List of FIFA World Cup broadcasters
The FIFA World Cup was first broadcast on television in 1954 and is now the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games.[1] 715.2 million individuals watched the final match of the 2006 tournament (representing 11 percent of the entire population of the planet). The 2006 World Cup draw, which decided the distribution of teams into groups, was watched by 300 million viewers.[2]
Europe[edit]
Albania[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Albanian | 1962–1990 | RTSH (RTSH Televizioni) |
1994–2002 | RTSH (TVSH) | |
2006 | Top Channel, SuperSport | |
2010 | RTSH (TVSH and TVSH2), Top Channel and SuperSport | |
2014 | RTSH (TVSH, TVSH2 and RTSH Sport), Top Channel and SuperSport | |
2018–present | RTSH (RTSH1, RTSH2, RTSH3 and RTSH Sport) |
Andorra[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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French | 1954–1962 | RTF |
1966–1974 | ORTF | |
1978–1986 | TF1 | |
1978–1990 | Antenne 2, FR3 | |
1994–1998, 2010 | France Télévisions | |
1998, 2006–2010 | Canal+ | |
2002–2006 | Eurosport France | |
2006 | M6 | |
2014–present | beIN Sports | |
Spanish | 1962–1998, 2022–present | TVE |
2002 | Antena 3 and Vía Digital | |
2006 | laSexta | |
2006–2010 | Digital+ | |
2006–2018 | Cuatro | |
2010–2018 | Telecinco | |
2014 | Gol Televisión | |
2018 | Be Mad TV |
Armenia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Armenian | 1994 | Armenian Television (Channel 1 and Channel 2) |
1998 | Armenian Television (Armenia 1 and Nork TV) | |
2002 | Public Television Company of Armenia (Armenia 1) | |
2006 | Public Television Company of Armenia (Armenia 1 and Nor Alik) | |
2010 | Public Television Company of Armenia (Armenia 1 and Ararat TV) | |
2014–2026 | Public Television Company of Armenia (Armenia 1) |
Austria[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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German | 1958 | ORF (ORF Fernsehen) |
1962–1966 | ORF (ORF Fernsehen and ORF Versuchsprogramm) | |
1970–1990 | ORF (ORF Fernsehen 1 and ORF Fernsehen 2) | |
1994 | ORF (ORF 1 and ORF 2) | |
1998 | ORF (ORF 1, ORF 2, TW1 and ORF SAT) | |
2002 | ORF (ORF 1, ORF 2 and TW1) | |
2006–2010 | ORF (ORF 1, ORF 2 and ORF Sport Plus) | |
2014–2018 | ORF (ORF eins, ORF 2, ORF III, ORF Sport +) | |
2022–present | ORF (ORF 1 (39 matches)); ServusTV (25 matches) |
Azerbaijan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Azerbaijani | 1994–1998, 2014–present | Azerbaijan Television |
2002–2010 | Lider TV | |
2014–present | İTV | |
2022–present | CBC Sport |
Belarus[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Belarusian | 1994–present | BTRC |
Belgium and Luxembourg[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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French | 1954–present | La Une |
Tipik | ||
RTBF | ||
Dutch | VRT | |
Sporza | ||
Ketnet | ||
Canvas | ||
VRT Max | ||
Eén |
Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Bosnian | 1994 | RTV BiH |
1998 | BHT | |
2002–present | BHRT |
Bulgaria[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Bulgarian | 1962–present | BNT |
2022 | Diema, Gong.bg, NOVA |
Burundi
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 2018–present | SuperSport |
Croatia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Croatian | 1994–present | HRT pol |
Cyprus[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Greek | 1962–present | CyBC |
Czech Republic[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Czech | 1994–present | ČT |
2022 | TV Nova |
Denmark[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Danish | 1954–present | DR |
2002–present | TV 2 |
Estonia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Estonian | 1994–present | ETV |
Finland[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Finnish | 1962–present | Yle |
1994–1998 | MTV3 |
France[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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French | 1954–1962 | RTF |
1966–1974 | ORTF | |
1978–present | TF1 | |
1978–1990 | Antenne 2, FR3 | |
1994–1998, 2010 | France Télévisions | |
1998, 2006–2010 | Canal+ | |
2002–2006 | Eurosport France | |
2006 | M6 | |
2014–present | beIN Sports |
Germany[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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German | 1994–present | ARD and ZDF |
2002–2010 | Premiere/Sky | |
2010 | RTL | |
2014–2018 | Sky Sport | |
2022–present | Deutsche Telekom |
Georgia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Georgian | 1994–present | GPB |
Greece[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Greek | 1966–2010 | ERT |
