good, free online World Cup?

June 14, 2010 6:56 PM

Looking for a decent (free) online site for viewing the World Cup. Past soccer games too.
posted by ebesan to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (10 answers total)

The obvious answer is ESPN3.
posted by DanW at 7:00 PM on June 14, 2010

You definitely need to state your location, in Canada the CBC is streaming matches live at this link.
posted by dnesan at 7:05 PM on June 14, 2010

Univision also has the games online.
posted by inigo2 at 7:05 PM on June 14, 2010

Response by poster: nyc
posted by ebesan at 7:13 PM on June 14, 2010

ESPN3 has been great for me at work. When I'm not working hard, that is, which I do all the time. Except when I'm watching soccer.
posted by elder18 at 7:16 PM on June 14, 2010

Like inigo2 said, Univision. Works no matter your ISP (as far as I can tell) which is not the case for ESPN3.

Also doesn't matter if you can't really understand Spanish, because you can't hear the announcers over the effing horns anyway.
posted by davidjmcgee at 7:18 PM on June 14, 2010 [1 favorite]

This lifehacker link is pretty complete.

http://lifehacker.com/5559652/where-to-watch-world-cup-soccer-streaming-live
posted by hazyspring at 10:43 PM on June 14, 2010

I've tested out CBC On Demand Videos using FoxyProxy (I live in the US). After the initial ad, the video just hangs. Haven't tried the live feed yet.
posted by vnvlain at 6:37 PM on June 15, 2010

ESPN3 no longer works for me. They seem to have put a stop to it depending on your ISP. Time Warner is blocked, or something. I had to leave my house to watch the USA game and missed the first half cause I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Help!
posted by GregorWill at 11:02 AM on June 23, 2010

Univision is the answer here. Soccer in Spanish is actually more exciting than otherwise.

http://futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/partidos-en-vivo/
posted by elder18 at 12:20 PM on June 23, 2010