Referees for the 2026 World Cup will be wearing cameras positioned at their temples, allowing TV audiences to see a live view of the pitch from a vantage point they never have before.

With 104 World Cup games being played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it's like "a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks," U.S. team captain Tim Ream told CBS News.

Considering the Super Bowl is just one day and that the World Cup spans longer than a month, the viewership data favors the latter. In the 2026 tournament, the viewership is predicted to surpass 5 billion people across the world, making that an average of 128.2 million per day across 39 days.

Nearly eight years to the day since the 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and the opening day of competition is finally here. At 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, Mexico will kick off this summer’s World Cup against South Africa at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 is not exactly asking for a casual viewing commitment. Between Argentina’s title defense, the USMNT playing on home soil and another loaded field featuring France, Brazil, England,

The FIFA World Cup 2026 begins on June 11 across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Here’s how fans can stream every match live, watch opening ceremonies and access free viewing options.

Viewers blamed Americans and FIFA for changing a longstanding national anthem position ahead of Mexico's opening 2026 World Cup game against South Africa in Mexico City

World Cup viewers may be shocked to see commercials being played in the middle of matches, which is now allowed by FIFA.

Discover the 48 teams taking part in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Canada, Mexico, USA™, including host cities, groups and game dates. Learn more with FIFA.

The best place to stream Team USA games is either DIRECTV (free trial) or FuboTV (free trial). Both offer FOX and FS1, which will televise all of Team USA’s matches along with the rest of the World Cup games. For Spanish-Speaking viewers, DIRECTV is the better option, as FuboTV does not have Telemundo.

FIFA's major expansion of the World Cup has not drawn universal praise, but it is a significant boost for Fox Corp. and NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo.