# What is the best World Cup site ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2006, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461 "2006-06-05T07:51:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/1 "2006-06-05T07:51:23Z")
The only one that I have found that I like is this one www.theworldgame.com.au ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/2 "2006-06-05T10:34:07Z")
Here’s the official [FIFA site](http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/3 "2006-06-05T11:17:24Z")
TV sites: The [BBC](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/default.stm) World Cup site. The BBC will also be streaming games live on their website. [ITV’s site](http://worldcup.itv.com/). (UK) [CNN’s site](http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2006/worldcup/). (US) [CBS’s site](http://www.sportsline.com/worldcup). (US) [Fox’s site](http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/worldcup). (US) Newspaper sites: [The Guardian’s site](http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/0,,1661503,00.html). (UK) [The Time’s site](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,28749,00.html). (UK) ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/4 "2006-06-05T12:01:40Z")
> [@Szlater](#): > > The BBC will also be streaming games live on their website. Only to addresses in the UK, it should be noted. Expect to see this part of the internet go into meltdown at 5pm on Thursday 15th as all us office workers attempt to watch England v. Trinidad & Tobago from our cubicles. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/5 "2006-06-05T12:27:34Z")
> [@blinkingblinking](#): > > The only one that I have found that I like is this one > www.theworldgame.com.au The best site for what? Are you following the whole thing or just one particular team? Do you want to discuss with other folks? Watch the games? More specifics, please. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/6 "2006-06-05T12:51:00Z")
> [@Usram](#): > > Only to addresses in the UK, it should be noted. Expect to see this part of the internet go into meltdown at 5pm on Thursday 15th as all us office workers attempt to watch England v. Trinidad & Tobago from our cubicles. Why would any footy fan in England or T&T to still be in their cubicle at that point? Shit, T&T declared the qualifying day a national holiday. I’m not sure they have cubicles in T&T anyway. To kill time until World Cup starts, I recommend going to [youtube.com](http://youtube.com) and doing a search on “ronaldinho”. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/7 "2006-06-05T13:14:53Z")
For a good precis of all the previous world cups the Guardian interactive guide (linked up there by SzLater) site is worthy of a shufty. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/8 "2006-06-05T14:58:50Z")
Check out [http://www.worldcup365.com](http://www.worldcup365.com) ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/9 "2006-06-05T15:20:12Z")
> [@Usram](#): > > Only to addresses in the UK, it should be noted. Expect to see this part of the internet go into meltdown at 5pm on Thursday 15th as all us office workers attempt to watch England v. Trinidad & Tobago from our cubicles. Are there any sites that will stream games to America IP addresses? ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/10 "2006-06-05T15:59:58Z")
Apparently ESPN360 has US English-language broadband rights and will show 52 games live. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/11 "2006-06-09T04:25:10Z")
I heard that ABC is going to show the Trinidad vs Sweden game on Saturday (10am, mountain time) Not sure I can trust that, so I’m looking for someone who has like channels, cable, satellite dishes and that kind of thing to be sure I can see it. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/12 "2006-06-09T04:29:18Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > To kill time until World Cup starts, I recommend going to [youtube.com](http://youtube.com) and doing a search on “ronaldinho”. Ha! I was doing that very thing on that very site earlier today. Great minds think alike. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/13 "2006-06-09T13:46:41Z")
Follow it up with a search on “cruyff”. I’m getting pretty psyched. I got my first bet placed (germany to win outright over costa rica at about 1-3 (that’s 1-3, not 3-1, and I lose on a draw)). And then I found out that Ballack isn’t playing. Still, I got a clear day tomorrow. I’m set up to get home from work today with time left inthe first half of Poland-Ecuador. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-cup-site/359461/14 "2006-06-09T18:32:20Z")
Drinks are on Trunk.