France's best team since the 2006 World Cup enters this summer's tournament with high hopes. Led by Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann, Les Bleus have a legitimate chance to win this competition, and fans will be able to follow their performance in Russia on TV or via the various mobile and streaming options available.
Two networks will be in charge of broadcasting France's games in that country: TF1 and beIN Sports. Both networks will offer a different number of games, and we will let you know where and how you'll be able to follow those matches in any of those networks.
World Cup streaming via the official broadcasters
TF1
TF1, France's free-to-air channel will offer 28 games for fans to watch both on their TV channel and streaming services, including all of Les Bleus' games. Their website, www.tf1.fr/direct will offer all 28 live games both live and on-demand. If fans don't want to watch the entire game, they will also have the possibility of watching the highlights of each match.
beIN Sports
beIN SPORTS France, the Qatari-owned network will broadcast all of the games to be played in the FIFA World Cup. Their website beIN Sports CONNECT will provide access to all the games, spiced up with extra content of the competition, with highlights for each game, stats and news.
World Cup streaming in English
Neither TF1 nor beIN Sports will offer English-spoken content for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on their channels, website or mobile apps.
World Cup streaming in French language
TF1 - The French free-to-air network will stream 28 games via their website, both live and on-demand. Football fans in France will be able to follow Les Bleus' performance in the competition wherever they go, as all of their games are included in TF1's listings.
beIN Sports CONNECT - This website will provide access to all of the FIFA World Cup games, both live and on-demand. BeIN Sports will offer several options to follow the competition live, adding World Cup-related content for fans to enjoy.
Apps with live World Cup games
MYTF1 App - This app will offer the same content that can be found on the channel's website, keeping fans up-to-date in terms of information and live games. On-demand games will be available as well, and any user with a iOS or Android device will be able to download this app to follow the competition.
beIN SportsT CONNECT App - Available for iOS or Android users, this app will offer the same amount of games as the network's website. Extra content and highlights of every match will be available via this app, which will require users to pay a €15 subscription fee to access all content. Downloading the app will be free for everyone, but no access to any content will be provided without a subscription.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Match Streaming Schedule
Please see below for detailed broadcast listings of all 64 World Cup live match broadcasts across all available official platforms in France.
