The 2022 World Cup is well underway in Qatar.
Fortunately for those unable to make the journey, the entire tournament is on free-to-air television in the UK, with BBC and ITV sharing the rights.
The matches are also available to live stream on BBC iPlayer/BBC Sport website and ITVX, the broadcaster’s replacement for ITV Hub.
Here’s what you need to know.
The 2022 World Cup is being broadcast on free-to-air television in the UK, with BBC and ITV sharing the rights.
All matches are therefore also available to live stream on BBC iPlayer (or via the BBC Sport website) and ITVX.
While the platform’s full launch is scheduled for 8 December, ITVX has already become available online.
To watch games on ITVX, you need to register with an email address and password. To verify that you are based in the UK, you are also asked to provide a postcode.
As per the TV licencing website, you need to pay for a TV licence in order to watch BBC iPlayer, and this applies for “live, catch up or on demand,” with “any device and provider you use”.
It adds: “Don’t forget, you still need a TV Licence to watch live on any channel, TV service or streaming service.” This means that you also need one to watch live World Cup action on the ITV Hub service [now ITVx].
However, you do not need a TV licence to watch non-BBC programmes on online catch-up services, so you will still be allowed to watch ITV’s World Cup highlights (but not BBC) after they are broadcast.
A TV licence costs £159 a year for both homes and businesses, and covers any TV sets, laptops, tablets, phones and other devices that can receive a TV signal in a single property.
You can check if you need to purchase one on the TV licencing website here, and can buy your licence via the link here.
Here is the remaining TV schedule for the group stages:
Tuesday 29 November
Wednesday 30 November
Thursday 1 December
Friday 2 December
The knockout schedule on BBC and ITV will be confirmed in due course.
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