2014 | NERIT | |
2018 | ERT | |
2022 | ANT1 |
Hungary[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Hungarian | 1958–2002 and 2010–present | MTV |
2006 | RTL Klub |
Iceland[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Icelandic | 1970–2002 and 2010–present | RÚV |
2006 | Sýn | |
2010 | Stöð 2 Sport |
Ireland[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English
Irish |
1962–present | RTÉ |
Italy and San Marino[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Italian | 1954–2014, 2022–present | RAI |
2006–2014 | Sky Sport | |
2018 | Mediaset |
Kosovo (Serbia)[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Serbian | 1994–present | RTS1, RTS2 |
Latvia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Latvian | 1994–present | LTV |
Liechtenstein and Switzerland[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
German, French, Italian, Romansh | 1954–present | SRG SSR |
Lithuania[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Lithuanian | 1994–1998, 2006–present | LRT |
2002 | TV4 | |
2010 | LNK |
Luxemborg[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
French | 1954–present | RTBF |
Dutch | VRT |
Malta[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Maltese | 2006 | Melita Sports |
2010 | PBS (46 matches), Melita Sports (all matches) | |
2014–present | PBS |
Moldova[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Romanian | 1994–present | TRM |
Montenegro[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Montenegrin | 2006 | TV In |
2010–present | RTCG |
Netherlands[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Dutch | 1966 | NTS |
1970–present | NOS |
North Macedonia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Macedonian | 1994–present | MRT |
Serbian | 2022–present | Arena Sport |
Norway[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Norwegian | 1954–present | NRK |
2002–present: | TV 2 |
Poland[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Polish | 1966 | TP (old TVP name) |
1970 | TP (old TVP name) (final only, on a three-day tape-delay) | |
1974–1998 | TVP | |
2002–2006 | TVP (12 matches in 2002, 32 matches in 2006) and Polsat Sport (all 64 matches) | |
2010–present | TVP (all 64 matches) |
Portugal[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese | 1962–1966 | RTP |
1970–1974 | RTP (RTP I Programa and RTP II Programa) | |
1974–2026 | RTP Madeira (in Madeira) | |
1978–2026 | RTP Açores (in Azores) | |
1978–1986 | RTP (RTP1 and RTP2) | |
1990 | RTP (RTP Canal 1 and RTP Canal 2) | |
1994 | RTP (Canal 1 and TV2) | |
1998 | RTP (RTP1 and RTP2) | |
2002 |
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2006 |
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2010–2014 |
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2018 |
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2022–present |
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Romania[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Romanian | 1958–present | TVR |
Russia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Russian | 1994 | Channel One Ostankino, Russia-1 |
1998–2006 | Channel One, VGTRK | |
2010 | Channel One (26 matches), VGTRK (38 matches) | |
2014 | Channel One, VGTRK | |
2018 | Channel One, VGTRK, Match TV | |
2022 | Match TV |
Serbia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Serbian | 1994–present | RTS |
2022–present | Arena Sport |
Slovakia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Slovak | 1994–2010 | STV |
2014–present | RTVS |
Slovenia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Slovene | 1994–present: | RTVSLO |
Spain[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1962–1998, 2022–present | TVE |
2002 | Antena 3 and Vía Digital | |
2006 | laSexta | |
2006–2010 | Digital+ | |
2006–2018 | Cuatro | |
2010–2018 | Telecinco | |
2014; 2022 | Gol Televisión (airs on OTT Gol Mundial for 2022) | |
2018 | Be Mad TV |
Sweden[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Swedish | 1958–1978 | SRTV |
1982–present | SVT | |
2006–present | TV4 |
Turkey[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Turkish | 1970–2002, 2010–present | TRT |
2006 | Kanal 1 |
Ukraine[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Ukrainian | 1994–2002, 2010–present | NTU |
2006 | Inter, ICTV |
United Kingdom[edit]
Over 100 nations have provided wall-to-wall coverage since the communications satellite launchings allowed for worldwide coverage beginning in 1966. European coverage of the World Cup has been extensive since 1954 (though with the World Cup held in Chile in 1962, much of the Euro coverage that year was tape-delayed).
