Watch FIFA World Cup 2026 live streams in the UAE
The UAE beat Bolivia to secure a spot in the intercontinental playoff finals, but were denied a World Cup 2026 berth after losing to Iraq. But, despite not being able to cheer for their home team, football fans in the UAE are keen to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
But can you watch the World Cup free live streams from the UAE?
While beIN Sports will be offering every game live in one place, football fans visiting the Middle East can watch the World Cup for free in the UAE – we'll show you how below.
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How to watch the World Cup 2026 in the UAE
All 104 matches in the World Cup 2026 is being shown by beIN Sports across 24 MENA countries, including the UAE.
Cord-cutters can catch all the action live online via beIN Connect and TOD (which has partnered with Talabat), with coverage available in up to 4K HDR.
For TV users, there are six dedicated beIN Sports Max channels, beIN Sports 4K HDR, and beIN Sports News. Coverage will be in Arabic on beIN Sports Max 1-4, English on beIN Sports Max 5, and French on beIN Sports Max 6.
beIN Sports packages start at $8/month for five channels on the Together plan, while the Premium plan costs $30/month and provides access to 24 beIN Sports channels. Alternatively, the Talabat Pro + TOD bundle is available for Dh329/year (roughly $90/year).
However, you can only access World Cup 2026 live streams on beIN Sports with a UAE IP address. Abroad right now? Here’s how to unblock beIN Sports from anywhere in the world...
Watch FIFA World Cup 2026 for free in UAE
The UAE is one of the few countries with no free World Cup live streams. However, if you're traveling in the UAE during the World Cup, you can use a VPN to connect to a server in your usual country and watch free streams on the likes of BBC iPlayer in the UK, SBS in Australia and CazeTV's YouTube channel in Brazil.
Here are the countries showing every game of the FIFA World Cup 2026 for free:
- UK: BBC / ITV
- Australia: SBS On Demand
- Brazil: CazéTV's YouTube
- Belgium: RTBF / VRT
- Ireland: RTE Player
- Netherlands: NOS
- Switzerland: SRF Play / RTS Play / RSI Play
- Turkey: TRT
Watch FIFA World Cup 2026 live streams from anywhere
You won't be able to watch your regular FIFA World Cup 2026 live streams while traveling abroad. The streaming service will spot that you're in a foreign country, such as the UAE, and block you.
You can use a VPN (virtual private network) to get around this, though. Some VPNs don't work for this – but Norton VPN does, and we're using a lot.
Plus you get a best-in-class 60-day money back guarantee if you're not happy with it.
Which UAE Pro League players are at World Cup 2026?
As many as 14 UAE Pro League players are playing in the FIFA World Cup 2026:
- Al Bataeh's Diney for Cape Verde
- Al Jazira's Simon Banza for DR Congo
- Al Ain's Ramy Rabia for Egypt
- Al Ahli Dubai's Saeid Ezatolahi for Iran
- Al Ittihad Kalba's Saman Ghoddos for Iran
- Al Ittihad Kalba's Shahriar Moghanlou for Iran
- Al Nasr Dubai's Mehdi Ghayedi for Iran
- Al Wahda's Mohammad Ghorbani for Iran
- Al Dhafra's Ibrahim Bayesh for Iraq
- Dibba Al Fujairah's Mohanad Ali for Iraq
- Al Ain's Soufiane Rahimi for Morocco
- Al Bataeh's Aziz Ganiev for Uzbekistan
- Baniyas' Otabek Shukurov for Uzbekistan
- Dibba Al Fujairah's Abdulla Abdullaev for Uzbekistan
Thanks to Norton VPN, if you find yourself in the UAE during the month-long World Cup, you can easily access free World Cup coverage from your home country, potentially even watching the games completely free if you're usually based outside the UAE.
FIFA World Cup 2026 fixtures and dates
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Thursday, June 18
Czechia vs South Africa (Group A): 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. BST
Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B): 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Canada vs Qatar (Group B): 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. BST
Mexico vs South Korea (Group A): 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT / 2 a.m. BST (Fri.)
Friday, June 19
USA vs Australia (Group D): 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Scotland vs Morocco (Group C): 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. BST
Brazil vs Haiti (Group C): 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT / 1:30 a.m. BST (Sat.)
Turkey vs Paraguay (Group D): 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT / 4 a.m. BST (Sat.)
Saturday, June 20
Netherlands vs Sweden (Group F): 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST
Germany vs Côte d’Ivoire (Group E): 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
Ecuador vs Curaçao (Group E): 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST (Sun.)
Tunisia vs Japan (Group F): 12 a.m. ET (Sun.) / 9 p.m. PT / 5 a.m. BST (Sun.)
