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Watch World Cup games for free online

Broadband users in the UK will be able to watch all of the World Cup games online, the BBC has announced. All of the BBC’s TV games will be live and free-to-air with online viewers able to access the games at bbc.co.uk/worldcup and bbc.co.uk/sport although viewing of these matches will be restricted to computer users in the UK.BBC Director of Sport Roger Mosey said: “Our audiences now expect to get BBC Sport on television, on radio and online – and the World Cup on broadband is our biggest commitment yet to bringing people major events where and when they want them. “You can watch the World Cup from the BBC at home on TV – or listen in the car on your radio – and now also see full live coverage on your PC. “We know a lot of online viewing is done in the office, so we suspect this will allow people both to do their job and to keep up with the very latest action from Germany.” All of the BBC’s group games will be available online, as well as all the subsequent games the BBC has in the knockout stages. Four-minute clips from all of the 64 matches will also be available on-demand. This latest deal follows this week’s announcement that the BBC will provide UK broadband users with access to five courts of live tennis action during the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. The service will replicate coverage from the BBC’s live terrestrial coverage plus the remaining digital interactive feeds. The BBC already has the broadband rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

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