Broadcasts of the qualification for the World Cup Finals for England is currently held by ITV (terrestrial, home and away matches) with Sky holding rights for home and away matches for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. These were previously held by the BBC but BBC have highlights of each home nation in their respective nation so BBC Scotland show Scotland highlights, BBC Wales show Wales highlights and BBC Northern Ireland show NI highlights.
However, coverage of the World Cup Finals is on a government mandated 'protected' list meaning it must be shown on free-to-air terrestrial television (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five) as opposed to satellite or cable television.[3] Although only one broadcaster is required, the two biggest terrestrial operators, the BBC and ITV, have always made a joint bid for coverage with broadcast of the Home Nations matches (particularly England) alternating between the broadcasters up to the later stages of the tournament. This is believed to prevent an extremely expensive bidding war for coverage between the two networks, with the current agreement running until the 2022 tournament.
In addition, when matches involved Scotland or Northern Ireland the BBC or ITV franchise holder in that area (Scottish TV, Grampian, Border or Ulster / UTV) would provide their own commentary team and presenters for those games.
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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English | 1966–1982 | BBC BBC1, BBC2 ITV |
1986–1990 | BBC BBC1, BBC Two, S4C ITV | |
1994 | BBC BBC1, BBC2, S4C ITV Eurosport | |
1998 | BBC BBC One, BBC Two, S4C ITV | |
2002–2010 | BBC BBC One, BBC Two, S4C ITV ITV1, ITV2, ITV4 | |
2014–present | BBC BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, S4C ITV ITV1, ITV4 |
Notes
- In the 2006 World Cup, ITV showed two of England's three group games, with the BBC showing one. However, the BBC would then have shown England through to the final, had they made it; this would have been on an exclusive basis for the round of 16 and the quarter finals (the latter being the round where England were actually eliminated), with coverage of the semi-final and final being shared with ITV.[4] The same method was used for the 2010 World Cup, where ITV showed the first two England games, and the BBC would have shown the next two, with England's semi final shared on both channels and the Final as well, but with England eliminated in the second round, the BBC instead had the first choice of the two quarter finals, and ITV the choice of a semi final and the third place match, with both channels showing the Final.
- For the 2014 World Cup the BBC showed England's first match against Italy with ITV showing the other 2 matches against Uruguay and Costa Rica. BBC had first choice for the 2nd round while ITV had first choice quarter final so if England got to the Quarters, which they didn't, the match would have been exclusively live on ITV.
- For the 2018 World Cup the BBC showed England's first 2 games against Tunisia and Panama respectively with ITV showing the one remaining group stage match against Belgium. The BBC carried the quarterfinal with Sweden. ITV aired the semi-final against Croatia and the third-place play-off with Belgium.
- ITV have had several sponsors over the years. For the 1990 World Cup, in one of the first sponsorship deals in British TV history, coverage was sponsored by National Power. Coverage of the 1994 World Cup was sponsored by electronics company Panasonic, whilst car company Vauxhall sponsored the 1998 World Cup. This was the first year actual idents were shown, as opposed to just the company logo, and featured comical exchanges between players dubbed over in suitable accents. Travelex sponsored their coverage of the 2002 World Cup, and would also go on to sponsor their coverage of the 2003 Rugby World Cup. For the 2006 World Cup, there were two sponsors for the first time – Budweiser and EDF Energy. The latter would, like Travelex, go on to sponsor the 2007 Rugby World Cup along with Peugeot. In 2010, Hyundai and Lucozade Sport were the sponsors, with Hyundai having a Car World Cup tournament, which was eventually won by Spain. The former's stings were narrated by Peter Brackley. The 2014 World Cup had three sponsors for the first time, Sony, Carling and Santander. Carling would have a brief spell of sponsoring England matches on ITV, replacing Continental Tyres before being replaced by Screwfix. 2018 also had three, with Budweiser, adopting their international campaign, Volkswagen, with a series of idents about a confident man getting 'England Champions 2018' tattooed onto him, and Screwfix, sponsors of England's Qualifiers and Friendlies, with puns on famous England players performed by customers. The 2022 tournament on ITV will be sponsored by KFC and Google Pixel.