Sunday, June 21
Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Group H): 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. BST
Belgium vs Iran (Group G): 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Group H): 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. BST
New Zealand vs Egypt (Group G): 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT / 2 a.m. BST (Mon.)
Monday, June 22
Argentina vs Austria (Group J): 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST
France vs Iraq (Group I): 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. BST
Norway vs Senegal (Group I): 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST (Tue.)
Jordan vs Algeria (Group J): 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT / 4 a.m. BST (Tue.)
Tuesday, June 23
Portugal vs Uzbekistan (Group K): 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST
England vs Ghana (Group L): 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
Panama vs Croatia (Group L): 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. BST (Wed.)
Colombia vs DR Congo (Group K): 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT / 3 a.m. BST (Wed.)
Wednesday, June 24
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar (Group B): 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Switzerland vs Canada (Group B): 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Morocco vs Haiti (Group C): 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. BST
Scotland vs Brazil (Group C): 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. BST
Czechia vs Mexico (Group A): 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT / 2 a.m. BST (Thu.)
South Africa vs South Korea (Group A): 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT / 2 a.m. BST (Thu.)
Thursday, June 25
Curaçao vs Côte d’Ivoire (Group E): 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
Ecuador vs Germany (Group E): 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
Japan vs Sweden (Group F): 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. BST (Fri.)
Tunisia vs Netherlands (Group F): 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. BST (Fri.)
Paraguay vs Australia (Group D): 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT / 3 a.m. BST (Fri.)
Turkey vs USA (Group D): 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT / 3 a.m. BST (Fri.)
Friday, June 26
Norway vs France (Group I): 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Senegal vs Iraq (Group I): 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia (Group H): 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST (Sat.)
Uruguay vs Spain (Group H): 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST (Sat.)
Egypt vs Iran (Group G): 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT / 4 a.m. BST (Sat.)
New Zealand vs Belgium (Group G): 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT / 4 a.m. BST (Sat.)
Saturday, June 27
Croatia vs Ghana (Group L): 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. BST
Panama vs England (Group L): 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. BST
Colombia vs Portugal: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT / 12:30 a.m. BST (Sun.)
DR Congo vs Uzbekistan: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT / 12:30 a.m. BST (Sun.)
Algeria vs Austria: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT / 3 a.m. BST (Sun.)
Jordan vs Argentina: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT / 3 a.m. BST (Sun.)
Sunday, June 28 — Round of 32
Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Monday, June 29 — Round of 32
Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group F: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST
Winner Group E vs Third Place Group A/B/C/D/F: 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. BST
Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group C: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT / 2 a.m. BST (Tue.)
Tuesday, June 30 — Round of 32
Runner-up Group E vs Runner-up Group I: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST
Winner Group I vs Third Place Group C/D/F/G/H: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. BST
Winner Group A vs Third Place Group C/E/F/H/I: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT / 2 a.m. BST (Wed.)
Wednesday, July 1 — Round of 32
Winner Group L vs Third Place Group E/H/I/J/K: 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. BST
Winner Group G vs Third Place Group A/E/H/I/J: 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
Winner Group D vs Third Place Group B/E/F/I/J: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST (Thu.)
Thursday, July 2 — Round of 32
Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group J: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Runner-up Group K vs Runner-up Group L: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. BST (Fri.)
Winner Group B vs Third Place Group E/F/G/I/J: 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT / 4 a.m. BST (Fri.)
Friday, July 3 —Round of 32
Runner-up Group D vs Runner-up Group G: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT / 7 p.m. BST
Winner Group J vs Runner-up Group H: 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. BST
Winner Group K vs Third Place Group D/E/I/J/L: 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT / 2:30 a.m. BST (Sat.)
Saturday, July 4 — Round of 16
TBC vs TBC: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST
TBC vs TBC: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. BST
Sunday, July 5 — Round of 16
TBC vs TBC: 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
TBC vs TBC: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST (Mon.)
Monday, July 6 – Round of 16
TBC vs TBC: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
TBC vs TBC: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST (Tue.)
Tuesday, July 7 – Round of 16
TBC vs TBC: 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. BST
TBC vs TBC: 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
Thursday, July 9 — Quarter-finals
TBC vs TBC: 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BST
Friday, July 10 — Quarter-finals
TBC vs TBC: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Saturday, July 11 — Quarter-finals
TBC vs TBC: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. BST
TBC vs TBC: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT / 2 a.m. BST (Sun.)
Tuesday, July 14 — Semi-finals
TBC vs TBC: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Wednesday, July 15 — Semi-finals
TBC vs TBC: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
Saturday, July 18 — Third-place playoff
TBC vs TBC: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. BST
Sunday, July 19 — Final
TBC vs TBC: 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. BST
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