This year, SRF is broadcasting the World Cup live on free TV. On Zattoo you can watch all games in high definition Zattoo HD. With a single account, you can stream all games on your smart TV, Apple TV, smartphone or tablet. All you need is internet access and the Zattoo app. No more cable connections or set top boxes. Just download the app, register and catch the fever.

13 teams from Europe, 5 from South America, 5 from Africa and 4 each from Asia, North America, and Central America are playing in the World Cup. As the host country, Russia is also the tournament’s organiser. There are 8 groups in total, A to H. During the first round, each team plays all other teams in the group, resulting in 6 games per group. The top two teams from each group move on to the second round. The deciding factor here is the number of points. In a tie, ranking is determined by goal difference. From the second round onwards, play enters the knock-out stage and it becomes a single-elimination tournament. Only one game is played and the losing team drops out. If no one has won during regular playing time, the game goes into 2 15-minute overtimes. If the game is still undecided, there is an 11-metre penalty shootout. This stage ensures no team plays another game against a team from their preliminary group until the final.

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