Historical research snapshot · 78 territories

2026 broadcaster archive

This page consolidates the country-by-country broadcaster research gathered before the tournament. It is a historical snapshot, not current streaming advice. Rights, apps, prices and availability may have changed after each entry's research date.

Important: 4 territories could not be verified from the source set and are labelled “not verified”. We do not infer a broadcaster or recommend a speculative fallback for those entries.

Europe

United Kingdom

FREE TO AIR

BBC · ITV

All 104 split free between BBC and ITV; both simulcast the final

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Germany

PARTIAL FREE

ARD · ZDF · Magenta Sport

60 free on ARD/ZDF; Magenta Sport carries all 104 in 4K paid

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

France

PARTIAL FREE

M6 · beIN Sports

M6 54 matches free incl all France games; beIN Sports paid for rest

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Spain

PARTIAL FREE

RTVE · Mediapro · DAZN

RTVE free for Spain national-team games; Mediapro/DAZN paid for all 104

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Italy

PARTIAL FREE

RAI · DAZN

RAI 28 free incl final; DAZN paid for all 104

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Netherlands

FREE TO AIR

NOS

All 104 free on NOS

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Belgium

FREE TO AIR

VRT · RTBF

All 104 free across VRT and RTBF

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Portugal

PAID

Sport TV · LiveModeTV

No free-to-air; Sport TV and LiveModeTV paid only

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Poland

FREE TO AIR

TVP

All 104 free on TVP

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Turkiye

FREE TO AIR

TRT

All 104 free on TRT

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Austria

PARTIAL FREE

ORF · ServusTV

Free via ORF and ServusTV

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Switzerland

FREE TO AIR

SRG SSR

Free across SRG SSR language regions

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Ireland

FREE TO AIR

RTE

Free-to-air (BBC/ITV also reachable); verify match split

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Denmark

PARTIAL FREE

DR · TV2

Split free between DR and TV2

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Finland

PARTIAL FREE

Yle · MTV3

Split free between Yle and MTV3

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Norway

PARTIAL FREE

NRK · TV2

Split free between NRK and TV2

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Sweden

PARTIAL FREE

SVT · TV4

Split free between SVT and TV4

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Iceland

FREE TO AIR

RUV

Free on RUV

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Greece

FREE TO AIR

ERT

Free on ERT

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Czechia

FREE TO AIR

Czech Television

Free on Czech Television

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Hungary

FREE TO AIR

MTVA

Free on MTVA

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Romania

FREE TO AIR

Antena

Free on Antena

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Bulgaria

FREE TO AIR

BNT

Free on BNT

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Croatia

FREE TO AIR

HRT

Free on HRT

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Serbia

PAID

Arena Sport

Arena Sport paid (Balkan regional deal)

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Slovenia

PAID

Arena Sport

Arena Sport paid

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Slovakia

PARTIAL FREE

STVR · TV JOJ

Split free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Russia

FREE TO AIR

Match TV

Free on Match TV

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Ukraine

FREE TO AIR

Suspilne

Verify rights holder before launch

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Israel

FREE TO AIR

KAN

Free on KAN

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Americas

United States

PARTIAL FREE

FOX · FS1 · Telemundo · Universo

FOX 70 + FS1 34 (English); Telemundo 92 free (Spanish); FOX One streams all 104 in 4K paid

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Canada

PARTIAL FREE

CTV · TSN · RDS

CTV free OTA for select matches (Canada games opener final); full coverage needs TSN/TSN+ paid

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Mexico

FREE TO AIR

TelevisaUnivision · TV Azteca

32 matches simulcast free OTA; ViX Premium streams all 104 (72 paid-only)