Former nations[edit]
Czechoslovakia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Czech Slovak |
1954–1990 | ČST |
East Germany[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
German | 1954–1970, 1990 | DFF |
1974–1986 | DDR-FS |
Soviet Union[edit]
West Germany[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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German | 1966–1990 | ZDF |
1954–1986 | DF |
Yugoslavia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Serbo-Croatian Slovene Macedonian |
1958–1990 | JRT |
Asia[edit]
Afghanistan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Pashto English |
1982–2002 | Radio Television Afghanistan |
2006–2010 | Ariana Television Network | |
2014 | Ariana Television Network, Sony SIX, Seven3 | |
2018–2026 | Ariana Television Network |
Bahrain[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Arabic English |
1974–2014 | Bahrain TV |
2018–2026 | beIN Sports |
Bangladesh[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Bengali English |
1974–present | Bangladesh Television |
2014–2018 | Maasranga Television | |
2022 | BTV, T Sports, GTV, Toffee Live |
Bhutan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Dzongkha English |
2002–2010 | ESPN Star Sports |
2014–2018 | Sony Six | |
2018 | Sony ESPN | |
2022–present | Sports18 |
Brunei[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Malay English |
1978–present | Radio Televisyen Brunei through RTB Perdana and RTB Aneka |
1986–1998 | TV3 (all matches) | |
1998 | NTV7 (all matches) | |
2006–present | Astro (all matches) |
Cambodia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
1970 | Télévision Royale Khmère (TVRK) | |
1974 | Télévision de la République Khmère (TVREK) | |
1978–1982 | none due to Khmer Rouge | |
1986–2002 | TVK | |
2006–2014 | CTN | |
2018–present | CBS |
China PR[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Chinese | 1962–1974 | Beijing Television |
1974 | Beijing Television 2 | |
1978–present | CCTV (all matches in HD, full matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-5 and CCTV-5+) | |
1982–1990 | CCTV-2 | |
1986–1994 | CCTV-3 | |
1990–present | CCTV-1 | |
1994–2006 | CCTV-4 | |
2006–present | CCTV-5 | |
2010 | CCTV-HD | |
2014–present | CCTV-5+ | |
2018–present | CCTV-4K | |
2022–present | CCTV-16, CCTV-8K, Migu |
East Timor[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese Tetum |
2006–2014 | RTTL |
2018–present | ETO Telco |
Hong Kong[edit]
India[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Hindi English Bengali Malayalam Tamil Telugu |
1982–present | Doordarshan |
1994–2010 | ESPN Asia, Star Sports | |
2014–2018 | Sony Pictures Sports Networks India | |
2022–present | Viacom 18 |
Indonesia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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1970 | TVRI (black-and-white, recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on final)[5] |
1974 | TVRI (black-and-white, recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on final)[5] | |
1978 | TVRI (black-and-white, recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on final)[5] | |
1982 | TVRI (colour, recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on opening match)[5] | |
1986 | TVRI (recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on semifinal and final)[5] | |
1990 | TVRI (10-matches) and RCTI (all matches live telecast and highest full matches respectively) | |
1994 | TVRI (16-matches), TPI (16-matches), RCTI (12-matches) and SCTV (8-matches) (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively) | |
1998 | TVRI (15-matches), RCTI (15-matches), SCTV (15-matches), TPI (14-matches), ANteve (15-matches) and Indosiar (15-matches) (all matches live telecast and highest full matches respectively) | |
2002 | RCTI (64 matches includes 45 live telecast and 19 taped group stage matches) | |
2006 | SCTV (64 matches includes 56 live telecast and 8 taped group stage matches) | |
2010 | RCTI (46-matches) and Global TV (20-matches) (all matches live telecast), Telkomsel (all matches livestreaming) and MNC Vision (all matches pay television) | |
2014 | Visi Media Asia (ANTV (56-matches[lower-alpha 2]), tvOne (56-matches[lower-alpha 2]) and viva+ (all matches)), IndiHome (both broadcast all matches pay television respectively), Domikado and Genflix (both broadcast all matches in livestreaming respectively), K-Vision (all matches pay television) and Telkomsel (all matches livestreaming) | |
