Fifa eWorld Cup 2019: How to watch live stream as eSports tournament kicks off

Final set to play across YouTube, Twitch and Fifa’s website

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The Fifa eWorld Cup is nearly here, with 32 of the world's best players ready to fight for the chance to be crowned the world's best player of Fifa 19.

It will be the biggest ever edition of the eWorld Cup, with a prize pool of $500,000 (£410,000).

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Tickets are still available on the Fifa eWorld Cup website, though spectators can only watch the action on the third and final day.

For those who want to watch from the comfort of their own home, Fifa has made it as easy as possible for fans to tune in to the eWorld Cup, with live streams across nearly every major platform.

The three-day event can be watched on Fifa's own website, as well as Facebook, Twitch, Twitter and YouTube.

The proceedings will also be broadcast in six languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, German, Portuguese and Spanish.

Some of the world's biggest broadcasters have also bought the rights to host the tournament, including BeIN in France and the Middle East, Sky Sports in the UK, and NBCU and Telemundo in the US.

Fans can also follow the build up and action through Fifa's various social media channels.

Fifa has published the full schedule for the eWorld Cup, with the first of the group stage matches kicking off at 10am on Friday.

Friday 2 August

• Group stage A & C: 10:00-15.30
• Group stage B & D: 15.30-20.30

Saturday 3 August

• Group stage A & C: 11:00-13:30
• Group stage B & D: 13:30-15:30
• Round of 16 & quarter-finals: 15:30-19:30

Sunday 4 August

• Doors open to public: 14:00-15:00
• Semi-finals: 15:00-17:00
• Final Showdown: 17:30-19:00

The Independent will be covering all of the action as it unfolds.

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[4 August 2019 18:45 · Andrew Griffin]

GOAL. Dossary scores. It's now 3-2 overall.

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15 minutes left for Dossary to try and get another goal and get back in it.

[4 August 2019 18:47 · Andrew Griffin]

Dossary is really trying here. Bad luck has kept him from a couple of goals. There's 8 minutes left.

[4 August 2019 18:48 · Andrew Griffin]

2 minutes of added time.

[4 August 2019 18:49 · Andrew Griffin]

Full time. MoAuba is Fifa World Champion.

[4 August 2019 18:52 · Andrew Griffin]

Here's our story on MoAuba's win.

[4 August 2019 18:59 · Andrew Griffin]

And that brings an end to our coverage of the competition. Read on below for all the details as they happened, and our full post for the in-depth story!