The United States doesn’t kick off its 2022 FIFA World Cup until Monday, but the day before the tournament, host nation Qatar kicks off with the opening match: the Group A opener against Ecuador.
The South American nation faced questions about whether they should be allowed to participate due to an investigation into the eligibility of one of their players, but the Ecuadorians stood their ground and will compete at the World Cup.
La Tri will hope to secure points in the opening game to keep one foot in the knockout rounds, but doing so against the host nation is always a tough prospect. The World Cup hosts are no matter their ranking and in fact, have never lost when they start the tournament.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch Qatar vs Ecuador in the USA on TV or live stream online.
More: Complete FIFA World Cup schedule 2022
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 United States by Fox Sports (English) and Telemundo (Spanish).
For English-language coverage, Fox will broadcast the matches across its family of channels, including FS1. For the opening game of this tournament, Fox’s play-by-play coverage will include their leadership team of John Strong and Stu Holden. Rule analysts Dr. Joe Machnick and Mark Clattenburg will be on hand to analyze refereeing decisions.
Other English-language play-by-play broadcast teams throughout the tournament include analyst Coby Jones, Eli Wagner alongside Derek Ray, veteran JP DellaCamera paired with Landon Donovan, and Warren Barton with Jackie 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 main play-by-play broadcaster will be none other than the legendary Andres Cantor, covering his 12th World Cup. He will be partnered with former Mexico 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.
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 watch English- and Spanish-language coverage on fuboTV as FS1 and Telemundo are available to stream on both platforms. New US-based users can access fuboTV on a free trial.
As all World Cup games are shown in English on Fox and FS1 in the United States, Fox will 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, putting the games on Telemundo Deportes En Vivo. All games will be available on Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, while any games shown on Universo will also be streamed on Universo Now.
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.
Both English and Spanish-language viewers can watch their respective coverage on fuboTV, with FS1 and Telemundo available to stream. New US viewers can access fuboTV for a limited time with a free trial.
In addition, Spanish-language broadcasts for the first 12 matches of the World Cup tournament will be accessible for free on the Peacock streaming platform.
How to watch World Cup 2022 in USA
The 2022 World Cup will be televised in the United States by Fox Sports in English and by Telemundo in Spanish with fuboTV streaming every World Cup channel and available in a free trial for new users.
Fox will broadcast the games on its main Fox Network channel and FS1. Every knockout round game and 20 group stage games will be broadcast 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 game for certified cable, satellite or telco subscribers.
Meanwhile, Telemundo will be the home of all Spanish-language World Cup broadcasts in the United States. The only exception will be in the final round of group stage matches when matches are played simultaneously. For those games, one will be pushed to Universo.
All Spanish-language Telemundo/Universo World Cup game broadcasts will be streamed on Peacock as well as available on the Telemundo Deportes site and app for cable, satellite, and telco subscribers.
- Dates: Sunday, November 20-Sunday, December 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