The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, also known as the best World Cup ever, is reaching its finale, and the world is geared up to watch Messi and Argentina take on defending champs Mbappe and France this Sunday. Want to watch it for free? Of course you do. And here’s how.

beIN will make the final on 18 December between Argentina and France free on beIN Sports’s free to air channel, as well as its YouTube channel.

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So if you don’t want to miss it, either tune your television to beIN’s free channel, or watch the entire game above. No, there’s no catch. You can actually stream the entire game for free across the entire Middle East and North Africa—24 countries that include the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and more.

The game will kick off at 7:00 pm GST. Egyptian rising superstar Wegz will also be performing.

“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. 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,” Mohammad Al-Subaie, CEO of beIN MENA said.

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Here’s more official info from beIN:

Ahead of the 18:00 final match kick-off inside the iconic Lusail stadium, Arabic coverage will start at 08:00 MECCA 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 16:00 to 02:00 MECCA the following day. 

English live coverage starts at 11:00 MECCA on beIN SPORTS MAX 3 with the World Cup Daily, followed by a countdown show from 13:00 to 15:45 MECCA. The commentary on the final match will kick off at 16:00 until 21:45 and is available in both Spanish as well as English. 

French live coverage will begin at 10:00 MECCA on beIN SPORTS MAX 5, with the live pre-match show kicking off at 15:30 MECCA direct from Lusail Stadium. Final match commentary will proceed from 16:00 until 22:30, 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. Sunday’s studios will include:  Mohammed Aboutrika, Tariq Al-Jalahma, Kaka, Marcel Desailly, John Terry, Ruud Gullit, Omar Da Fonseca and Daniel Bravo.