How to Watch the FIFA 2014 World Cup Online for Free

The world’s biggest soccer tournament, the FIFA 2014 World Cup, will be held in Brazil this year. Ticket sales are off the charts!

This World Cup event will kick off in June 12 and lasts until until 13 July. There will be 32 teams from all over the world competing for the coveted prize, the World Cup tropy. What’s your favorite team? Who’s gonna win it all?

For many of us who are not lucky enough to get tickets or be able to travel to Brazil to watch the matches live, we can still follow the tournament on TV or online. According to a survey conducted by YUME, most people in the US are expected to watch the World Cup on their smart phone or tablet devices.

You can catch your favorite match-ups by following the full match calendar here.
In the US, you can  watch all 64 matches on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone via WatchESPN and ESPN3, but only if you have cable subscription.

But what if you don’t have cable subscription and want to watch the World Cup online?
So is there a way to watch the world cup online for free?

Watch BBC’s Coverage of the World Cup Online for Free

If you prefer BBC’s coverage and want to get live streaming of the World Cup for free, you can  watch the World Cup with the BBC iPlayer or iTV. The BBC’s soccer commentary is much better than the US I believe.

Additionally, all BBC content will be available on demand through BBC iPlayer if you happen to miss the live matches.

The iPlayer is the internet media streaming service for BBC. Note that only those with a UK IP address can access BBC and iTV services due to GeoLocation IP blocking. Luckily, getting a U.K. IP address is quite easy.

To get a UK IP address, you can download our VPN app and use our HSS Elite VPN service to connect to a VPN server in the U.K. Hotspot Shield will then assign you a U.K. IP address and you can access the BBC iPlayer  as if you are residing in the U.K. Just make sure that you have fast broadband connection.

If you happen to be streaming the World Cup at a public WiFi hotspot, the good news is that Hotspot Shield will protect and secure your device, preventing hackers from stealing your sensitive information.

Hotspot Shield has support for multiple devices and platforms so you can watch the World Cup via BBC on your Mac laptop, Windows PC, Android tablet, or iOS smartphone.

Name of the Provider	Website Address
Hide My Ass	Visit Provider
Strong VPN	Visit Provider
Switch VPN	Visit Provider
Pure VPN	Visit Provider
IPVanish VPN	Visit Provider
Hotspot Shield Elite	Visit Provider