There used to be two options to watch World Cup (or indeed any football matches)

  1. Watch it at home on your TV with Astro (or better still, Astro B.yond)
  2. Go to a local mamak or food court with big projector

Now there’s a 3rd option – watch it online on Astro B.player at www.astro.com.my/bplayer!

Astro B.player
Astro B.player webpage, showing current and upcoming games

To access Astro B.player, simply go to www.astro.com.my/bplayer and register. General public gets to stream 38 World Cup games, and if you’re a Maxis user or an Astro Sports package subscriber can watch all 64 matches online live plus match highlights and replays.

The registration process only takes a few minutes. FAQ can be found here.

Japan vs Paraguay on Astro B.player
Japan vs Paraguay on Astro B.player

Though I am a subscriber of Astro B.yond service (with a new 40″ FHD LCD TV that I recently bought), I decided to try the service for the Japan vs Paraguay in the round of 16 matches.

While not exactly full HD quality like you’d get on the TV, the streaming is surprisingly smooth and the audio pretty much indistinguishable from regular feeds.

highlights and replay on Astro B.player
Highlights and instant replay on Save/Misses

What I also like about Astro B.player is the extra feature they added on the site. You can view highlights, goals, saves/misses, and even check on which players are on cards. This is a feature that you can’t get on the TV as yet. Pretty nifty.

All the more miserable for me as Japan painfully exit the tournament by losing 5-4 to Paraguay in the penalties. Poor Komano missed the only penalty, but the Japs did put up a good fight. All Asian teams are out now, 4 more years I guess.

B.player contest

There’s also a contest in conjunction with the launch of Astro B.player. The mechanic is simple:

  • register with Astro B.player at www.astro.com.my/bplayer
  • watch live games on B.player and click on Share button
  • share the URL on twitter (register yourself and follow me if you haven’t!)
  • remember to include #astrobplayer hashtag
  • Astro will track the tweets, and if it’s awesome you’ll stand a chance to win!

The full mechanics are here, and the prizes include 4 laptops, one 42″ LCD TV, and plenty of movie tickets! Check it out on www.astro.com.my/bplayercontest

Watch the World Cup Online!
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18 thoughts on “Watch the World Cup Online!

  • July 2, 2010 at 2:05 pm
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    axiao,
    I wanna say go USA but they are out already grr

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  • July 2, 2010 at 5:07 pm
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    Great! I can now watch the World Cup online.

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  • July 2, 2010 at 5:17 pm
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    undergraduate,
    Yah, can watch it at school even

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  • July 2, 2010 at 6:51 pm
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    Dude, Japan lost 5-3 on penalties not 5-4! Got kicked in the face till you’ve memory loss issit? LOL!

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  • July 2, 2010 at 8:37 pm
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    gnoey,
    ops yah 5-3 cos Japan never needed to take the last penalty 😛

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  • July 3, 2010 at 7:44 pm
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    take care bro. . .too many comments on ur mugged thingy. . . .

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  • July 4, 2010 at 1:40 am
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    Bro, did you installed Astro Beyond thru iPhone apps ?

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  • July 4, 2010 at 12:09 pm
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    Ford_GT,
    i don’t have an iPhone tho…

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  • July 4, 2010 at 3:07 pm
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    Ford_GT, he swears by BB

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  • July 5, 2010 at 9:56 am
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    foodcrazee,
    hahahah, i use whatever’s most useful 😛

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  • July 5, 2010 at 5:24 pm
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    Wat? i beg to defer on “whatever’s most useful”

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  • July 6, 2010 at 12:32 am
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    europe is back in this world cup! wonder which team will end up in final though

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  • July 6, 2010 at 9:13 am
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    biopolymath,
    yahh, but URUGUAY will win :X

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