The biggest and
most anticipated sporting event of the year 2018 is finally here. First held in
1930 with only thirteen teams, invited by the organisation, the FIFA World Cup
has gradually grown into a mind blowing event.
This year’s
tourney, with 32 teams hosted by Russia, promises to be an exciting
ride. Sadly, no thanks to ‘life’ and ‘work’, many people find themselves
unable to keep up.
In order not to
miss out on any of the magical moments during this
season, here is a list of apps which you can use to follow the 2018 FIFA World
Cup in Russia.
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia official app
FIFA has released the 2018 FIFA World Cup official app for
viewers all over the world. With this app, you can follow your favourite teams
and receive real-time updates on stats and goals, among others.
You will also be able to re-live the key moments of every
match with video highlights and exclusive match summaries, which will be
available just a few minutes after each game. This app will, no doubt, be one
of the most accurate.
SuperSport
SuperSport by MultiChoice has an
application for mobile phones which provides sports content; the 2018 FIFA
World Cup is no exception. The app can serve you relevant updates,
including latest news, fixtures, standings, results and video highlights of
World Cup matches.
Even better, if you are a DStv
Premium, Compact and Compact Plus subscriber, you can also live-stream full matches and
highlights on the go, at no extra cost (requires you install an additional app —DStv Now).
Google
Google’s search app can provide
timely FIFA World Cup content including fixtures, results and standings.
Once you search for any World Cup
related content, the Google app is structured to continuously provide updates
on scores, highlights and many more of the teams you are interested in on the
default screen, even without you searching for them.
However, you can also choose to get
specific live updates about your favourite teams.
Goal
Live Scores
Available on: Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Goal Live Scores is designed to serve
you live match updates, in the order that they are to be played. There is an
option to filter results by competition, matches or favourite teams.
If you set your favourite teams on
first launch, the app will push relevant match alerts — pre-match lineup,
goals, red cards and so on to your notification centre.
Twitter
Available on: Web, Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Although not designed originally as a
sports app, Twitter is used by many to tweet live sporting events, especially
during the season of World Cup. You may be lucky to find live match updates on
your timeline, complete with diverse match commentary, humour and goal alerts
once you follow football loving people!
To enjoy more exclusive and immersive
FIFA content, the official Twitter hashtag to follow is #WorldCup.
OneFootball
Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phone
OneFootball is a mobile app designed
basically for football news and as a platform for communication too. It sources
news from popular sporting sites, including video highlights from YouTube.
You can click on fixtures to view
match details like pre-match line-up, live commentary and you can set goal updates.
The push notifications are free but only for two matches at a time. There is
also a fan zone where you can discuss your favourite teams with others.
FotMob
With FotMob, you get to choose your
favourite local teams, popular teams and review your favourite teams and set
alerts for goals, start and full-time results, red cards, missed penalties and
so much more.
There’s a specific section for all
the World Cup fixtures, logs and competition stats. When you click on a match,
you are shown relevant match facts like head-to-head history.
With all these apps that you get to
download free, you don’t have to lose out of this season. You could join your
team during this amazing ride, without being present in Russia and you can
bring your comfort zone to work.
