FIFA , through several companies, sold thebroadcasting rights for the2026 FIFA World Cup .
On February 12, 2015, FIFA renewed the U.S. and Canadian broadcasting rights contracts forFox (U.S. English),NBCUniversal (U.S. Spanish), andBell Media (Canada) to cover 2026, without accepting any other bids. A report inThe New York Times 2022 World Cup to November–December rather than its traditional June–July scheduling, as it created considerable conflicts withmajor professional sports leagues that are usually in their offseasons during the World Cup.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Futbol de Primera has the Spanish radio broadcasting rights.[ 4]
TheInternational Broadcast Center (IBC) will be located at theKay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center inDallas .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Sport24 secures the rights for international in-flight and cruise ship travel.[ 8]
^ Argentina matches and the final ^ 54 Matches only and 32 matches in Ge TV (exceptYouTube ) ^ 32 Matches only, production cooperation between SBT and N Sports ^ 54 matches only ^ Sub-licensed from TVRI for radio coverage ^ Sub-licensed fromDentsu ^ 33 matches inTerrestrial TV and NHK+/NHK One, all matches in NHK BS Premium 4K ^ 15 matches only ^ 10 matches only ^ One match per day ^ FTA coverage of 28 matches (24 for group stage (inc. opening match), both semis, and both finals) ^ Excluding Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay ^ Agreement between Mediapro and DAZN, DAZN will produce the games for Mediapro cable channels and in trade DAZN will be allowed to show games in the streaming plataform ^ ForCHT MOD and OTT (ELTA.tv) ^ Cable TV broadcast; mainly aired onEBC News ^ "FIFA grants Fox, Telemundo U.S. TV rights for World Cup through 2026" .Sports Illustrated . February 12, 2015.Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. RetrievedJune 26, 2018 .^ "Why FIFA Made Deal With Fox for 2026 Cup" .The New York Times . February 26, 2015.Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. RetrievedJune 26, 2018 .^ "FIFA extending TV deals through 2026 World Cup with CTV, TSN and RDS" .The Globe and Mail Archived from the original on April 10, 2016.^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an FIFA (4 March 2025)."FIFA World Cup 26 Media Partners" (PDF) . ^ "Dallas approves $15 million spending to serve as media hub for the 2026 FIFA World Cup" . CBS. December 11, 2024.^ "2026 FIFA World Cup International Broadcast Center will be in Dallas" . FOX. December 11, 2024.^ "FIFA World Cup 26™ International Broadcast Centre to be hosted in Dallas" .inside.fifa.com . March 5, 2025. RetrievedMarch 5, 2025 .^ "IMG Secures Rights to Broadcast FIFA World Cup 26 on Sport 24" .Sport 24 Business . 17 March 2025. Retrieved15 June 2025 .^a b c d e f g h i j k "FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw OFFICIAL BROADCASTERS" .www.fifa.com . 2025-12-04. Retrieved2025-12-04 .^ "TV Klan siguron të drejtat e Kupës së Botës 2026" (in Albanian). 15 July 2024. Retrieved16 July 2024 .^ La Scaloneta juega en la pantalla líder de Argentina . Retrieved5 March 2025 – via mitelefe.com.^ "El Gobierno confirmó que la TV Pública transmitirá el Mundial 2026" .m1 . 28 August 2025. Retrieved28 August 2025 .^ "SBS remains home of the FIFA World Cup, secures exclusive FIFA World Cup 2026 rights" . SBS Sport. 31 October 2023. Retrieved5 June 2025 .^ Nambiar, Rahul (24 November 2023)."ORF to broadcast 106 games of FIFA World Cup 2026 in Austria" .Sports Mint Media .Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved26 November 2023 . ^ Donaldson, Alex (5 September 2025)."ORF, ServusTV once again strike World Cup 2026 and Euro 2028 sublicenses" .Sportscal . Retrieved5 September 2025 . ^ Karter, Jonathan (19 November 2022)."Globo renova contrato com a Fifa até 2026, mas sem exclusividade" .Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese).Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved19 November 2022 . ^ Cunningham, Euan (10 April 2024)."LiveMode and FIFA extend World Cup media rights sales partnership" .Sportcal .Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved3 May 2024 . ^ Sim, Josh (14 July 2025)."Brazil's CazéTV to broadcast entire 2026 Fifa World Cup on YouTube" .SportsPro . Retrieved14 July 2025 . ^ Vaquer, Gabriel (10 September 2025)."SBT encaminha acordo para transmitir Copa do Mundo de 2026 junto com Globo e CazéTV" .Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved11 September 2025 . ^ Beting, Erich (15 September 2025)."SBT e N Sports se unem para transmitir Copa do Mundo de 2026" .Máquina do Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved15 September 2025 . ^ "Outro Canal: Globo usa outras plataformas e GE TV vai transmitir jogos da Copa do Mundo de 2026" .F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2026-01-08. Retrieved2026-01-25 .^a b c d Donaldson, Alex (28 October 2024)."EBU secures 2026, 2030 FIFA World Cup rights in five nations" . ^ "Bell Media Extends its FIFA World Cup Soccer Package to 2026" . Bell Media. 12 February 2015. Retrieved5 June 2025 .^ "OFICIAL | La Copa Mundial de Fútbol 2026 será transmitida en EXCLUSIVA por Chilevisión" . Chilevisión. 9 January 2025. Retrieved5 June 2025 .^ "大赛看总台！中央广播电视总台2026年体育资源发布" [CMG Announces 2026 Sports Coverage].China Central Television . 9 December 2025. Retrieved13 December 2025 .^ Ross, Martin (15 December 2020)."TV2 and DR continue major event rights drive with 2026 World Cup deal" . SportBusiness.Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved15 December 2020 . ^ "La Copa Mundial 2026 de la FIFA se jugará en vivo en la cancha de Teleamazonas" .Teleamazonas (in Spanish). 6 March 2025. Retrieved7 March 2025 .^ Union (EBU), European Broadcasting (28 October 2024)."EBU secures rights for FIFA World Cup 2026 & FIFA World Cup 2030" .www.ebu.ch . ^a b "TV4 to show FIFA World Cup 2026 men's contest with SVT in Sweden, with YLE in Finland" .Telecompaper .Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved21 December 2020 .^ "M6 Official Broadcaster of the Two World Cup : Fifa 2026 and Fifa 2030" .Businesswire . March 7, 2024.Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. RetrievedMarch 7, 2024 .^ "beIN Sports double Ligue 1+ et rafle les droits de la Coupe du monde 2026" .l'Équipe (in French). 11 February 2026. Retrieved11 February 2026 .{{cite web }}:no-break space character in|title= at position 25 (help ) ^ "Deutsche Telekom acquires FIFA Football World Cup 2026 rights" .Broadband TV News . 23 May 2025. Retrieved25 May 2025 .^ "Die Fußball WM 2026 bei MagentaTV" (in German). telekom.de. Retrieved12 June 2025 .^ Krieger, Jörn (7 October 2025)."Deutsche Telekom secures TV rights to Football World Cup 2026 and Euro 2028" .Broadband TV News . Retrieved8 October 2025 . ^ "Αποκλειστικό: Κίνηση-ματ της ΕΡΤ και πώς «κλείδωσε» το Μουντιάλ 2026!" .^ Muhammad, Zulfikar (22 December 2025)."Komisi VII sebut TVRI Sudah Tandatangani Kontrak Hak Siar Piala Dunia 2026" .Antara . Retrieved24 December 2025 . ^ Agon, Rangga (29 December 2025)."Resmi Siarkan Piala Dunia 2026, TVRI Hadirkan Hiburan di Tengah Pemulihan Bencana Sumatera (Officially Broadcasts the 2026 World Cup, TVRI Presenting Entertainment Amidst Sumatra Disaster Recovery)" .TVRI (in Indonesian). Retrieved3 January 2026 . ^ Boyke Simurat, Jusrianto (2 February 2026)."Piala Dunia 2026 bersama TVRI dan RRI (2026 World Cup with TVRI and RRI)" .RRI (in Indonesian). Retrieved2 February 2026 . ^ "電通、FIFAワールドカップ2026の国内における放送権を取得" .Kyodo News (in Japanese). 