The USA don’t kick off their 2022 FIFA World Cup until Monday, but the tournament kicks off the day before with host nation Qatar getting things started with the inaugural match: the Group A opener against Ecuador.
The South American nation faced questions about whether it should be allowed to participate due to an investigation into the eligibility of one of their players, but the Ecuadoreans stood their ground and will compete at the World Cup.
La Tri will hope to secure points in the opening match to put one foot in the knockout round, but doing so against the host nation is always a tricky prospect. World Cup hosts tend to outperform no matter their ranking and in fact they’ve never lost when kicking off a tournament.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch Qatar vs. Ecuador in the United States on TV or online via live stream.
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Qatar vs Ecuador TV channel in USA
- Date: Sunday, November 20
- Time: 11 a.m. ET
- English-language TV channel: FS1
- Spanish-language TV channel: Telemundo
The 2022 World Cup will be televised in the USA by Fox Sports (English) and Telemundo (Spanish).
For English-language coverage, Fox will spread the matches across its family of channels, including FS1. For this tournament opening match, Fox’s play-by-play coverage will feature their lead team of John Strong and Stu Holden. Rules analysts Dr. Joe Machnik and Mark Clattenburg will be on hand to analyze refereeing decisions.
Other English-language play-by-play broadcast teams throughout the tournament include veteran JP Dellacamera paired with analyst Cobi Jones, Derek Rae alongside Aly Wagner, Ian Darke teaming up with Landon Donovan, and Warren Barton together with Jacqui Oatley.
Meanwhile, Telemundo will be the home of all Spanish-language World Cup broadcasts in the United States. All Spanish-language World Cup match broadcasts can also be streamed on Peacock with the first 12 matches available for free.
For Telemundo’s Spanish-language coverage, the lead play-by-play broadcaster will be none other than the legendary Andres Cantor, covering his 12th World Cup. He will be partnered with former Mexican national team player Manuel Sol. Other play-by-play broadcasters for Telemundo coverage include Copan Alvarez, Sammy Sadovnik, and Jorge Calvo. Joining them will be analyst Eduardo Biscayart, who will be covering his fifth World Cup.
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Watch Qatar vs Ecuador online in USA
- Date: Sunday, November 20
- Time: 11 a.m. ET
- English-language streaming: fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app
- Spanish-language streaming: fuboTV, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes site/app
Fans can view English- and Spanish-language coverage on fuboTV, with both FS1 and Telemundo available to stream on the platform. New U.S.-based users can access fuboTV on a free trial.
With all World Cup matches being shown in English on Fox and FS1 in the USA, Fox will also make the matches available on the company’s streaming outlets, with authentication required (cable, satellite or telco login).
Telemundo will do the same as Fox with their Spanish-language broadcasts, placing matches on Telemundo Deportes En Vivo. All matches will be available on Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, while any matches shown on Universo will also be streamed on Universo Now.
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Qatar vs Ecuador free live stream in USA
The Qatar vs. Ecuador match is available to stream for free in the United States in one of two ways.
Viewers in both English and Spanish can view their respective coverage on fuboTV, with FS1 and Telemundo available to stream. New U.S. viewers can access fuboTV for a limited time with a free trial.
Additionally, the Spanish-language broadcasts for the first 12 matches of the World Cup tournament will be accessible for free on the Peacock streaming platform.
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How to watch World Cup 2022 in USA
The 2022 World Cup will be televised in the United States in English by Fox Sports and in Spanish by Telemundo with fuboTV streaming every World Cup channel and available on a free trial for new users.
Fox will spread the matches across its main Fox network channel as well as FS1. Every knockout round match and 20 group stage matches will air on Fox’s over-the-air national network channel, while the rest will be on FS1. The Fox Sports site and app will stream every match for authenticated cable, satellite or telco subscribers.
Meanwhile, Telemundo will be the home of all Spanish-language World Cup broadcasts in the USA. The only exception will come in the final round of group stage matches, when games are played simultaneously. For those matches, one will be pushed to Universo.
All Spanish-language Telemundo/Universo World Cup match broadcasts will be streamed on Peacock in addition to being available on the Telemundo Deportes site and app for cable, satellite, and telco subscribers.
- Dates: Sunday, Nov. 20-Sunday, Dec. 18
- English-language TV channels: Fox, FS1
- Spanish-language TV channels: Telemundo, Universo
- Streaming: fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Universo Now, Peacock
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