Mobile apps for watching World Cup games on your cell phone.

With FIFA World Cup soccer tournament starting today, there are not many people with the luxury of sitting around and watch all 64 matches leading to the finale. But with most people owning a smartphone, there is an opportunity to catch up here and there with the action if you have the right phone, or are with the right carrier, or have the right app. The list of situations in which a lot of people may fall in, is exhaustive. The New York Times has compiled a detailed network by network list of most options. Here are a few cases:
With ATT&T, "iPhone owners can buy a $8 upgrade to the ESPN 2010 FIFA World Cup app and receive live audio and commentary and almost-live video highlights" the New York Times said. For iPhone owners who want more than just highlights, they can download the free MobiTV app which for $10 a month, will allow them to watch all games from ESPN Mobile.
For Verizon subscribers, the situation is a little more complicated since the nature of the phone they use play a great role the Times says. For most customers, a $10 a month subscription to V Cast Video open the door for watching a limited number of games on ESPN, or if you speak Spanish, all 64 games on the Spanish channel Univision, the New York Times said.
Sprint customers can watch 56 games live from ESPN Mobile via Sprint TV service on most of the carrier phones.
Without its own brand of mobile TV, T-Mobile users who own the new HTC HD2 will be able to watch the games on their device thanks to MobiTV the Times said.

For more, see NYTimes.com