Are you following the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar? To fully enjoy the spectacle on your TV, watch the matches in 4K. You just need to have an internet connection and select the right channel.
If you are a football fan, you are probably following the 2022 World Cup which takes place from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar. And like many, you certainly watch the matches on a television – even if it is possible to see them in streaming on a computer or on a mobile, with the apps, websites and online services that we detail in our profile. practice. But to fully enjoy the great sporting spectacle – and be amazed – it is in your best interest to watch them in 4K – the common name for Ultra High Definition or UHD. It is possible, free of charge for certain meetings, provided of course that you have a 4K compatible screen – this is the case for the vast majority of recent televisions – and that you select the right sources.
In fact, like most other TV programs, the matches broadcast by authorized channels – in this case TF1 and beIN Sports in France – via DTT or Internet boxes are broadcast by default in high definition – more precisely, in Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) at best. But, for big occasions like the World Cup, broadcasters activate 4K channels. These special channels are obviously not available on DTT, the standard currently used by digital terrestrial television being limited to Full HD. It is therefore essential to go through other channels, and in particular the Internet.
The TF1 group broadcasts unencrypted, live and free of charge, 28 of the 64 matches of the 2022 Football World Cup, including all the matches of the French team (16 group matches at 8 p.m., the five best posters of the eighth finals, the three best posters of the quarter-finals, the two semi-finals, the “small final” and the grand final, on December 18). All these matches are broadcast on the classic TF1 channel in Full HD, but also in ultra high definition on the TF1 4K channel. To access it, you must select the following channels on the TV boxes.
- channel 990 on the TV4 and TV UHD decoders of the Orange Liveboxes
- channel 37 on the Bbox 4K decoders of Bouygues Telecom boxes
- channel 101 on 4K compatible Freebox decoders (Mini 4K, Pop and Delta)
- channel 77 on 4K compatible SFR decoders (Box Plus, SFR Box 8 TV, Connect TV)
In France, beIN Sports is the only audiovisual operator with broadcasting rights for all the matches of the 2022 Football World Cup. It is only through this paying service that it is possible to see the 64 matches of the competition. For the occasion, beIN Sports has reactivated its event channel in ultra high definition, beIN Sports 4K. Be careful however, only 56 matches – those broadcast on the beIN Sports 1 channel – are also broadcast on the beIN Sports 4K channel. Here again, you must select the right channel on the Internet box decoders to take advantage of it, provided, of course, that you have subscribed to the beIN Sports subscription, either directly or through a package offered by the operator for Canal+!
- channel 993 on the TV4 and TV UHD decoders of the Orange Liveboxes
- channel 105 on 4K compatible Freebox decoders (Mini 4K, Pop and Delta)
- channel 114 on 4K compatible SFR decoders (Box Plus, SFR Box 8 TV, Connect TV)
We should also point out that this channel is not available directly on Bouygues Telecom’s TV decoders. But it is possible to see beIN Sports 4K via the myCanal application, by downloading it directly to the decoder box.