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Tom Bedford

How to watch the 2024 Copa America tournament online or on TV for free

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Messi and the rest of team Argentina celebrating winning the Copa America in 2021.

The 2024 Copa America began with a bang and each team has now played their first games; we've seen big wins from Uruguay, USA and Argentina, as well as red cards and stale draws. And there are plenty more matches on their way.

Quick links

US: Fox channels (live TV streaming)
UK: Viaplay Sport | Premier Sport
AU: Optus Sport
Use a VPN to watch any stream

The Copa America puts together all of the best football teams from CONMEBOL (South America) and CONCACAF (North America) to determine the best in the final on Sunday, July 14. Yes, that's also the day when we'll see the 2024 Euros final, which is running at the same time, as well as the Wimbledon 2024 final.

This year the United States and Canada are included alongside the usual suspects, largely due to the former hosting the tournament this time around.

Amongst the other competing teams are Argentina, returning champions, with Messi hoping to bring his team to victory for the 16th time. Doing so would make Argentina the most successful team in the Copa America's history, beating out Uruguay with whom it currently ties.

So here's how to watch the 2024 Copa America matches online or on TV, from wherever you are.

How to watch the 2024 Copa America in the US

The 2024 Copa America tournament is being broadcast by Fox across its various channels: FOX, FS1 and occasionally FS2, with Univision, UniMas and TUDN taking Spanish-language broadcasting.

If you want to stream these channels over the internet, you can use a live TV streaming service. The two that'll give you best coverage are DirecTV and Fubo, as these include basically every channel you'll want to use.

Sling TV Blue is also an option as it has almost all channels, only missing the odd game on FS2 which it doesn't include.

How to watch the 2024 Copa America in the UK

Rights to broadcast the Copa America tournament in the UK falls to Viaplay Sports, with the online sports streaming service letting you watch the matches as they happen.

You'll need to be on the ViaPlay Total plan, not the basic tier, which just lets you watch movies and TV shows.

ViaPlay Total costs £14.99 per month, but if you sign up for an annual plan it reduces to £11.99 monthly.

There's another option though: Premier Sports, which costs £10.99 per month. This is due to some of Viaplay's broadcasts showing via Premier Sports, and this includes Copa America.

How to watch the 2024 Copa America in Australia

The official broadcaster for the Copa America in Australia is Optus Sports, just like the Euros, so if you're signing up you'll get double the sports.

If you're an Optus customer, it costs $6.99 per month to sign up for Optus Sport. If not, it's $24.99 per month, but you can save a lot of money by going for an annual plan which is $199.

How to watch the 2024 Copa America from anywhere with a VPN

You can watch Copa America on any of the streaming services above by using a VPN – no matter where you are in the world!

Normally a streaming service will know where you are trying to tune in from and block you if you're not in the right country but a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an app that hides your location. That means you can access your usual sports and entertainment services even while you're traveling abroad.

Our favorite VPN is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar, where you'll find a deeper reader on the best VPN services available right now.

How to use a VPN to watch any stream