Spain vs Sweden live stream and match preview, Tuesday 15 August, 9am BST
Remember, the World Cup 2023 is free on BBC iPlayer/ITV Hub in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch World Cup 2023 free from anywhere.
Spain vs Sweden live stream and match preview
Looking for a Spain vs Sweden live stream? We've got you covered. Spain vs Sweden is being shown live in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch the Women's World Cup with your subscription from anywhere.
This is one match you don't want to miss. With a Women's World Cup final place at stake, both sides will be desperate to overcome their European opponents in the game in Auckland, New Zealand.
Alexia Putellas could finally be fit for Spain from the off, giving a huge boost to their chances of ultimate glory. However, they're facing Sweden, a team who overcame Japan in the quarter-finals to set up this tie - Japan beat Spain 4-0 in the group stages, highlighting how difficult the test is going to be.
Sweden knocked out pre-tournament favourites USA in the last 16, too, on penalties, and under manager Peter Gerhardsson they're a well-drilled unit hopeful of going all the way. Fridolina Rolfo is a standout player for the Scandinavians, though others can also cause Spain plenty of damage.
The winner faces either Australia or England in an epic final.
Form
Spain: WWLWW
Sweden: WDWWW
Stadium
Spain vs Sweden will be played at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. With a capacity of 50,000, this semi-final will be the final game of the Women's World Cup in the country.
Kick-off and channel
Spain vs Sweden is at 9am BST on Tuesday 15 August in the UK. The game will be broadcast on BBC 1 and BBC iPlayer.
In the US, kick-off time is 4am ET / 1am PT. The match will be shown on NBC in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
Watch for free
Women's World Cup 2023 live stream: How to watch World Cup 2023 free
Both the UK and Australia will be showing the World Cup on free-to-air channels, with BBC and ITV having the rights in Britain, and SBS showing it in Australia.
International World Cup TV rights
What channel is the World Cup 2023 on?
UK
All of the games in the UK are either on the BBC or ITV.
USA
Fox are the World Cup rights holders in the States. Games are on Fox or FS1 cable channels.
If you don't have cable, you can use services such Sling and FuboTV to get the Fox channels. You can also watch the games on Peacock TV with Spanish commentary.
- Sling Blue ($22.50 first month)
- FuboTV (7-day free trial)
- Peacock Premium ($5.99/month)
Canada
Bell Media has the rights to the World Cup, and will be showing games across CBC TV, TSN TV, and Sports Net TV.
- TSN ($19.99/mon or $199.90/year)
Australia
Optus Sport will show all World Cup games. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
- Optus Sport ($24.99/$199.99)
New Zealand
Paid provider Sky Sports are the Women's World Cup 2023 rights holders in New Zealand. You can watch as part of your Sky subscription of pick up a Sky Now TV pass. There is also a 7-day free trial.
- Sky Sport Now ($19.99 / $39.99)
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Women's World Cup 2023 from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for some or all of the World Cup, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
Best TVs to watch the Women's World Cup on
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