The FIFA World Cup is the most watched single sporting event in the world. You can find the games on TV in nearly every country in the world. It doesn't matter if you're traveling through Thailand, cruising the Mediterranean, Sitting in a bar in Peru before you hike Machu Picchu, or on vacation is Disneyland, there's probably a TV nearby that can get the World Cup games on the local sports channel.

But what if you can't find a TV? Surely something as widely televised as the World Cup must be online. Well, the answer's not so clear there, and it depends heavily on what country you live in. Fortunately, this is the age of the internet, and as you probably already know, there's a way around everything. If you live in the right place, some broadcasters will be streaming live. If you don't, well, there are some peer-to-peer options you can try. Let's take a look, and see what the options are.

If you're living in the United States, ESPN3http://espn.go.com/espn3/ is your first and best choice. ESPN3 is an incredible service if you have access to it. It can display multiple games live at the same time. It will show you your game at a later time, and will allow you to rewind and pause live game action. ESPN3 is only available to people are are subscribing to specific high-speed internet service providershttp://espn.go.com/espn3/affList, and to those accessing the site from an American college campus or military basehttp://espn.go.com/espn3/faq#214. If you're on that list, you're already paying for this service, so get on it and start watching. Every World Cup game in 2010 will be shown on ESPN3, and it's an excellent service.

The CBChttp://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/ is streaming every game live on it's website. Just visit the site, click on the currently playing game, and it will load. Be patient, while the coverage is good, and in HD, it may take a few seconds to get up to speed, and may pause briefly during the game. However, it looks great when viewed full screen. As an added bonus, you can also watch any of the completed games on demand, at any time. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/watch/index.html

The BBC, in its infinite wisdom, decided to stream all of it's 2006 World Cup games, live on the internet and will be doing the same for 2010. For those in the UK, this was a great service. But yes, you did just read that correctly, the stream will only be available to residents of the UK. If you want to try and set up a proxy, and get yourself a UK IP, you're welcome to try. You can also visit ITV, which is streaming the games live.http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=world%20cup%20live But again, you'll need to be in the UK.

Brazil did the same thing in 2006, and will also hopefully continue the tradition through the Globo web portalhttp://globoesporte.globo.com. They charged a small fee, which was dependent on your connection speed, but that was for 64 matches through the World Cup, so that's not too badhttp://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/watch-the-world-cup-matches-and-highlights-online.html.

Alright, so if you can't find the World Cup games online, either because you don't have access to the required site, or don't want to pay, there's another option to explore. Take a good look at ATDHE.nethttp://www.atdhe.net/index.html35 and Justin.TVhttp://www.justin.tv/24. Both sites offer live streaming of whatever is on TV. Justin TV is search-able, so you can look for the game you want, and go through the different options until you find a stream that provides you with uninterrupted gameplay.

ATDHE.net is a little easier to use. Links are pre-screened to ensure you don't get frustrated checking link after link looking for good video. Nearly any sport you probably would want to watch is available on ATDHE, so you won't have any trouble finding World Cup games.

Keep in mind that the streams on both of these sites are vulnerable to being shut down if requested by the copyright holders, so you may lose you signal at any time.

The last option is the hardest to figure out, but will work for just about anyone. Visit MyP2P.eu. There are pages of instructions, and you can follow some or all of them. Basically, you'll be asked to install some software. Sopcast is the first step, and can be all you'll need. Once you have it installed, browse through the list of channels, find the game you want, and hopefully you can get it running.

If it doesn't work, you'll want to look more deeply at the software options. Different channels need different bits of software, so you may need to install something else. Don't be intimidated if you're not catching on right away. There are lots of different things to try, and it can take some plugging away. But the payoff is good. For something as big as the World Cup, you will find the game you want. One word of warning, however, you may find that your best stream provides play-by-play in a different language. So be prepared to learn Chinese, or better yet, ignore the commentary.