2018 | Trans Media (Trans TV (56-matches), Trans7 (16-matches) and Transvision (all matches)), Klix TV and IndiHome (all matches live telecast, pay television and livestreaming respectively), MNC Vision (all matches pay television), Telkomsel (all matches livestreaming) and K-Vision (all matches pay television) | |
2022 | Emtek (SCTV (56-matches), Indosiar (16-matches[lower-alpha 3]), Moji and Mentari TV (selected group stage matches), Champions TV, Nex Parabola and Vidio (all matches)) (all matches live telecast, pay television and livestreaming respectively)[6][7] |
Iran[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Persian | 1962–present | IRIB 3 |
2002–2006 | ART Sport | |
2010 | Al-Jazeera Sport | |
2014–present | beIN Sports |
Japan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Japanese | 1970–1974 | TV Tokyo (JOTX-TV) |
1978–1998 | NHK General TV (JOAK-TV) | |
1986–1990 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-TV), Fuji Television (JOCX-TV), Nippon Television (JOAX-TV), TBS (JOKR-TV), TV Asahi (JOEX-TV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-TV)
JAITS CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) NHK BS1, NHK BS2 | |
1994–1998 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-TV), Fuji Television (JOCX-TV), Nippon Television (JOAX-TV), TBS (JOKR-TV), TV Asahi (JOEX-TV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-TV)
JAITS MX-TV (JOMX-TV), CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) WOWOW, NHK BS1, NHK BS2, NHK Hi-Vision | |
2002 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-TV), Fuji Television (JOCX-TV), Nippon Television (JOAX-TV), TBS (JORX-TV), TV Asahi (JOEX-TV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-TV)
JAITS Tokyo MX Television (JOMX-TV), CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), GYT (GY), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) WOWOW, SKY PerfecTV!, NHK BS1, NHK BS2, NHK BS hi | |
2006 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-TV), Fuji Television (JOCX-TV), Nippon Television (JOAX-TV), TBS Television (JORX-TV), TV Asahi (JOEX-TV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-TV)
JAITS Tokyo MX (JOMX-TV), CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), GYT (GY), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) WOWOW, SKY PerfecTV!, NHK BS1, NHK BS2, NHK BS hi | |
2010 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-TV), Fuji Television (JOCX-TV), Nippon Television (JOAX-TV), TBS Television (JORX-TV), TV Asahi (JOEX-TV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-TV)
JAITS Tokyo MX (JOMX-TV), CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), GYT (GY), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) WOWOW, SKY PerfecTV!, NHK BS1, NHK BS2, NHK BS hi | |
2014 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-DTV), Fuji Television (JOCX-DTV), Nippon Television (JOAX-DTV), TBS Television (JORX-DTV), TV Asahi (JOEX-DTV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-DTV)
JAITS Tokyo MX (JOMX-DTV), CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), GYT (GY), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) WOWOW, NHK BS1, NHK BS Premium | |
2018 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-DTV), Fuji Television (JOCX-DTV), Nippon Television (JOAX-DTV), TBS Television (JORX-DTV), TV Asahi (JOEX-DTV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-DTV)
JAITS Tokyo MX (JOMX-DTV), CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), GYT (GY), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) WOWOW, NHK BS1, NHK BS Premium, NHK BS4K, NHK BS8K | |
2022 | Abema (all matches in live streaming for free); DAZN (3-minutes highlights of all matches),[8][9] NHK General TV (JOAK-TV), Fuji Television (JOCX-TV), TV Asahi (JOEX-DTV) | |
2026 | Japan Consortium NHK General TV (JOAK-DTV), Fuji Television (JOCX-DTV), Nippon Television (JOAX-DTV), TBS Television (JORX-DTV), TV Asahi (JOEX-DTV), TV Tokyo (JOTX-DTV)
JAITS Tokyo MX (JOMX-DTV), CTC (CL), GBS (ZF), GTV (ML), Sun Television (UH), tvk (KM), KBS (BR), MTV (MH), TVN (NM), TVS (US), GYT (GY), BBC (BL), WTV (OM) WOWOW, NHK BS1, NHK BS2K, NHK BS4K, NHK BS8K |
Kazakhstan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Kazakh | 1998–present | Qazsport |
