The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final between Argentina and France Sunday will be broadcast on beIN Sports’ free-to-air channel and stream free of charge on beIN’s official YouTube channel, it was announced Friday.
As the official broadcaster in 24 countries across Mena (Middle East and North Africa), beIN has played a central role in showcasing Qatar and its ground-breaking tournament to the world this past month, with more than 5bn accumulated views since the biggest sporting event on the planet kicked off on November 20, a statement explained.
Sunday’s trophy match between an Argentina side looking to secure a third World Cup title and reigning world champions France, promises to be one of the most-watched sports events in history.
beIN Mena chief executive Mohamed al-Subaie said: “The final of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 this Sunday will be a historic occasion for football, for the Arab World, and for beIN.”
“For this reason, we are determined to make sure it is available to as many people who want to watch it as possible,” he said. “We started this tournament promising to provide an unrivalled viewing experience to football fans across the region and, with billions of people having tuned in so far, we can safely say we have succeeded in doing that.”
“Now, with two games remaining, we are set to finish the tournament as we started, and cannot wait to witness – and broadcast – history as it is written,” al-Subaie added.
Ahead of the 6pm final match kick-off at the iconic Lusail stadium, Arabic coverage will start at 8am on beIN Sports’ free-to-air channel, beIN Sports MAX 1, and beIN Sports’ YouTube channel, with a series of shows and countdowns, before the in-studio build-up gets underway from 4pm to 2am the following day.
English live coverage starts at 11am on beIN Sports MAX 3 with the World Cup Daily, followed by a countdown show from 1pm to 3.45pm.
Commentary on the final match will kick off at 4pm until 9.45pm, and is available in Spanish and English.
French live coverage will begin at 10am on beIN Sports MAX 5, with the live pre-match show kicking off at 3.30pm direct from Lusail Stadium.
Final match commentary will proceed from 4pm until 10.30pm, with Sunday’s coverage being completed with a post-match show.
"beIN will have the best line up of regional and international talents anywhere in the world providing the best analysis and insight into the much-anticipated final,” the statement said. “Sunday’s studios will include Mohamed Aboutrika, Tariq al-Jalahma, Kaka, Marcel Desailly, John Terry, Ruud Gullit, Omar Da Fonseca, and Daniel Bravo."
