How to Watch Canal GOAT in the US: VPN Guide 2026
It started back in 2019 as a scrappy YouTube channel run by the Futirinhas crew, and today it pumps out live football to almost five million subscribers. Canal GOAT in the US carries Brasileirao Serie B and Serie D, Brazilian state championships, the Bundesliga, the Saudi Pro League and the Scottish Premiership, all of it ad-funded and completely free. No subscription, no app to download, just YouTube and FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus.
The catch is geography. The full lineup only plays for Brazilian IP addresses, so an American connection hits a geo-block and the stream refuses to load. A VPN fixes that. Pick Surfshark, connect to a server in Brazil, and the site reads you as a local viewer in Rio. The catalog opens up instantly. You pay nothing for the content itself, only for your own VPN, and matches run at up to 1080p with Portuguese commentary.
Can I watch Canal GOAT in the US?
Best VPN for Canal GOAT
Tested weekly by our team. Green: works, amber: partial, red: blocked.
| VPN Service | Price | Canal GOAT | Tested | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SurfsharkBEST | From $1.78/mo | ✓ Works | June 19 | Try it |
ExpressVPN | From $2.79/mo | ✓ Works | June 19 | Open |
NordVPN | From $2.99/mo | ✓ Works | June 19 | Open |
Private Internet Access | From $1.79/mo | ✓ Works | June 20 | Open |
IPVanish | From $2.19/mo | ~ Partial | June 15 | Open |
ProtonVPN | From $3.59/mo | ~ Partial | June 19 | Open |
CyberGhost | From $1.75/mo | ~ Partial | June 15 | Open |
How to Unblock Canal GOAT with a VPN
Takes about 2 minutes. Works on your phone, tablet, TV, PC, or laptop.
- Choose a reliable VPNGo with Surfshark and its Brazilian servers. For From $1.78/mo a month on a longer plan, you get the steady speeds that live sport demands.Test the server speed before kickoff so a goal never buffers.
- Connect to a server in BrazilTap Brazil in the app. That hands you a Brazilian IP address, the one thing the broadcaster checks before it unlocks the live feeds.
- Open the channelHead to the @canalgoatbr YouTube channel or tune the FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus. No sign-up and no subscription required.
- Stream in 1080pStart the match in 1080p with Portuguese commentary. If a feed stalls, switch to another Brazilian server and reload.
Which countries is Canal GOAT available in?
Canal GOAT is only available in Brazil. To access it from anywhere else, use a premium VPN.
Available in 1 country No VPN needed
Partially available in 22 countries VPN required
Canal GOAT also works in Germany, in France, in Argentina, in Belize and in Bolivia, plus in 17 more countries, but with limited content compared to fully available countries. Surfshark unlocks full access.
Blocked in 171 countries VPN required
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Canal GOAT is blocked in the United States, in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in Canada and in New Zealand, plus in 166 more countries. To access it, use a premium VPN like Surfshark.
Who’s behind the service?
What is Canal GOAT
Canal GOAT is a Brazilian sports broadcaster you watch completely free of charge. It runs as an ad-supported FAST service and streams on YouTube (@canalgoatbr), the Samsung TV Plus and Movieark channels, and Kick. There is no subscription and no paid tier of any kind. The schedule mixes Brazil’s Série B and Série D and the state championships with Portuguese-language coverage of the Bundesliga, the Saudi Pro League, the Scottish Premiership, Japan’s J-League and the NWSL. Video runs up to 1080p. The full catalogue, however, is locked to Brazil. From anywhere else, you open the free stream with Surfshark set to a Brazilian server. We currently cover 1 countries where you can reach this no-cost broadcast.

Company and history
- The crew behind the Futirinhas channel launches Canal GOAT as a fun YouTube channel about football. Live sports are still years away at this point.
- After a group of entrepreneurs comes on board, Canal GOAT pivots into a live-sports broadcaster. The YouTube comedy act turns into a proper sports platform.
- Canal GOAT launches on Samsung TV Plus as free FAST channel 2286. Viewers in Brazil can now watch live sport straight from the smart TV interface.
- Portuguesa signs exclusive Canal GOAT rights to its home games in Brasileirao Serie D. The platform pushes deeper into the fourth tier of Brazilian football.
- Canal GOAT lands Scottish Premiership rights for four seasons, from 2025-26 to 2028-29. It offers 78 matches a year for free on YouTube and Samsung TV Plus.
- Canal GOAT teams up with Kick to stream Brasileirao Serie A free across seventeen Latin American countries. Two games a round reach the Brazilian diaspora.
- Squadra Sports, led by former Bahia president Guilherme Bellintani, takes a majority stake in Canal GOAT. Ricardo Taves stays on as chief executive.
- Canal GOAT joins the Brasileirao Serie B 2026 broadcasters alongside RedeTV!, Xsports and SportyNet and rolls out a daily fixed schedule. It grows from YouTube channel into full sports media.
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Tips & tricks you should know
5 tips from our Canal GOAT testing team · Updated June 20, 2026
- GOAT's home catalogue (Série B, state championships) is geo-locked to Brazil, so from abroad set Surfshark to a Brazilian server to unlock the free stream.
- Watch the reverse blackout: Libertadores and Sudamericana air in Portuguese only outside Brazil across 55 countries, so a Brazilian IP won't reach them.
- For Brasileirão Série A, GOAT streams free on Kick but only in 17 Latin American countries, and just two matches per round, not the full slate.
- Skip hunting for an app on your TV: GOAT runs as a FAST channel inside Samsung TV Plus and Movieark, and everywhere else plain YouTube does the job.
- Everything on GOAT is 100% free with ads and needs no account, so never enter card details, there is no subscription or annual plan to buy.
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