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]

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. [8] 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 was confirmed that YouTube had extended this deal with FIFA and CazéTV to show all tournament Games for free in Brazil.. [9] [10] [11]

Broadcasters

Sport24 secures the rights for international in-flight and cruise ship travel. [12]

Country/RegionBroadcasterRef.
Afghanistan ATN [4] [13]
Albania TV Klan [14]
Algeria ENTV [4]
Andorra
 [4]
Argentina
 [4] [15] [16]
Australia SBS [17]
Austria
 [18] [19]
Azerbaijan İTV [4] [13]
Belgium
 [13]
Bolivia
 [4] [20]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Arena Sport [4]
Brazil
 [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
Bulgaria BNT [27]
Cambodia Hang Meas [4]
Canada Bell Media [28]
Chile Chilevisión [29]
China CMG [30]
Colombia
 [4]
Costa Rica
 [4] [31]
Croatia HRT [27]
Cyprus Sigma TV [4]
Czechia
 [27]
Denmark
 [32]
Ecuador Teleamazonas [33]
El Salvador
 [4]
Estonia TV3 [4]
Fiji FBC [13]
Finland
 [34]
France
 [35] [36]
Germany
 [37] [38] [39]
Greece ERT [40]
Guatemala
 [4]
Honduras
 [4]
Hong Kong PCCW [41]
Hungary MTVA [27]
Iceland RÚV [13]
Indonesia
 [42] [43] [44]
IranIRIB TV3 [4]
Ireland RTÉ [4]
Israel
 [13]
Italy
 [45]
Japan [h]
[46] [47] [48] [49]
Kazakhstan QAZTRK [4]
Kosovo
 [4] [50]
Kyrgyzstan KTRK [4] [51]
Latvia TV3 Latvia [4]
Liechtenstein SRG SSR [4]
Lithuania TV3 Lithuania [4]
Luxembourg
 [13]
Macau TDM [13]
MaldivesMedianet [4]
Malta PBS [13]
Mauritius MBC [52]
Mexico
 [4]
Middle East and North Africa beIN Sports [4]
Mongolia
 [4] [53]
Montenegro
 [4] [54]
Nepal
  • Acepro Media
  • Prime TV
 [13]
Netherlands NOS [55]
New Zealand TVNZ [56]
Nicaragua
 [4]
North Macedonia Arena Sport [4]
Norway
 [4] [57]
Panama
 [58]
Paraguay
 [4] [59]
Peru América Televisión [60]
PhilippinesAleph Group [61]
Poland TVP [4]
Portugal
 [62] [63]
Romania Antena [4]
Russia Match TV [4]
San Marino
 [45]
Serbia
 [4]
Singapore Mediacorp [m] [64]
Slovakia
 [4]
Slovenia Arena Sport [4]
South Africa
 [65] [66]
South America [n]
[4] [67]
South Korea [o]
[69] [70] [71]
Spain
 [72] [73]
Sub-Saharan Africa
[4] [74]
Sweden
 [34] [4]
Switzerland SRG SSR [4]
Taiwan
 [4] [75] [76]
Tajikistan
 [4]
Timor-LesteETO [4]
Türkiye TRT [4]
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Sport [4]
Ukraine MEGOGO [77]
United Kingdom
 [78]
United States
 [79] [80]
Uruguay
 [81]
Uzbekistan Zo'r TV [82]
Venezuela Televen [4]
Vietnam VTV [83] [84]

Notes

  1. ↑ Argentina matches and the final
  2. ↑ 55 Matches only and 32 matches in Ge TV (except YouTube)
  3. ↑ In parternship with YouTube
  4. ↑ 32 Matches only, production cooperation between SBT and N Sports
  5. ↑ 54 matches only
  6. ↑ Sub-licensed from TVRI for radio coverage
  7. 1 2 35 matches (including opening match, both semi finals, and a final)
  8. ↑ Sub-licensed from Dentsu
  9. ↑ 33 matches in Terrestrial TV and NHK+/NHK One, all matches in NHK BS Premium 4K
  10. ↑ 15 matches only
  11. ↑ 10 matches only
  12. ↑ One match per day
  13. ↑ FTA coverage of 28 matches (24 for group stage (inc. opening match), both semis, and both finals)
  14. ↑ Excluding Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay
  15. ↑ Unlike years prior, FIFA has not handled the North Korea rights to the South Korean broadcasters [68]
  16. ↑ 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
  17. ↑ For CHT MOD and OTT (ELTA.tv and Hami Video)
  18. ↑ Cable TV broadcast; mainly aired on EBC News
  19. ↑ Terrestrial and cable TV broadcast only

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    "No Brasil, a parceria do YouTube para a Copa do Mundo é com a CazéTV. Portanto, não há qualquer mudança na operação local. O acordo, na prática, amplia as possibilidades de colaboração entre YouTube e CazéTV ao longo da competição", acrescentou a nota.    [“This is a global agreement between YouTube and FIFA, while always taking into account the specific characteristics of each market.”
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