How to Watch the FIFA World Cup 2026
TV channels and streaming services for every country. 104 matches from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
🇺🇸 Watching from United States?
Fox, Telemundo (includes free-to-air). Fox/FS1 in English, Telemundo in Spanish. Both available free over-the-air.
Broadcasters by Country
| Country | Channels | Free? |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | Fox, Telemundo Fox/FS1 in English, Telemundo in Spanish. Both available free over-the-air. | Yes |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | beIN Sports, ENTV ENTV free-to-air. beIN Sports for full coverage. | Yes |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | TELEFE, ESPN, DirecTV TELEFE free-to-air. ESPN and DirecTV for extended coverage. | Yes |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | SBS SBS free-to-air. SEN Sports Radio. | Yes |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | ORF, ServusTV ORF free-to-air. ServusTV (Red Bull Media House) for additional coverage. | Yes |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Springbok | Paid |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | VRT, RTBF VRT (Dutch) and RTBF (French) both free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Red Uno, Unitel, DirecTV Red Uno and Unitel free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Globo, SBT Globo and SBT free-to-air. NSports via Livemode for streaming. | Yes |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | New World TV | Paid |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | TSN, CTV CTV Specialty Television hold all rights. TSN for full coverage. | Paid |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Chilevision, ESPN Chilevision free-to-air. ESPN via DirecTV. | Yes |
| 🇨🇳 China | CCTV China Media Group (CCTV) free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Caracol TV, RCN, ESPN Caracol TV and RCN free-to-air. ESPN and Win Sports via DirecTV. | Yes |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Teletica, Tigo Sports Teletica free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | HRT HRT free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇨🇼 Curacao | Nos Pais Television | Yes |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | DR, TV 2 DR and TV 2 share free-to-air coverage. | Yes |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | New World TV | Paid |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Teleamazonas, ESPN Teleamazonas free-to-air. ESPN via DirecTV. | Yes |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | MTV, Yle Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company) free-to-air. MTV for additional coverage. | Yes |
| 🇫🇷 France | M6, beIN Sports M6 free-to-air for select matches. beIN Sports for full coverage. | Yes |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | ARD, ZDF, MagentaTV ARD and ZDF free-to-air. MagentaTV (Telekom) for full coverage. | Yes |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | SuperSport, Azam | Paid |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Televicentro, Tigo Sports Televicentro free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | TVRI TVRI (public broadcaster) free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | RTE RTE free-to-air via EBU. | Yes |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | RAI, DAZN RAI free-to-air. DAZN for additional coverage. | Yes |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | New World TV | Paid |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | NHK, Fuji TV, Nippon TV, DAZN NHK, Fuji TV, and Nippon TV free-to-air. DAZN for streaming. Via Dentsu. | Yes |
Travelling during the World Cup?
Geo-restrictions mean your home broadcaster may not work abroad. A VPN lets you connect to a server in your home country and access your usual streaming service from anywhere in the world.
More Countries
| Country | Channels | Free? |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | SuperSport, Azam | Paid |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | New World TV | Paid |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Televisa Televisa free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | NOS NOS free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | TVNZ TVNZ free-to-air. SEN Sports Radio. | Yes |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | SuperSport, New World TV | Paid |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | TV 2, NRK NRK free-to-air for select matches. TV 2 for full coverage. | Yes |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Medcom, TVN Media Medcom/RPC and TVN Media free-to-air. Tigo Sports for cable. | Yes |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Nacion Media Via TyC International. | Paid |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | America TV, ESPN America TV free-to-air. ESPN via DirecTV. | Yes |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Aleph Group | Paid |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | TVP TVP free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Sport TV Sport TV for cable/satellite. Livemode for streaming. | Paid |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Antena TV Antena TV Group. | Yes |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | New World TV | Paid |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | RTS, Arena Sport RTS free-to-air for select matches. Arena Sport for full coverage. | Yes |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | SuperSport, Sporty TV SuperSport on DStv. | Paid |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | KBS, JTBC, NAVER KBS free-to-air. JTBC for cable. NAVER for streaming. | Yes |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | RTVE, DAZN RTVE free-to-air for select matches. DAZN (via Mediapro) for full coverage. | Yes |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | SVT, TV4 SVT and TV4 free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | SRG SSR SRF (German), RTS (French), RSI (Italian) all free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | beIN Sports | Paid |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | TRT TRT free-to-air. | Yes |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Megogo Megogo streaming via Saran Sports. | Paid |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | BBC, ITV Free-to-air on BBC and ITV. Stream on BBC iPlayer and ITVX. talkSPORT for radio. | Yes |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | SECAN, ESPN, DirecTV SECAN (public broadcaster) free-to-air. ESPN via DirecTV. | Yes |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | Zor TV Via Saran Media. | Paid |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Televen, ESPN, DirecTV Televen free-to-air. ESPN via DirecTV. | Yes |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | VTV Vietnam Television free-to-air. | Yes |
Match Schedule
All 104 match times converted to your local timezone on our full World Cup 2026 schedule. You can also view the schedule in US time, in UK time, or in India time.
FAQ
- Where can I watch the World Cup 2026 for free?
- Many countries have free-to-air coverage: the UK (BBC, ITV), Brazil (Globo, SBT), Japan (NHK, Fuji TV, Nippon TV), Germany (ARD, ZDF), South Korea (KBS), Australia (SBS), New Zealand (TVNZ), and others. Check the broadcaster table above for your country.
- When does the World Cup 2026 start?
- The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on June 11, 2026. The final is on July 19, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- How can I watch World Cup matches from abroad?
- If you are travelling during the World Cup, a VPN lets you access your home broadcaster from anywhere. Connect to a server in your home country and stream as normal.
- What channels show the World Cup 2026 in the UK?
- BBC and ITV share free-to-air coverage of the 2026 World Cup in the UK. Stream on BBC iPlayer and ITVX. talkSPORT has radio rights.
- What channels show the World Cup 2026 in the US?
- Fox Sports broadcasts in English and Telemundo in Spanish. Both Fox and Telemundo are available free over-the-air in most markets.
- How many World Cup 2026 matches are there?
- 104 matches total across 16 venues in the USA, Mexico, and Canada, from June 11 to July 19, 2026.