2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an international soccer tournament organized by FIFA, with an expansion over the previous competition from 32 to 48 teams. The broadcasting rights are sold directly by FIFA to national and trans-national broadcasters.

Host broadcaster

Host Broadcast Services served as the tournament's host broadcaster.[1] The International Broadcast Centre was established in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, U.S.[2][3][4]

Broadcast in host countries

On February 12, 2015, FIFA renewed the U.S. and Canadian broadcasting rights contracts for Fox (U.S. English), Telemundo Deportes (U.S. Spanish), and Bell Media (Canada) to cover 2026, without accepting any other bids. A report in The New York Times asserted that this extension was intended as compensation for the rescheduling of the 2022 World Cup to November–December rather than its traditional June–July scheduling, as it created considerable conflicts with major professional sports leagues that are usually in their offseasons during the World Cup.[5][6][7]

In the United States, 69 matches are to air on Fox and the remainder on FS1. Fox's coverage streams on its subscription service Fox One,[8][9] Fox Sports struck a partnership with Cosm to show 40 matches in their three current locations at time, including the Mexico vs. South Africa opening match, all USMNT matches, and the final.[10]In Spanish, 92 fixtures will air on Telemundo with 12 more on the cable channel Universo, while all 104 games stream on Peacock.[11][12] Futbol de Primera has the Spanish radio broadcasting rights.[13]

Bell Media's coverage is split across the CTV Television Network (with streams on Crave) and TSN in English and Noovo and RDS in French. TSN Radio holds the national audio streaming rights.[14]

In Mexico, Televisa and TV Azteca hold the rights to 32 matches (the same set of 32 air on both broadcasters).[15] All 104 are available via streaming on a premium tier of Televisa's Vix platform.[16] Radio rights are held by Radiópolis and its W Radio. The rights for TV Azteca and Radiópolis are granted under sublicense from Televisa.[13]

Global social media platforms

On January 8, 2026, FIFA signed a deal to make TikTok a "preferred platform" for World Cup video content. As part of the agreement, broadcasters may stream parts of games at a dedicated hub on the TikTok app.[17] FIFA then made a similar "preferred platform" deal with YouTube on March 17, allowing broadcasters to stream select games in full on their respective YouTube channels, as well as stream the first 10 minutes of every game on the platform. Later, it was confirmed that YouTube had extended this deal with FIFA and CazéTV to show all tournament games for free in Brazil.[18][19][20]

Broadcasters

Sport24 secures the rights for international in-flight and cruise ship travel.[21]