Kyrgyzstan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Kyrgyz | 1994–2010, 2018–present | KTRK |
2014 | NTS |
Laos[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Lao | 1986–2018 | LNTV |
2014 | TVLAO |
Macau[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Portuguese | 1986–present | TDM |
Malaysia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Malay English |
1966 | Televisyen Malaysia Black and White (all matches) |
1970–1978 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia Rangkaian Pertama, Rangkaian Kedua, RTM Network One and Network Two Black and White (all matches) | |
1982 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia RTM 1, RTM 2 (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively for 1982–2002) | |
1986–1990 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia RTM 1, RTM 2, TV3 (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively) | |
1994 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV1, TV2, TV3 | |
1998 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV1, TV2, TV3, NTV7 (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively) | |
2002 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV1, TV2, TV3, NTV7 | |
2006 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia RTM1, RTM2 and NTV7 (47 matches[10]), Astro (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively) | |
2010–2014 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV1, TV2 (35 matches[11][12]), Astro | |
2018 | Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV1, TV2, RTM HD Sports, TV Okey (41 matches[13]), Astro (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively) | |
2022–present | Radio Televisyen Malaysia TV2, TV Okey, Sukan RTM (27-matches live and 14-matches delayed[14]), Astro (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively) |
Maldives[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
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Dhivehi English |
1982–2014 | TVM |
2014–present | Sony Pictures Networks |
Myanmar[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Burmese | 1982–present | MRTV (all matches for 1982–2010, 16 matches for 2014 and 2018[15]) |
2014–present | Skynet Sports (ALL MATCHES) |
Nepal[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Nepali | 1986-2018 | Sony, NTV, Kantipur Television, Action Sports |
2022 | Himalaya Tv Premium, Himalaya TV |
Pakistan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Urdu English |
2018 | PTV Sports Ten Sports |
2022 | A Sports |
Philippines[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Filipino English |
1970–2006 | RPN |
2010 | Studio 23 (all matches) | |
2010–2014 | Balls (all matches) | |
2014–2018 | ABS-CBN Sports and Action (all matches) | |
2022–present | TAP Sports (all matches) |
Saudi Arabia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Arabic | 2002–2006 | ART Sport |
2010 | Al-Jazeera Sport | |
2014–present | beIN Sports |
Singapore[edit]
Sri Lanka[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Sinhala | 1986–present | MTV Channel |
2014–2018 | Sony Pictures Networks | |
2022 | MTV Channel |
South Korea[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Korean | 1994–present | SBS (all matches) |
1986–2006, 2014–present | KBS (all matches) | |
1986–2006, 2014–present | MBC (all matches) |
Taiwan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Chinese | 2002–2014 | Era Television |
2010–2018 | ELTA TV[16] |
Tajikistan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Tajik | 1994–2014 | TVT |
2018–present | Varzish TV and Futbol TV (all matches in live telecast) |
Thailand[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Thai English |
1970–1998 | Television Pool of Thailand (Analog Terrestrial Black and White Television: Channel 4, Channel 7; Colour: Channel 3, Channel 5 (7 in BWTV), Channel 7, Channel 9 (4 in BWTV)) (all matches in live telecast) |
2002–2006 | Dhospaak Communication Agency Company Limited; subsidiary company of Thai Beverages PCL. (Analog Terrestrial: Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Modernine TV (Channel 9), Channel 11) (all matches in live telecast) | |
2010–2014 | RS Public Company Limited (Terrestrial: Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Modernine TV, NBT (Channel 11); Satellite: RS Sunbox) (all matches in live telecast) | |
2018 | Channel 5 HD, Amarin TV, True4U and True Sport (all matches in live telecast) | |
