Viewing Guide
Where to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup is the most-watched football tournament in history, and broadcast rights are split across regions. Pick your country below for the official broadcasters, streaming platforms, kickoff times in local time, and a free downloadable schedule PDF.
FIFA awards World Cup broadcast rights through a regional licensing structure. Each country has one or two primary rights holders, plus secondary partners for streaming, mobile, and language-specific coverage. In most major markets, every match is available either free-to-air or through a streaming subscription. Pirate streams violate licensing and are not linked from this site.
Below, we cover the five most-searched markets. If your country is not listed, we expect to add more as confirmed rights deals are announced. Bookmark this page and revisit closer to kickoff.
Viewing guides by country
Sony Pictures Networks India holds the broadcast rights. Matches air on the Sony Sports family of channels with English and regional-language commentary, and stream on JioCinema. India will field no team at the tournament (qualifying ended in the third round), but cross-Atlantic time zones mean every fixture is watchable for night-owl fans willing to stay up.
FOX Sports holds the English-language broadcast rights. Telemundo carries the Spanish-language coverage. Streaming is via the Fox Sports app, Tubi (free, ad-supported), and Peacock for Telemundo simulcasts. Every match is on TV or streaming, with no PPV requirements.
The BBC and ITV share the UK broadcast rights, alternating across matches as in previous tournaments. Both broadcasters stream every match on their respective apps (BBC iPlayer, ITVX) at no charge. Coverage is free over-the-air on terrestrial TV.
TSN holds the English-language Canadian rights; RDS carries the French-language coverage. Streaming is via TSN+ and the TSN app for English viewers, and RDS Direct for French. Canada's home matches will draw record audiences across both Toronto and Vancouver markets.
SBS holds the free-to-air rights, broadcasting on SBS Main and SBS Viceland with full streaming on SBS On Demand at no charge. Optus Sport is also expected to carry matches as a premium streaming option. Every match will be available in some form to Australian viewers.
ARD and ZDF, the public broadcasters, share live TV rights as they have for past tournaments, with both channels carrying matches free-to-air. MagentaTV (Deutsche Telekom) is expected to stream additional coverage. Coverage is comprehensive in German, with sign-language interpretation available on selected match feeds.
Globo, Brazil's dominant free-to-air broadcaster, retains live TV rights. SporTV (the Globo-owned cable sports network) carries simulcast and supplementary coverage. Globoplay is the streaming platform, with both free and premium tiers. Casimiro's Cazé TV held streaming rights at the 2022 World Cup and remains a possibility for 2026 as a digital-first secondary broadcaster.
NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, traditionally holds free-to-air rights and is expected to carry every Japan match plus selected high-profile fixtures. ABEMA (CyberAgent's streaming platform) held expanded digital rights at the 2022 tournament with free-tier streaming of all 64 matches and is the likely 2026 streaming partner. TV Asahi and Fuji TV historically share supplementary coverage.
Cannot find your country?
We are adding more country viewing guides as rights are confirmed. In the meantime, build your predictions and download the printable schedule with timezone conversion.
A note on broadcast rights
Broadcast and streaming rights are regional and subject to change. This site lists only official, licensed broadcasters. We do not link to unofficial streams under any circumstances.