More information Country/Region, Broadcaster ...
Country/Region Broadcaster Ref.
Afghanistan ATN [13][22]
Albania
[23][24]
Algeria ENTV [13]
Andorra
[25]
Angola
[13][26][27]
Argentina
[13][28][29][30]
Armenia Fast Sports [13][31]
Aruba Telearuba [32]
Australia SBS [33]
Austria
[34][35][36]
Azerbaijan
[37][38]
Bangladesh
[39][40][41][42][43]
Barbados Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation [44]
Belarus Sport TV [45]
Belgium
[22]
Benin Bénin TV [46]
Bermuda Bermuda Broadcasting [47]
Bolivia
[13][48]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
[13][49]
Brazil
[50][51][52][53][54]
Brunei RTB [55]
Bulgaria BNT [56]
Burkina Faso RTB [57]
Burundi RTNB [58]
Cambodia Hang Meas [13][59]
Cameroon
[60][61][62]
Canada Bell Media [63]
Cape Verde RTC [64]
Caribbean[h]
  • Rush Sports (English)
  • DSports (Spanish)
 [65][66][67]
Chile Chilevisión [68]
Chad Télé Tchad [69]
China
[13][70][71][72][73]
Colombia
[13]
Congo Télé Congo [13]
Cook Islands Vaka TV [74]
Costa Rica
[13][75]
Croatia HRT [56]
Cuba ICRT [76]
Curaçao Nos Pais Television [77]
Cyprus Sigma TV [13]
Czechia
[56]
Democratic Republic of Congo RTNC [78]
Denmark
[79]
Dominican Republic
[80]
Ecuador Teleamazonas [81]
El Salvador
[13]
Estonia
[13][82]
Eswatini Eswatini TV [83]
Ethiopia Hagerie TV [84]
Faroe Islands KvF [85]
Fiji FBC [86]
Finland
[87]
France (Metropolitan)
[88][89]
France (Ultramarine)
[90][91]
Gabon RTG [92]
Gambia GRTS [13]
Georgia
[93][94]
Germany
[95][96][97]
Ghana
[98][99][100]
Greece ERT [101]
Guatemala
[13]
Guinea RTG [102]
Guyana ENet [103]
Haiti
[104][105]
Honduras
[13]
Hong Kong
[106]
Hungary MTVA [13][56]
Iceland RÚV [13][37]
India
[107][108]
Indonesia
[109][110][111][112]
Iran
[113][114][115][116]
Ireland RTÉ [13]
Israel
[22]
Italy
[117]
Ivory Coast
[118]
Jamaica TVJ [119]
Japan
[120][121][122][123]
Kazakhstan QAZTRK [13]
Kenya
[100][124][125]
Kosovo
[13][126]
Kyrgyzstan
[13][127]
Laos Unitel [13][128]
Latvia TV3 Latvia [13]
Liberia LBS [13]
Liechtenstein SRG SSR [13]
Lithuania TV3 Lithuania [13]
Luxembourg
[22]
Macau TDM [59]
Madagascar TVM [129]
Malawi Azam TV [125]
Malaysia
[130]
Maldives
[59][131]
Mali ORTM [132]
Malta Television Malta [37]
Mauritius MBC [133]
MENA beIN Sports [13]
Mexico
[13]
Moldova
[134][135]
Mongolia
[13][59][136]
Montenegro
[13][137]
Morocco SNRT [138]
Mozambique
[27][139][140]
Myanmar
[141][142]
Namibia NBC [143]
Nepal
[144]
Netherlands NOS [145]
New Zealand TVNZ [146]
Nicaragua
[13]
Niger RTN [147]
Nigeria
[100][148]
North Macedonia Arena Sport [13]
Norway
[13][149]
Pacific Islands Digicel [150]
Pakistan
[151][152]
Palau PNCC [153]
Panama
[13]
Papua New Guinea Digicel [150]
Paraguay
[13][154]
Peru América Televisión [155]
Philippines
[156][157][158][159]
Poland TVP [13]
Portugal
[160][161][162][163][164]
Puerto Rico
[165]
Qatar Alkass Sports [166]
Romania Antena [13]
Russia Match TV [13]
Rwanda
[125][167]
Saint Lucia Winners Sports TV [168]
San Marino
[117]
Senegal RTS [169]
Serbia
[13]
Seychelles SBC [170]
Singapore Mediacorp[u] [171]
Slovakia
[13]
Slovenia
[13][172]
Solomon Islands TTV [173]
South Africa
[174][175]
South America[v]
[13][176]
South Korea[x]
[13][178][179][180][181]
Spain
[182][25]
Sri Lanka
[183][184][185]
Sub-Saharan Africa
[13][186]
Suriname
[187][188]
Sweden
[13][87]
Switzerland SRG SSR [13]
Taiwan
[13][189][190][191]
Tajikistan Varzish TV [13]
Tanzania
[125][192]
Thailand
[193][194][195]
Timor-Leste
[13][59][196]
Togo TVT [13]
Turkey TRT [13]
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Sport [197]
Uganda
[125][198]
Ukraine MEGOGO [199]
United Kingdom
Split between BBC and
[200][201]
United States
[202][203]
Uruguay
[204]
Uzbekistan
[205][206]
Vanuatu VBTC [207]
Venezuela Televen [13]
Vietnam VTV [208][209]
Zambia
[125][210][211][212]
Zimbabwe
[213]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    54 matches only
  2. [b]
    Agreement between Mediapro and DAZN. DAZN will produce the games for Mediapro cable channels, and in turn, DAZN will be allowed to show games on the streaming platform.
  3. [c]
    Argentina matches and the final
  4. [d]
    12 matches
  5. [e]
    55 Matches only, free-to-air television, pay TV, and streaming
  6. [f]
    All matches available free on YouTube
  7. [g]
    32 matches only, co-production cooperation on free-to-air television and pay TV
  8. [h]
    Excluding Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Saint Lucia
  9. [i]
    54 matches only
  10. [j]
    Eight matches only (opening match, four quarter finals, both semis, and a final), terrestrial broadcast only via DD Dish
  11. [k]
    Available to Telkomsel customers via IPTV and OTT
  12. [l]
    35 matches (including opening match, both semi finals, and a final)
  13. [m]
    33 matches in Terrestrial TV and NHK+/NHK One, all matches in NHK BS Premium 4K
  14. [n]
    15 matches only
  15. [o]
    10 matches only
  16. [p]
    32 matches on Free-to-air TV and all 104 matches on their streaming service Vix with a premium add-on
  17. [q]
    32 matches only, same matches as on Televisa
  18. [r]
    40 matches only
  19. [s]
    20 matches divided among RTP, SIC and TVI
  20. [t]
    One match per day
  21. [u]
    FTA coverage of 28 matches (24 for group stage (inc. opening match), both semis, and both finals)
  22. [v]
    Excluding Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Curaçao, Guyana, Paraguay and Suriname
  23. [w]
    For Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Chile, Perú and Venezuela, 30 matches: 22 from the group stage, 3 from the round of 32, 2 from the round of 16, 1 quarterfinal, the 2 semifinals, and the final. In addition, in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Disney+ Premium will broadcast the matches featuring that country’s national team
  24. [x]
    Unlike years prior, FIFA has not handled the North Korea rights to the South Korean broadcasters[177]
  25. [y]
    Sub-licensed from JTBC
  26. [z]
    French-language rights
  27. [aa]
    English and Portuguese-language rights
  28. [ab]
    Main broadcaster; For CHT MOD and OTT (ELTA.tv and Hami Video)
  29. [ac]
    Cable TV broadcast; 37 matches
  30. [ad]
    Free-to-air (Terrestrial/Cable) TV broadcast; 34 matches
  31. [ae]
    At least 1 match a day on Free-to-air, All matches on their streaming service
  32. [af]
    2 matches on Free-to-air

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