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UEFA Euro 2024 live stream: Can you watch the championship for free?

The UEFA European Championship is set to get underway, and we have a full guide on how you can watch a live stream of every Euro 2024 match in the US.

With each progressive match at Euro 2024, things only seem to get more captivating. We’ve already seen two thrilling quarterfinals, as Spain took down hosts Germany in extra time, while France ousted Portugal via penalties, and the action should continue to intensify as we get closer to the July 14 final in Berlin.

In the United States, all remaining Euro 2024 matches will be televised on Fox. Fortunately, if you don’t have cable, there are a lot of different ways you can watch a live stream of all the action for free or cheap:

Originally, Fubo was the top option for watching a live stream of Euro 2024 because it had exclusive coverage of a few of the matches. Those matches are over now, though, meaning all you need to watch everything from here on out is Fox.

Fubo, of course, is still a perfectly great option. It’s just not the only option. You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in most markets) via Fubo (“Pro” channel package), YouTube TV (“Base Plan”) or DirecTV Stream (“Entertainment” plan or above). All three are intended to replace cable, so they’re pricey long-term options, but they all come with a free trial.

The Fubo free trial will get you seven days before having to pay anything, while YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream are each five. That means that any combination of two of them should get you through to the end of Euro 2024, allowing you to watch every single remaining match for free.

If we aren’t counting free trials, the cheapest way to watch Euro 2024 matches in the United States is Sling TV.

The “Sling Blue” channel package includes Fox (live in select markets) . It’s only $40 per month, which is already cheaper than any other streaming service, but new subscribers can get their first month for a mere $20.

One very important note here, though, is that Fox is only available live in a very few number of markets, but if you happen to live in one of those areas and you want the cheapest way to watch all of the remaining matches, then this is the way to go.

A virtual private network, such as the highly recommended NordVPN, can hide your IP address/location and connect you to a digital server in the United States. So, even if you’re physically somewhere else in the world, it still looks like you’re in the US. This allows you to access any of the normally location-restricted streaming services we just covered and watch a live stream of Euro 2024 matches from abroad.

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