The Thomas Tuchel era gets underway for England on Friday with a FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against Albania at Wembley.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if they’re not available where you are.
German coach Tuchel has signed a short 18-month contract to take charge of the Three Lions as Gareth Southgate’s successor. He has named an experienced squad that would not have looked out of place during his successor’s tenure, with familiar names likes Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford recalled.
Managed by former Barcelona and Manchester City defender Sylvinho, Albania gave a good account of itself at Euro 2024 last summer, but has since struggled, having been relegated from Nations League B Group 1 in the autumn.
England hosts Albania at Wembley Stadium in London on Friday, March 21. Kickoff is set for 8:45 p.m. CET local time in Italy, making it a 7:45 p.m. GMT start in the UK, a 3:45 p.m. ET or 12:45 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 6:45 a.m. AEDT start on Saturday, March 22 in Australia.
Former Bayern Munich and Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is the new manager of England.
Livestream the England vs. Albania match in the US
Today’s game is on Fubo Sports Network, the streaming platform’s dedicated sports service.
There’s a lot to like about Fubo. In addition to its own Fubo Sports Network, it offers a wide selection of channels, plus its sports focus makes it especially attractive to soccer fans, as well as NBA, NHL and MLB fans who live in an area served by one of Fubo’s RSNs. It starts at $85 per month. Read our Fubo review.
The game will also be available to watch in the States on Spanish-language service Vix.
Vix Premium currently costs $5 per month with ads and $9 per month without. As well as broadcasting UEFA club and international competitions, it also offers Spanish-language soccer coverage of the US Women’s National Team, Mexico’s Women’s National Team, plus South America’s top domestic soccer.
How to watch the England vs. Albania match online from anywhere using a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view this World Cup qualifier locally, you may need a different way to watch the match — that’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It’s normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100 you’ll get three months free and save 49%. That’s the equivalent of $6.67 a month.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Livestream the England vs. Albania match in the UK for free
The great news for footy fans in the UK is that free-to-air broadcaster ITV will be showing England’s World Cup qualifiers, with this game being shown on ITV1.
Coverage begins at 7 p.m. GMT ahead of the 7:45 p.m. kickoff.
As the match is being broadcast on ITV1, that means you’ll also have the option of watching the game online for free via the network’s on-demand streaming service, ITVX (formerly ITV Hub).
The service has an updated app that’s available for Android and Apple mobile devices, as well as a vast array of smart TVs.
Livestream the England vs. Albania match in Australia
Football fans Down Under can also watch this match on streaming service Optus Sport.
With exclusive rights to screen every EPL match live this season, as well as German Bundesliga and Spanish La Liga games and international fixtures, streaming service Optus Sport is a particularly big draw for Aussie soccer fans.
If you’re already an Optus network customer you can bag Optus Sport for a reduced price of AU$10 a month. If you’re not, a standalone monthly subscription to the service starts at AU$25.
Livestream the England vs. Albania match in Canada
If you want to stream this game live in Canada, you’ll need to subscribe to DAZN Canada.
A DAZN subscription currently costs CA$30 a month or CA$200 a year and will also give you access to the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League, plus EFL Championship soccer, Six Nations rugby and WTA tennis.
As well as dedicated apps for iOS and Android, there’s a wide range of support for set-top boxes and smart TVs.
Quick tips for streaming international soccer using a VPN
- With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming soccer may vary.
- If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
- If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
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