The world’s largest soccer spectacle kicked off last week, and the ever-objective blog from SSIMWave – the Canadian perceptual quality specialist – has been on hand to pit the streaming providers of the FIFA World Cup 2022 against each other. While most headlines fantasize over soaring viewing figures from the Qatar-based tournament for streaming platforms the world over, to the surprise of absolutely no one, few have taken the time to scrutinize less than satisfactory user experiences. SSIMWave has compared YouTube TV with two anonymous providers – simply labeled Provider 2 and Provider 3 for this perceptual quality analysis. Anonymity can presumably only be afforded by way of being an existing SSIMWave customer – either that or a provider that…