2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights

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FIFA, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Host broadcaster

On February 12, 2015, FIFA renewed the U.S. and Canadian broadcasting rights contracts for Fox (U.S. English), NBCUniversal (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. [1] [2] [3]

Futbol de Primera has the Spanish radio broadcasting rights. [4]

The International Broadcast Center (IBC) will be located at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. [5] [6] [7]

Broadcasters

Sport24 secures the rights for international in-flight and cruise ship travel. [8]

Country/RegionBroadcasterRef.
Afghanistan ATN [4] [9]
Albania TV Klan [10]
Andorra M6 [4]
Argentina
 [4] [11] [12]
Armenia AMPTV [4]
Australia SBS [13]
Austria
 [14] [15]
Azerbaijan İctimai TV [4] [9]
Belgium
 [9]
Bolivia
 [4]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Arena Sport [4]
Brazil
 [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
Bulgaria BNT [21]
Cambodia Hang Meas [4]
Canada Bell Media [22]
Chile Chilevisión [23]
Colombia
 [4]
Costa Rica Teletica [4]
Croatia HRT [21]
Czech Republic Czech Television [21]
Denmark
 [24]
Ecuador Teleamazonas [25]
El Salvador
 [4] [9]
Europe EBU [26]
Fiji Fijian Broadcasting Corporation [9]
Finland
 [27]
France M6 [28]
Georgia GPB [4]
Germany
 [29] [30] [31]
Greece Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation [32]
Guatemala
 [33] [9]
Honduras Televicentro [4]
Hungary MTVA [21]
Iceland RUV [9]
Iran
 [4]
Israel KAN [9]
Italy
 [4]
Japan [c]
[34] [35] [36] [37]
Kazakhstan
 [4]
Kyrgyzstan KTRK [4]
South Korea
 [38] [39] [40]
Latin America [d] DSports [4]
Liechtenstein SRG SSR [4]
Macau TDM Sport [9]
Malta TV Malta [9]
MENA beIN Sports [4]
Mexico
 [4]
Montenegro
 [4] [41]
Nepal Prime TV [9]
Netherlands NOS [42]
New Zealand TVNZ [43]
NicaraguaTelevideo [4]
Niger ORTN
North Macedonia Arena Sport [4]
Norway
 [44]
Panama
 [4] [9]
Paraguay
 [4] [45]
Peru América Televisión [46]
Poland TVP [4]
Portugal
 [47] [48]
Romania Antena [4]
Russia Match TV [4]
Serbia Arena Sport [4]
Slovakia
 [4]
Slovenia Arena Sport [4]
South Africa SABC [49]
Spain
 [50]
Sub-Saharan Africa
[4] [51]
Sweden
 [27] [4]
Switzerland SRG SSR [4]
TaiwanELTA Sports [4]
Turkey TRT [4]
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Sport [4]
Tajikistan
 [4]
United Kingdom
 [52]
United States
 [53] [54]
Uruguay
 [55]
Uzbekistan Zo'r TV [56]
Venezuela Televen [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ 55 Matches only
  2. ↑ 32 Matches only, production cooperation between SBT and N Sports
  3. ↑ Sub-licensed from Dentsu
  4. ↑ Excluding Mexico and Brazil
  5. ↑ a Match per day

References

  1. ↑ "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. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Why FIFA Made Deal With Fox for 2026 Cup". The New York Times. February 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "FIFA extending TV deals through 2026 World Cup with CTV, TSN and RDS". The Globe and Mail . February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Dallas approves $15 million spending to serve as media hub for the 2026 FIFA World Cup". CBS. December 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2026 FIFA World Cup International Broadcast Center will be in Dallas". FOX. December 11, 2024.
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  8. ↑ "IMG Secures Rights to Broadcast FIFA World Cup 26 on Sport 24". Sport 24 Business. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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  11. ↑ La Scaloneta juega en la pantalla líder de Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2025– via mitelefe.com.
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  31. ↑ "ARD und ZDF zeigen die wichtigsten Spiele der WM 2026" [ARD and ZDF will broadcast the most important matches of the 2026 World Cup]. Sportschau (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  32. ↑ "Αποκλειστικό: Κίνηση-ματ της ΕΡΤ και πώς «κλείδωσε» το Μουντιάλ 2026!".|title=Αποκλειστικό: Κίνηση-ματ της ΕΡΤ και πώς «κλείδωσε» το Μουντιάλ 2026!|
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