATCH
Saturday, December 17
Croatia vs. Morocco
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
FINAL
Sunday, December 18
Argentina vs. France
10 a.m. ET (Fox/Telemundo, Peacock)
International World Cup TV rights
Australia: SBS
Austria: ORF, ServusTV
Argentina: TVP, TyC Sports
Belgium: RTBF and VRT
Brazil: TV Globo
Canada: Bell Media
China: CCTV, Migu (mobile streaming)
Denmark: DR, TV2
France: TF1, BeIN Sports
Hong Kong: PCCW
Indian subcontinent: Viacom18
Ireland: RTE
Israel: IPBC
Japan: Fuji TV, NHK, TV Asahi, Abema (streaming)
Latin America: Vrio Corp (fka DirecTV Latin America)
Malaysia: Astro, RTM
MENA: BeIN Sports
Mexico: Sky, Televisa, TV Azteca
Netherlands: NOS
New Zealand: Sky
Norway: NRK, TV2
Pakistan: ARY Digital Network
Philippines: TAP DMV
Poland: TVP
Portugal: RTP, SIC, Sport TV, TVI
Russia: Match TV
Senegal: RTS
Serbia: RTS
Singapore: MediaCorp, SingTel, StarHub
South Africa: SABC
South Korea: KBS, MBC, SBS
Spain: Mediapro, RTVE, Movistar Plus+ (streaming)
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport, New World TV
Sweden: SVT, TV4
Turkey: TRT
Ukraine: Suspilne, MEGOGO (streaming)
UK: BBC, ITV
Uruguay: ANTEL, Canal 4, Canal 10, Teledoce, TyC Sports
Zambia: ZNBC
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