How to watch or stream Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 in India
The Hindu
All you need to know on how and when to watch or stream the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 from India
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is being held in winter for the first time in the tournament’s history. The quadrennial football competition begins on November 20, with the final to be played on December 18.
Following the opening ceremony, hosts Qatar will play the first group-stage match against Ecuador at 9.30 p.m. (IST) on November 20.
For this 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the broadcasting and streaming rights in India was bagged by the Reliance-backed Viacom18 Media.
The matches will be broadcast on the new Sports18 and Sports18 HD for cable and set-top-box TV viewers. The channels will have English and Hindi feeds.
Viacom18 has announced that matches will be streamed on the JioCinema app for mobile, tablets and Smart TVs.
Download the JioCinema app from your device’s app store (such as Play Store on Android and App Store on iOS) to watch the games.
The company recently announced that the matches can be watched on the JioCinema app for free without subscription.