The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has arrived, and if you’re lucky, you’re watching the opening ceremony from the safety and comfort of home — unless you enjoy You can sleep in a shipping container while eating unappetizing and overpriced food.
Jungkook (BTS) and Lil Baby will perform at the ceremony’s opening.
Since 1954, the World Cup has been one of the biggest events in TV, period — though the opening ceremony has only become a major feature of the broadcast in recent decades. In Russia, the last one featured Robbie Williams performing and Vladimir Putin speaking. This was quite controversial. ConsideredAs “more thrilling than the opening match.” Qatar is home to many Controversy all its own should prove similar to last year’s host in this regard.
One new development in global sport has been the gradual and steady migration of major TV events from terrestrial or pay TV to streaming services. So here’s how to tune in:
How to view the 2022 World Cup Opening Ceremony on TV
If you’re looking for the English-language broadcast, the regular Fox terrestrial channel will show the ceremony (Check your local listings to find out where that is on the dial). Telemundo, a terrestrial station, will broadcast the ceremony if you prefer Spanish. Telemundo has Signaled that its coverage will include context about Qatar’s human rights record during the ceremony itself.
Fox will broadcast the ceremony live at 9:00 a.m. ET on Sunday November 20 to see the ceremony in English. Or Tune into Telemundo at 9:00 a.m. ET on Sunday to see it in Spanish
How to live-stream the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup.
If you’re a cord-cutter, the simplest way to livestream the ceremony is by, well, livestreaming Fox for English, or Telemundo for Spanish. You can do this by signing up for a live TV streaming provider. Here are the options available to do this:
The opening ceremony can be viewed in Spanish on NBC. Peacock App, which costs only $4.99 per Month
