The biggest World Cup in history. 48 teams. 104 matches. Hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Find every broadcaster carrying World Cup 2026 in your country -- free-to-air, streaming, and cable.
From 11 June to 19 July 2026, FIFA stages the first 48-nation World Cup across three host countries โ the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 104 matches across 16 venues, up from 64 across 12. Three new venues join the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City as the only ground to have hosted three different World Cup tournaments. Matchcast is your where-to-watch companion for every minute of it: every broadcaster, every country, every kick-off confirmed and verified against the rights holders themselves.
A new format, a new geography. FIFAโs decision to expand the tournament from 32 nations to 48 reshaped the competition from the group stage outward. Twelve groups of four teams replace the old eight groups of four. The top two from each group, plus the eight best third-placed finishers, progress to a Round of 32 โ a knockout phase that did not exist in 2022. Sixteen matches a day are possible in the opening week. The compressed schedule means broadcasters must move faster, scheduling teams must work harder, and viewers will have more matches to choose from on any given day than in any World Cup before.
The broadcast landscape. Rights are sold country by country, and 2026 is no different โ but the geography of the tournament has reshuffled deals in unexpected ways. In the United States, Fox Sports holds English-language rights across FOX, FS1, FS2, and the free streaming service Tubi; Telemundo carries Spanish-language coverage free over the air. In the United Kingdom, the BBC and ITV split matches as they have done since 1966. Germanyโs ARD and ZDF carry every match free to air. France keeps coverage on TF1 and beIN Sports. Canada returns to TSN and TVA Sports. Australiaโs SBS carries every match free to air on SBS, SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand. Brazil shows the tournament on Globo and SporTV. In every other market, local rights holders fill the picture โ and Matchcast tracks all of them.
Every country has its own page with the exact channels, streaming services, free-to-air options, and the cheapest way to watch. Jump straight to a popular market or browse the full AโZ directory.
The broadcasters carrying World Cup 2026 vary by country. Matchcast tracks every confirmed rights holder across 30+ countries โ from free-to-air national broadcasters to paid streaming services. Select your country in the grid above to see exactly which channels and platforms are showing the tournament where you are.
The cost depends entirely on your country and which broadcasters hold the rights. In some countries (such as Germany with ARD/ZDF, and France with TF1) coverage is free to air. In others you need a paid subscription. Our World Cup cost data story breaks this down country by country with verified monthly prices โ visit matchcast.tv/world-cup-2026/cost for the full breakdown.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026. It is hosted across 16 venues in the United States, Canada, and Mexico โ the first World Cup with three host nations. The expanded format features 48 teams and 104 matches, up from the 32-team, 64-match format used previously.
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Our promise. Every match. Every broadcaster. Every country. We verify against the rights holders themselves and cross-check against EPG data from every host country and major broadcast market. When something changes โ a fixture moves, a streaming deal is confirmed, a free-to-air window opens โ we update within hours, not days. The 2026 tournament is the most commercially complex sporting event ever staged. Our job is to make finding the match you want to watch the simplest part of it.
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Three resources we built for the 2026 tournament. Each works for any country.
Tell us where you live and which matches you want to watch. We return the cheapest legal route โ broadcaster-by-broadcaster, with monthly subscription totals.
Verified monthly prices for every confirmed World Cup rights holder, ranked by country. The same tournament costs $0 in Germany and over $80/month elsewhere.
Long-form editorial guides for the 24 largest markets โ USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, Brazil, India and more. Every broadcaster verified.
The tournament runs 39 days โ the longest World Cup yet.
Yes โ in several countries the World Cup will be broadcast free to air. Matchcast labels free-to-air broadcasters clearly on every country page. Free coverage varies by country and match (some broadcasters may only show certain rounds free). Check your country's page for the latest confirmed free-to-air options.
A VPN can let you reach streaming services from other countries. Whether that is permitted depends on the broadcaster's terms of service, so always check before connecting. Matchcast does not host or proxy any streams, and we do not endorse using a VPN to bypass legitimate broadcaster restrictions.