This Sunday, February 12th, Super Bowl LVII kicks off when the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Sunday, February 12th.
Football is exploding in popularity worldwide, and the game’s audience has become international. In 2023, watching the Super Bowl live at home or with friends at a bar or restaurant will be a different experience. For those tuning in for the first time, Super Bowl LVII is an American football game played to determine who will be the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2023 season.
What Is The XFL
The XFL is another football season starting a week after the Super Bowl on February 18th. The season will run for three months, with ten weeks of action. It ends in May with a semifinal showdown followed by the XFL championship game. If you like American football, there is more to watch after the Super Bowl.
The XFL teams include:
- St. Louis Battlehawks
- Seattle Sea Dragons
- D.C. Defenders
- Vegas Vipers
- Arlington Renegades
- Orlando Guardians
- Houston Roughnecks
- San Antonio Brahmas
XFL Opening Games on National TV
All opening weekend XFL games will be available to American audiences via streaming on ESPN+. XFL games will be broadcast on either ABC, ESPN, or FX. International fans will have to check their local listings to see if games with be on in their area.
The full Week 1 schedule is as follows:
- Vegas Vipers at Arlington Renegades
- Date: Saturday, February 18th
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
- Orlando Guardians at Houston Roughnecks
- Date: Saturday, February 18th
- Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN, FOX
- St. Louis Battlehawks at San Antonio Brahmas
- Date: Sunday, February 19th
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
- Seattle Sea Dragons at D.C. Defenders
- Date: Sunday, February 19th
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Watching the Super Bowl Around The World
Generally, there are many reasons why people love watching Super Bowl LVII as part of the NFL. For instance, they will introduce many new stars during the game. People can take advantage of betting lines wherein the sportsbook provides gambling odds to determine who’ll be the underdog and the favorite teams in a given match. Consequently, it sets the parameters for betting on the game, making it much more fun and exciting.
Get the most out of your betting experience and watch the game via live stream. Fortunately, some services provide Super Bowl and NFL fans with the ideal platform to stream and watch their favorite games from anywhere at a reasonable price.
Where To Watch the Super Bowl In Person
Try the College Lawn Hotel, the Harlow, Sporting Globe, The Crafty Squire, CBD, and Melbourne Public, South Wharf in Melbourne, Australia. Head to The Star Sydney, El Camino Cantina, or the Erko Hotel in Sydney. Brazilians watch at Shenanigans in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while in Frankfurt, Germany, the Louisiana sports bar has been a good spot to watch the game, along with Sam Sports Bar and O’Reilly’s Irish Pub.
In Marburg, Germany, it’s the Aldi Mitte Sportsbar, while one of the Champions Sports Bars, which are located in Warsaw, Poland, Lagos, Nigeria, and Salt Rock, South Africa, has been a good spot. If you’re in Munich, check out The Feuerberg Restaurant.
Football fans in London, England, will gather at several places, including Boxpark, Omeara, the Hard Rock Cafe, and Leyton Star, to name just a few. Even the far reaches of Mongolia have Super Bowl fans, with the Bojangles Bar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, a favorite locale to watch the game.
Other places worldwide include the Lady Hamilton Pub in Zurich, Switzerland, and the Hard Rock Cafe in Prague, Czech Republic. The Laurel Tokyo sports bar in Tokyo, Japan, O’Leary’s Irish Pub or the Retro Sportbar in Stockholm, Sweden, and Pub Wilson in Seinäjoki, Finland.
Whether sitting in living rooms, watching on an office computer, or even lying in bed watching on a laptop or tablet, millions of people worldwide will be watching the game. Some will interrupt their Monday morning workdays to watch the game or stay up until the wee hours of the morning.
Folks in North America, Hawaii, or American Samoa can watch the game at a decent hour. The game starts as usual at 6:30 p.m. EST which is 5:30 CST, 4:30 MST, 3:30 PST, 2:30 p.m. in Alaska, or 1:30 p.m. in Hawaii. After that, it gets interesting. In Auckland, New Zealand, the game is at 12:30 p.m.
Let’s check out the times from one side of the international dateline to the other.
Super Bowl 57 kickoff times around the world
Sunday, February 12th, 2023
AMERICAN SAMOA: 12:30 p.m.
MIDWAY ISLAND: 12:30 p.m.
OAHU, Hawaii: 1:30 p.m.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico: 5:30 p.m.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: 8:30 p.m.
LONDON, England: 11:30 p.m.
Monday, February 13th, 2023
BERLIN, Germany: 12:30 a.m.
PARIS, France: 12:30 a.m.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic: 12:30 a.m.
ROME, Italy: 12:30 a.m.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: 12:30 a.m.
ATHENS, Greece: 1:30 a.m.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: 1:30 a.m.
CAIRO, Egypt: 1:30 a.m.
HARARE, Zimbabwe: 1:30 a.m.
JERUSALEM, Israel: 1:30 a.m.
BAGHDAD, Iraq: 2:30 a.m.
DOHA, Qatar: 2:30 a.m.
NAIROBI, KENYA; 2:30 a.m.
MOSCOW, Russia: 2:30 a.m.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: 2:30 a.m.
TEHRAN, Iran: 3:00 a.m.
KABUL, Afghanistan: 4:00 a.m.
NEW DELHI, India: 5:00 a.m.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam: 6:30 a.m.
BEIJING, China: 7:30 a.m.
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia: 7:30 a.m.
PYONGYANG, North Korea: 8:00 a.m.
SEOUL, South Korea: 8:30 a.m.
TOKYO, Japan: 8:30 a.m.
SYDNEY, Australia: 10:30 a.m.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: 12:30 p.m.
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