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FIFA World Cup 2018 , the biggest football tournament of the summer is here, and anyone wanting to catch all the action from the games may want to look into trying out a VPN streaming service.

Wondering what a VPN platform is and why you need it? VPNs are simply virtual private networks that let you hide your IP address and access online content using different locations from anywhere in the world - protecting your location details and what you're content you may be consuming.

VPNs are a popular way to watch your favourite shows and major sporting events like the World Cup, especially if you want to get content from abroad, which is why it's ideal if you plan on following the tournament games for your favourite team from a non-UK channel.

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What VPN provider to go for?

There are several providers out there from ExpressVPN and Pure VPN to TunnelBear and IPVanish (check out our round up of the best VPNs for 2018 ).

What one to go for really depends on how much you want to spend and what kind of subscription you want.

In terms of popularity, performance and ease of use, ExpressVPN comes out on top time and again, but below our Tech Editor, Jeff Parsons, has listed his top VPNs for streaming sports below:

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Watch the 2018 World Cup on BBC or ITV for free

Choose your provider and download and install the VPN. Connect to a UK server location. Go to tvplayer.com which hosts all UK cable channels that will be showing the World Cup fixtures or head straight to the BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub channels.

Watch the 2018 World Cup free on The World Game for free

Another great free website you can use as an alternative to tvplayer.com is theworldgame.sbs.com.au which will show 25 games from the World Cup including all the Socceroos matches, the opening match, a daily “game of the day,” two quarter-finals, one semi-final, and the final.

Choose your provider and download and install the VPN. Connect to an Australian ExpressVPN server. Go to theworldgame.sbs.com.au to start watching.

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How to stream the Russia World Cup 2018 live

TSN and CTV are the World Cup broadcasters for Canada and offer full coverage of all the fixtures live, however to get access you'll probably need a valid cable subscription.