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Brazil

FREE TO AIR

Grupo Globo · CazeTV · SBT · N Sports

CazeTV streams entire tournament free on YouTube; Globo/SBT free TV

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Argentina

PARTIAL FREE

Telefe · TV Publica · TyC Sports

Telefe and TV Publica free; TyC Sports paid

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Colombia

PARTIAL FREE

Caracol TV · Canal RCN · Win Sports

Caracol and RCN free; Win Sports paid

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Chile

FREE TO AIR

Chilevision

Free on Chilevision

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Peru

FREE TO AIR

America Television

Free on America Television

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Ecuador

FREE TO AIR

Teleamazonas

Free on Teleamazonas

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Uruguay

FREE TO AIR

Canal 5 · Antel TV

Free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Paraguay

FREE TO AIR

Trece · Unicanal · GEN TV · Popu TV

Free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Bolivia

FREE TO AIR

Red Uno · Unitel

Free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Venezuela

FREE TO AIR

Televen

Free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Costa Rica

FREE TO AIR

Teletica

Free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Panama

PARTIAL FREE

RPC · TVN · Tigo Sports

Mixed

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Honduras

FREE TO AIR

Televicentro

Free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Asia & Pacific

Australia

FREE TO AIR

SBS

All 104 live and free on SBS / SBS Viceland / SBS On Demand

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

New Zealand

PARTIAL FREE

TVNZ

22 free incl all All Whites games + final; TVNZ+ Event Pass NZ$44.95 for all 104

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Japan

PARTIAL FREE

DAZN · NHK · Nippon TV · Fuji TV

DAZN all 104 paid; NHK 33 terrestrial incl all Japan games free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

South Korea

PARTIAL FREE

JTBC · NAVER Sports · CHZZK

JTBC TV; NAVER/CHZZK digital

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

China

FREE TO AIR

CCTV

Confirmed since reporting; CMG/CCTV all platforms (verify near kickoff)

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Indonesia

FREE TO AIR

TVRI · RRI

TVRI free TV; RRI radio

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Vietnam

PARTIAL FREE

FPT Telecom

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Philippines

PARTIAL FREE

Aleph Group

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Singapore

FREE TO AIR

Mediacorp

Free on Mediacorp

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Hong Kong

PARTIAL FREE

Now TV · ViuTV

Now TV all 104 paid 4K; ViuTV select matches incl opener and final free

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Taiwan

PARTIAL FREE

ELTA Sports · EBC · TTV · Hami Video

ELTA cable; EBC/TTV; Hami Video IPTV

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Kazakhstan

FREE TO AIR

QAZTRK

Free on QAZTRK

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Uzbekistan

FREE TO AIR

Zor TV

Free on Zo'r TV

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

India

NOT VERIFIED

No broadcaster verified from the archived source set.

No official broadcaster was verified in the source set researched on 5 May 2026.

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Bangladesh

NOT VERIFIED

No broadcaster verified from the archived source set.

No official broadcaster was verified in the source set researched on 5 May 2026.

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Pakistan

NOT VERIFIED

No broadcaster verified from the archived source set.

No official broadcaster was verified in the source set researched on 5 May 2026.

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Sri Lanka

NOT VERIFIED

No broadcaster verified from the archived source set.

No official broadcaster was verified in the source set researched on 5 May 2026.

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Nepal

PARTIAL FREE

Acepro Media

Acepro Media FIFA partner; Prime TV expected as local distribution

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Iran

FREE TO AIR

IRIB TV3 · Persiana Sports

Free on IRIB TV3

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Africa

South Africa

PARTIAL FREE

SABC · SuperSport · SportyTV

All matches free on SABC; SuperSport (DStv) and SportyTV paid alternatives

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Nigeria

PARTIAL FREE

New World TV · SuperSport

Sub-Saharan deal; New World TV primary,SuperSport sublicensed (paid)

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Ghana

PARTIAL FREE

New World TV · SuperSport

Sub-Saharan regional coverage

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Kenya

PARTIAL FREE

New World TV · SuperSport

Sub-Saharan regional coverage

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Ivory Coast

PARTIAL FREE

New World TV · SuperSport

Sub-Saharan regional coverage

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Senegal

PARTIAL FREE

New World TV · SuperSport

Sub-Saharan regional coverage

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

Middle East & North Africa

Saudi Arabia

PAID

beIN Sports

MENA regional deal; beIN Sports paid (24 countries)

RESEARCHED 2026-05-05

United Arab Emirates

PAID

beIN Sports