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FIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of 2006 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.
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FIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of 2006 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.
Broadcasters that were confirmed to be screening some or all of the matches in standard definition are in bold. Broadcasters screening matches in UHF were free-to-air.
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Arab world | ART | |
| Albania | DigitAlb | |
| Argentina | Telefe, El Trece, El Nueve, América TV, TyC Sports & DirecTV | |
| Armenia | ARMTV | |
| Australia | SBS | |
| Austria | ORF | |
| Azerbaijan | Lider TV | |
| Bangladesh | BTV | |
| Belgium | Dutch : Kanaal Twee & VRT | |
| French : RTBF | ||
| Bhutan | ESPN STAR Sports | |
| Bolivia | Unitel | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | |
| Brazil | HDTV : Cable/Satellite (Pay): BandSports & SporTV | |
| SDTV : Free-to-air: Rede Globo Cable/Satellite (Pay): ESPN Brasil | ||
| Brunei | Satellite (pay): Kristal-Astro (8-live digital satellite channels dedicated exclusively to the 2006 FIFA World Cup) | |
| Bulgaria | BNT | |
| Canada | English: CTV, Rogers Sportsnet & TSN | |
| French: SRC | ||
| Portuguese & Italian: Omni 1 | ||
| Cantonese & Chinese: Omni 2 | ||
| Chile | Megavisión, TVN, RED Televisión & DirecTV | |
| People's Republic of China | CCTV (64-matches including: 56-matches live on CCTV-5, 4-matches live on CCTV-7 & 4-matches on CCTV-1) | |
| Colombia | Caracol, RCN & DirecTV (all matches) | |
| Costa Rica | Repretel | |
| Cuba | Tele Rebelde | |
| Croatia | HRT | |
| Cyprus | RIK | |
| Czech Republic | ČT | |
| Denmark | DR1 & TV 2 | |
| Ecuador | Teleamazonas, RTS & Ecuavisa | |
| Estonia | ETV | |
| Finland | YLE | |
| France | TF1, M6, Canal+, Eurosport France | |
| Georgia | GPB | |
| Germany | HD :Premiere HD SD :ARD, ZDF, RTL & Premiere | |
| Greece | ERT1 & NET | |
| Guatemala | Canal 3 & Canal 7 | |
| Honduras | TVC | |
| Hong Kong | Free-to-air: ATV & TVB (4-matches including: 1-opening matches, 2-semi finals & 1-finals) Cable (pay): Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches) | |
| Hungary | RTL Klub & Sport Klub | |
| Iceland | Sýn | |
| India | Free-to-air: Doordarshan Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports | |
| Indonesia | SCTV (64 matches includes 56 live telecast and 8 taped group stage matches) | |
| Iran | IRIB | |
| Ireland | RTÉ | |
| Israel | Free-to-air: Channel 2 (Reshet), Channel 10 Satellite/Cable (pay): Sport 5, Sport 1 and Sport 2 | |
| Italy | Free-to-air: RAI (1-matches per day) Satellite (pay): Sky Sport (all matches) | |
| Japan | Free-to-air: Fuji TV | |
| Kenya | KTN & KBC | |
| North Korea | KBS (KBS 1TV), MBC & SBS | |
| South Korea | KBS (KBS 1TV), MBC & SBS | |
| Latvia | LTV7 & Channel 1 | |
| Lithuania | LRT | |
| Macedonia | MKTV | |
| Malaysia | Free-to-air: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM1 & RTM2) & NTV7 Satellite (pay): Astro (8-live digital satellite channels dedicated exclusively to the 2006 FIFA World Cup) | |
| Malta | Melita Sports | |
| Mexico | Free-to-air: TV Azteca & Televisa Cable (pay): Mega Cable and Cablevisión Satellite (pay): SKY México | |
| Moldova | TRM | |
| Montenegro | TV In | |
| Netherlands | NOS | |
| New Zealand | TV1 & Sky | |
| Norway | NRK & TV2 | |
| Pakistan | PTV | |
| Panama | Channel 4 | |
| Paraguay | SNT | |
| Peru | ATV (Channel 9) | |
| Philippines | RPN, SportsPlus | |
| Poland | Polsat and TVP | |
| Portugal | RTP, SIC & Sport TV | |
| Puerto Rico | Univision Puerto Rico, ABC & ESPN | |
| Romania | RTV | |
| Russia | Perviy Kanal & VGTRK | |
| Middle East and North Africa | ART & (Al Riyadiah, only ln Saudi Arabia) | |
| Serbia | PTC, RTK | |
| Singapore | Free-to-air: MediaCorp TV Channel 5 (4-matches including: 1-opening matches, 2-semi finals & 1-finals) Cable (pay): StarHub Cable Television (all matches) | |
| Slovakia | STV | |
| Slovenia | RTV & Kanal A | |
| South Africa | Free-to-air: SABC Satellite (pay): Super Sport | |
| Spain | la Sexta, Cuatro TV and Digital+ | |
| Sweden | SVT & TV4 | |
| Switzerland | German: SF2 | |
| French: TSR2 | ||
| Italian: TSI2 | ||
| Taiwan | Era Television (3-cable channels for coverage) | |
| Thailand | Free-to-air: Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Channel 9, Channel 11 & ITV (all matches available on non-subscription television) | |
| Trinidad and Tobago: | CCN TV6 | |
| Turkey | Kanal 1 | |
| Ukraine | Inter & ICTV | |
| United Kingdom and territories
| HD : BBC HD & ITV HD | |
| SD : BBC & ITV | ||
| United States and territories
| English: ABC, ESPN & ESPN2 | |
| Spanish: Univision & TeleFutura | ||
| German: Setanta Sports | ||
| French: TV5Monde | ||
| Portuguese: RBTI & Rede Globo | ||
| Persian : Tapesh TV | ||
| Arabic : ART | ||
| Japanese: TV Japan | ||
| Korean: KBS | ||
| Uruguay | Teledoce, Monte Carlo TV, Canal 10, DirecTV | |
| Venezuela | Venevisión, RCTV, Meridiano Televisión & DirecTV | |
| Vietnam | FPT, VTV, HTV & VTC |
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2006 FIFA World Cup finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Quarter-finals | |
| Round of 16 | |
| Group stage | |
Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) | |
| Tournaments |
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| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Squads | |
| Final draw | |
| Broadcasters | |
| Bids | |
| Officials | |
| Team appearances | |
| Overall records |
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