2022–present | SAT, NTBC and TrueVisions (all matches in live telecast) |
Uzbekistan[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Uzbek Russian |
1994–2014 | NTRCU (all matches in live telecast) |
2018 | UzReport TV and Futbol TV (all matches in live telecast) |
Vietnam[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Vietnamese | 1974 | THVN9 (final only) |
1978–2010 and 2018 | HTV | |
1982–present | VTV | |
2006–2010 | VTC |
Oceania[edit]
Australia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 1970–1986 | ABC |
1970 | Seven Network | |
1986–present | SBS | |
2002 | Nine Network | |
2010 | ESPN | |
2014 | SBS | |
2018 | Optus Sport | |
2022 | SBS |
New Zealand[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 2002–present | Sky |
1998–2014 | TVNZ |
Africa[edit]
Whole of Africa[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 2018 | Kwesé Sports |
2022 | SuperSport | |
French | 2022 | New World TV |
Algeria[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Arabic French |
1966–1982 | RTA |
1986–1998 | ENTV | |
2014–present | EPTV |
Angola[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese | 1978–2026 | Televisão Pública de Angola |
1998–present | RTP África | |
2018–present | Kwesé Sports, Canal+ Afrique, SuperSport, StarTimes, Girassol TV |
Botswana[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 2018–present | SuperSport |
Sepedi | 2022 | BTV |
Benin & Burkina Faso[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
French | 2022 | Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin |
Radio Télévision du Burkina |
Burundi[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Kirundi French Swahili English |
1986–present | RTNB |
Cape Verde[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese | 1978–1986 | TEVEC |
1990–1994 | TNCV | |
1998–present | RTC and RTP África |
Egypt[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Arabic | 2002–2006 | ART Sport |
Arabic English |
2010 | Al-Jazeera Sport |
2014–present | beIN Sports |
Equatorial Guinea[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese Spanish |
1998–present | RTP África |
Ghana[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 1974–present | GTV |
2018 | Startimes |
Guinea-Bissau[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese | 1998–2026 | RTP África |
Libya[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Arabic | 1970–1998 | LJBC |
Mali[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
French | 1986–present | ORTM |
Morocco[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Arabic Tamazight |
1958–1961 | RTM1 |
1962–present | SNRT Arryadia, Tamazight TV, Al Aoula[17] |
Mozambique[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese | 1998–2026 | RTP África |
Namibia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 1994–present | NBC |
Niger[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
French | 1970–present | ORTN |
São Tomé and Príncipe[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Portuguese | 1998–present | RTP África |
Senegal[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
French | 1966–present | RTS1 |
South Africa[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Afrikaans Amharic English Pidgin Swahili Portuguese Sotho Xhosa Zulu |
2002–present | SuperSport |
English Afrikaans Nguni Sotho |
2002 | e.tv |
English | 1978–1998
2006–present |
SABC |
Togo[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
French | 1974–present | TVT |
Tunisia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Arabic | 1970–1986 | RTT |
1990–1998 | ERTT |
North America[edit]
Canada[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English French Portuguese Italian Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Spanish |
1954–1986 | CBC Sports CBC Television/Télévision de Radio-Canada |
1990–2002 | TSN | |
2006 | CTV, TSN, Omni Television | |
2010 | CBC Sports CBC Television/Radio-Canada Télévision, Telelatino, TLN en Español | |
2014 | CBC Sports CBC Television/Radio-Canada Télévision, TVA, Telelatino, TLN en Español, Fairchild TV, Talentvision | |
2018–present | CTV, TSN/RDS TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5, RDS, RDS2, RDS Info |
English-language television[edit]
Notes
- CTV and TSN used their own announcers for all Canadian games during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. For all other matches they used the English World Feed.
