For soccer fans in Canada, this is the ultimate guide to ensure you stay updated on how to follow the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Plan your World Cup TV viewing and streaming with this comprehensive guide.
The biggest soccer competition in the world kicks off on June 14 and will conclude on July 15. Discover who has the 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcast rights in Canada on TV, online streaming, and radio in English and French. Also, find all the broadcast details by channel as well as streaming platform viewing options for each one of the 64 live 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2018 FIFA World Cup Dates: June 14 – July 15, 2018
The opening game of this summer's competition scheduled for June 14 will feature the host nation Russia vs Saudi Arabia. Pre-match coverage for the match begins at 10 a.m. ET and will be live on CTV, TSN4 and TSN5.
The final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be played on July 15. The match will be live from Luzhniki Stadium with pre-match coverage starting at 10 a.m. ET on CTV, TSN4, and TSN5.
In-between the two games above, there will be 62 others games lined up for soccer viewers in Canada to follow in both the English and French languages.
2018 World Cup TV, Radio and Streaming Rights in Canada
Bell Media's CTV, TSN, and RDS have the exclusive broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup in Canada. The channels will share the English and French languages broadcast platform rights for Internet, Mobile, Radio, and TV. CTV and TSN will be in charge of all English language coverage whereas RDS will cover all the matches in the French language.
Watching the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Canada
CTV, TSN, and RDS will offer live World Cup tournament coverage for Canadian soccer fans across its channels and digital platforms with over 350 hours of World Cup programming.
What options will I have to follow the 2018 World Cup in English?
English-language television coverage will be on CTV, Canada's no.1 television network, and on TSN, Canada's no. 1 specialty channel. The channel list includes TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5, and CTV. Fans can also stream the games live on TSN GO, CTV GO, and on the TSN website.
What options will I have to follow the 2018 World Cup in French?
French-language coverage will be exclusively on RDS, Canada's #1 French-language specialty channel. RDS nd RDS2 are the respective channels assigned for this. Streaming of the matches will be available via RDS2, RDS GO, and the RDS website.
Radio stations broadcasting the 2018 FIFA World Cup
All the 64 World Cup games will be live across the TSN Radio network and the iHeartRadio app. You can also check local radio stations for affiliates broadcasting each game.
World Cup match times
Due to the 7-hour time zone difference between Canada and Russia, World Cup matches will be aired in the earlier part of the day. Most of the games in the group stages will be aired on regular repeating times daily. The daily match schedules will be as follows:
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First game kicking-off at 8:00 AM ET
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Second game kicking-off at 11:00 AM ET
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Third game kicking-off at 2:00 PM ET
However, there will be a few exceptions to these times such as on Saturday, June 16.
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France vs Australia will be aired at 6:00 AM ET
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Argentina vs Iceland will be aired at 9:00 AM ET
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Peru vs Denmark will be aired at 12:00 PM ET
- Croatia vs Nigeria will be aired at 3:00 PM ET
Between June 26 and June 29, the match schedule will see only two matches aired daily at the following times:
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10:00 AM ET
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2:00 PM ET
The grand finale of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be aired on Sunday, July 15 at 11:00 AM ET.
When does Canada play?
Unfortunately, Canada did not qualify for World Cup as neither did the USA. The CONCACAF nations that qualified and will be competing in this year's World Cup are: Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama.
Fear not, there will be plenty of teams to support such as Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Colombia, Croatia, Serbia, Senegal, Morocco, and more.
Official Canadian World Cup Broadcasters
- CTV (English)
- TSN (English)
- RDS (French)
- TSN GO (English)
- CTV GO (English)
- RDS GO (French)
- TSN Radio (French)
All 64 Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup matches schedule
Kindly see below for detailed broadcast schedules and listings of all 64 World Cup live match broadcasts across all available official platforms in Canada.