2025-12-04. Retrieved2025-12-04 .^ "日本代表の全試合を生中継！ FIFAワールドカップ2026" .NHK . 2025-12-04.^ "「FIFAワールドカップ2026」日本テレビ系 地上波テレビ中継 グループステージの日本戦1試合含む計15試合を放送予定！" .NTV (in Japanese). Retrieved2025-12-04 .^ "DAZNが「FIFAワールドカップ26」全104試合のライブ配信を発表…日本戦は全試合が無料配信に！" .DAZN . Retrieved2025-12-04 .^ "Eurobasket, Mundijal, Evroliga, Evrokup i još mnogo toga na Javnom medijskom servisu" [Eurobasket, World Cup, Euroleague, Eurocup and much more on the Public Media Service].rtcg.me (in Montenegrin). 18 June 2025. Retrieved13 November 2025 .^ "WK's voetbal van 2026 en 2030 ook te zien bij de NOS" .nos.nl . 12 September 2024.Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved12 September 2024 .^ " .1News . 25 August 2025. Retrieved25 August 2025 .^ "TV2, NRK add to football rights pact with 2026 World Cup deal" .SportBusiness .Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved3 December 2019 .^ Chocos, Por popular.com.py (4 September 2025)."Popu TV, GEN, Unicanal y El Trece serán los canales oficiales del Mundial 2026" .popular.com.py (in European Spanish). Retrieved5 September 2025 . ^ Chocos, Por Raúl Bazán (7 November 2024)."América TV confirmó que transmitirá los mundiales de 2026 y 2030: ¿será gratuito? ¿Pasarán partidos por tvGO?" .infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved21 December 2024 . ^ "Instagram" .www.instagram.com . Retrieved2025-12-04 .^ Harfush, Vinicius Barbosa."Dona da CazéTV lança canal em Portugal e terá direitos de transmissão da Copa" .Dona da CazéTV lança canal em Portugal e terá direitos de transmissão da Copa (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved2025-12-09 . ^ "Mediacorp is Singapore's Home of the FIFA World Cup 2026™" .Mediacorp . Retrieved2026-02-05 .^ Donaldson, Alex (2025-12-08)."SABC secures 2026 World Cup, 2027 WWC sub-licenses with Hollywoodbets" .Sportcal . Retrieved2025-12-10 . ^ Ji-hwan, Paik (30 October 2024)."FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails JTBC's World Cup deal as a milestone for Korean football" .Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved4 October 2025 . ^ "중앙그룹, 네이버와 동·하계 올림픽 및 월드컵 뉴미디어 중계권 계약 체결… "스포츠 미디어 새로운 시대 개막" .JTBC News (in Korean).^ "치지직 돌풍…누리호 발사·월드컵 조추첨까지 '대형 트래픽' .Yonhap News Agency (in Korean).^ Sim, Josh (20 March 2025)."2026 FIFA World Cup rights snapped up by Spain's RTVE for '€55m' . ^ "DAZN emitirá en exclusiva en televisión de pago el canal de GRUP MEDIAPRO de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026™" .DAZN . Retrieved2026-02-13 .^ "Sub-Saharan Africa media rights for FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 renewed with pan-African broadcaster New World Televisions S.A." FIFA. 19 June 2025. Retrieved19 June 2025 .^ "棒球、世足、亞運全看東森 2026三大賽事一起熱血" .EBC News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 17 January 2026. Retrieved29 January 2026 .^ "BBC and ITV agree World Cup deal for 2026 and 2030" .BBC Sport . 17 December 2024. Retrieved17 December 2024 .^ Parker, Ryan (13 February 2015)."2026 World Cup TV rights awarded without bids; ESPN 'surprised' .Los Angeles Times the original on 3 March 2015. ^ "FOX Sports Announces Historic FIFA World Cup 26™ Coverage Featuring More Matches on Network Television Than Ever Before" .Fox Sports Presspass . 2025-10-22.^ "Canal 5 y Antel transmitirán los partidos de la selección uruguaya de la fase de grupos del Mundial 2026" .El País (in Spanish). 2025-12-02.^ Mahmudov, Jamshidjon (25 July 2025)."2026-yilgi Jahon chempionatini qaysi telekanal translyatsiya qilishi ma'lum bo'ldi" .Daryo (in Uzbek (Latin script)). Retrieved25 July 2025 .
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