DFB Pokal TV Schedule USA (2025): Live Streaming Today
The German Cup competition is known as the DFB Pokal. You will find the complete German Cup or DFB Pokal fixtures here for the 25/26 season, along with the USA TV channel and online broadcast schedule. Majority of the games are officially available to watch in the United States.
DFB Pokal TV Schedule 2025-26 (USA)
| German Cup Fixtures 2025/26 | DFB Pokal All Time Table (USA) | German Cup US TV |
| Round 1 | ||
| Friday, August 15th | ||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach vs. Bayer Leverkusen | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| FC Gütersloh vs. FC Union Berlin | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Arminia Bielefeld vs. Werder Bremen | 2:45 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Saturday, August 16th | ||
| FK Pirmasens vs. Hamburger SV | 7 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| SV Hemelingen vs. VfL Wolfsburg | 9:30 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Eintracht Norderstedt vs. FC St. Pauli | 9:30 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| SV Sandhausen vs. RB Leipzig | 9:30 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| VfL Sportfreunde Lotte vs. SC Freiburg | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| FC Energie Cottbus vs. Hannover 96 | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Sunday, August 17th | ||
| FV Engers 07 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig vs. Schalke 04 | 9:30 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| SV Atlas Delmenhorst vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9:30 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Jahn Regensburg vs. FC Köln | 9:30 am EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Hallescher FC vs. FC Augsburg | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| SSV Ulm 1846 vs. SV Elversberg | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Monday, August 18th | ||
| SC Preußen Münster vs. Hertha Berlin | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Dynamo Dresden vs. Mainz | 12 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Rot-Weiss Essen vs. Borussia Dortmund | 2:45 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Tuesday, August 26th | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig vs. VfB Stuttgart | 2:45 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
| Wednesday, August 27th | ||
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden vs. Bayern Munich | 2:45 pm EDT | ESPN+, ESPN App (All-Access) |
- All German Cup Fixtures from the 2025/26 season will be here on this chart, which will be broadcast on US TV or online stream services.
DFB Pokal on US TV
ESPN holds the exclusive broadcast rights for these German Cup competition games in the United States. By the way, only a few selected fixtures featuring the Bundesliga heavyweights appear on US TV. You may get to watch select DFB Pokal fixtures live on your linear channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, or even with Spanish commentary on ESPN Deportes.
DFB Pokal Live Stream USA (Watch Online)
Actually, the majority of the games are available to watch online. Specifically, the matches which doesn’t include the likes of top-flight sides are very rarely on US TV. However, most of the games are watchable in America, with almost every game available live from the later stages.
Watch the German Cup ties live in the US via ESPN+. It will show the majority of the games live. And from now on, you can show all those televised or non-televised games live via the ESPN All-Access App. Furthermore, the games that are on ESPN’s linear channels are also available via cord-cutting services like fubo, YouTube TV, Sling TV Orange, Hulu+ Live TV, DirecTV Stream, etc.
How to watch DFB Pokal in US?
| Where can I watch German Cup? | Live DFB Cup Games in USA | Cost |
| ESPN+ (standalone) | The majority of the DFB Pokal Games Live, with almost All Fixtures Live from the Later Phases | Monthly Subscription Fee: 11.99 USD, Annual Subscription Fee: 119.99 USD |
| ESPN+ (with Disney+ and Hulu) | 16.99 US Dollars per month | |
| ESPN All-Access App (Subscription) | Monthly Subscription Fee: 29.99 USD, Annual Subscription Fee: 299.99 USD | |
| ESPN All-Access App (with Disney+ and Hulu) | 35.99 US Dollars per month | |
| ESPN Linear Channels | A Few Selected (Televised) Fixtures Live | Cable/Satellite TV connection |
| ESPN App (for Pay TV users with ESPN channels) | Requires a Pay TV credential and password to log in, no extra charge | |
| Cord-cutting services (fubo, YouTube TV, Sling TV Orange, Hulu+ Live TV, DirecTV Stream, etc.) | Variable Prices (Generally 45.99 to 84.99 USD per month) |
Subscribing to the ESPN+ or ESPN All-Access App is the best way to catch the German Cup ties as well as German League games live from the United States of America. You can go on a monthly basis but if you want season-long services, the annual plan would bring the actions at a cheaper rate on average.