For the first time since 1994 the World Cup is on US soil, and the US is hosting the bulk of it — eleven of the sixteen cities, including the final at MetLife in New Jersey. That means kind kick-off times for once: most games land in the afternoon and evening across the American time zones instead of at breakfast.
Coverage-wise, here's exactly where the games are and how to follow the US national team without paying for a cable package you'll cancel in July.
Which channels show the World Cup in the US
The national broadcaster and its sports sister channel hold the English-language rights. The biggest games — the opener, the knockouts, the US matches — go to the main broadcast network; the rest are on the sister channel. The national Spanish-language broadcaster and its overflow channel carry the Spanish-language coverage, and the Spanish-language call is a genuine favourite even among English speakers.
Streaming-wise that means the broadcaster's own pass or a live-TV bundle for the English side and the Spanish-language broadcaster's app for the Spanish side — or one app that carries the channels covering all of it, which is the route most people end up wanting once they realise how the games are split.
When the games kick off in US time
Because the US is hosting, the awkward early-morning kick-offs of recent tournaments are gone. Expect a spread through the afternoon and into prime time across Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. Every match page on this site converts the exact kick-off into ET and PT (and seven other zones), daylight-saving handled, so you're never guessing.
Watching the USMNT — Group D
The US were drawn into Group D alongside Paraguay, Australia and Turkey. Those three group games are below with kick-off in Eastern time and a link through to each match's full details. The top two from the group go through, plus there's a route for the best third-placed sides in this expanded 48-team format, so even a slow start isn't fatal.
iBostreaming carries the channels covering the tournament in one subscription, so the USMNT games and everything around them sit in a single guide — the English- and Spanish-language broadcasters without three logins. There's a 14-day money-back guarantee to test it on a match you actually care about.