{"id":74283,"date":"2026-06-05T07:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=74283"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T03:00:07","slug":"apple-sports-expands-to-more-than-90-new-countries-and-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2026\/06\/05\/apple-sports-expands-to-more-than-90-new-countries-and-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Sports expands to more than 90 new countries and regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pagebody-copy\"><strong>Apple Sports \u2014 the free app for iPhone that gives fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more \u2014 is now available to download on the App Store in more than 170 countries and regions around the world, including more than 90 newly added markets. Designed for speed and simplicity, the app delivers a personalized experience, putting fans\u2019 favorite teams and leagues front and center with a simple, intuitive interface designed by Apple.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">Apple Sports is helping fans get ready for the World Cup by allowing them to explore tournament groupings and customize their scoreboards simply by following the entire tournament or their favorite national teams \u2014 making it easier to stay on top of key moments when the tournament kicks off in June. Following a team also enables Live Activities on a user\u2019s iPhone Lock Screen or Apple Watch, letting them follow every moment of a match with just a quick glance. Fans can also add widgets to their iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Home Screens to track the progress of the tournament in real time.\u00a0With Apple Sports, fans can easily jump to the Apple TV app with a single tap to find live matches on connected streaming services throughout the tournament.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\u201cThe World Cup unites fans across the globe, making it the ideal moment to bring Apple Sports to even more users,\u201d said Oliver Schusser, Apple\u2019s vice president of Music, Sports, Apple TV, and Beats. \u201cApple Sports was designed to be fast and simple, giving fans an easy way to stay on top of scores, stats, and the action that matters most in real time.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">New features designed to keep users informed and engaged throughout the tournament include:<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tournament bracket view<\/strong>: The clean, scrollable view of matchups and results for each round allows fans to easily track a team\u2019s progression from the group stage through their final match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Visual formations<\/strong>: Enhanced game cards feature visual formations for each team\u2019s starting lineup to provide deeper tactical insight ahead of each match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One tap to Apple News<\/strong>: Apple News connects fans directly to comprehensive editorial coverage, including the latest headlines.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebody-copy\">Download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/apple-sports\/id6446788829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Sports<\/a>\u00a0for free on the App Store.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The free iPhone app adds new markets and expanded coverage, including personalized, real-time FIFA World Cup 2026 features that will help users follow every moment of the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":74284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,19],"tags":[3364,7971,302],"class_list":["post-74283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps","category-headlines","tag-apple","tag-apple-sports","tag-apps-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74285,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74283\/revisions\/74285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}