French-language television[edit]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentators | Reporters | Studio Hosts | Studio Analysts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | RDS | |||||
2022 | In Montréal, Quebec: Claudine Douville (lead) Olivier Brett |
In Montréal, Quebec: Jean Gounelle (lead) Patrick Leduc |
In Qatar: Antonin Besner Meeker Guerrier Nicolas Landry |
In Montréal, Quebec: Olivier Brett (lead) François-Etienne Corbin Émilie Duquette Sydney Fowo (social media) Jasmin Leroux (social media) |
In Montréal, Quebec: Patrice Bernier (lead) Wandrille Lefèvre Valmie Ouellet Laurent Ciman Marinette Pichon Alexandre Da Rocha Marc Cassivi Amy Walsh Nick De Santis Jonathan Bourgault Philippe Eulaffroy Sonia Denoncourt (rules analyst) | |
2018 | Claudine Douville Olivier Brett |
Jean Gounelle Patrick Leduc |
Olivier Brett | Patrick Leduc Valmie Ouellet |
Mexico[edit]
United States[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English Spanish |
1966 | NBC |
1970 | ABC, SIN | |
1974 | CBS, SIN | |
1978 | SIN | |
1982 | ABC, ESPN, PBS, SIN | |
1986 | NBC, ESPN, SIN | |
1990 | TNT, Univision, Galavisión | |
1994–1998 | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Univision, Galavisión | |
2002–2010 | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Univision, TeleFutura, Galavisión | |
2014 | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Univision, UniMás, Galavisión, Univision Deportes | |
2018 | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo | |
2022–2026 | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo, Peacock | |
2030 | TBA |
English-language television[edit]
Finals
Notes
- The first American coverage of the World Cup consisted only of a previously filmed telecast of the 1966 Final on NBC. The Final was aired before their coverage of the Saturday Major League Baseball Game of the Week. NBC used the black & white BBC feed and aired it on a two-hour film delay. This was the first time soccer had been shown in the United States as a stand-alone broadcast. Previously, ABC's Wide World of Sports had shown England's Football Association Cup on as long as a two-week delay.
- 1970's coverage was usually week-old filmed highlights shown on ABC's Wide World of Sports.
- 1974's coverage also contained week-old filmed highlights on CBS Sports Spectacular.
- 1978 had no English language coverage on American television at all.
Other rounds[edit]
Notes
- In 1982, PBS and ESPN provided the first thorough American television coverage of the FIFA World Cup. ABC aired the first live telecast of the final. ABC aired commercials during the live action. Meanwhile, PBS aired same day highlights of the top game of the day.
- 1986 marked the first time that the World Cup had extensive live cable and network television coverage in the United States. ESPN carried most of the weekday matches while NBC did weekend games. To be more specific, NBC aired seven matches, including the "Hand of God" quarterfinal, with broadcasters on-site. NBC's theme music for their 1986 coverage was Herb Alpert's "1980", from his 1979 album Rise. It was originally a cue meant for the ill-fated 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics broadcasts. Meanwhile, ESPN aired about 25 matches that year, all with broadcasters calling matches "off tube" (off monitor) from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Broadcasting Centre on 25 John Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- In 1990, the World Cup was covered exclusively by cable television on TNT in the United States and had many features about the host country, Italy.
- The 1994 American coverage had many firsts: The first with all of the matches televised, the first with no commercial interruptions during live action, and the first to feature an on-screen score & time box.
- In 1998, all of the matches were televised in the United States live for the first time.
- The 2002 American coverage had 59 matches live, and 5 rebroadcasts on ABC, with coverage from Japan and South Korea carried live in the American late night graveyard slot.
- The 2006 coverage from Germany was fully live as well.
- Dave O'Brien joined Marcelo Balboa on the primary broadcast team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup coverage on ESPN and ABC Sports, despite having no experience calling soccer matches prior to that year. Because The Walt Disney Company, owner of both television outlets, retained control over on-air talent, the appointment of O'Brien as the main play-by-play voice was made over the objections of Soccer United Marketing, who wanted JP Dellacamera to continue in that role. Disney stated that their broadcast strategy was intended, in voice and style, to target the vast majority of Americans who do not follow the sport on a regular basis. Mispronunciation and incorrect addressing of names, misuse of soccer terminology, and lack of insight into tactics and history plagued the telecasts, resulting in heavy criticism from English-speaking soccer fans, many of whom ended up watching the games on Univision instead.[20][21]
- The 2010 coverage from South Africa introduced ESPN 3D for 25 matches.
- The 2014 coverage was available on mobile devices and tablets via the WatchESPN application, as well as on Xbox 360 and Xbox One video game consoles, live and on-demand, via the ESPN on Xbox Live application.
- Starting in 2018, coverage is available on connected TVs, mobile devices and tablets via the Fox Sports App.
Spanish-language television[edit]
Notes
- From 2002 to 2010, José Luis Chilavert joined Pablo Ramirez and Jesus Bracamontes on the booth during the Univision broadcast of the FIFA World Cup Final match.
- Starting in 2018, coverage will be available on connected TVs, mobile devices and tablets via NBC Sports and Telemundo Deportes' En Vivo apps respectively, and on home devices and video game consoles such as the Xbox One, PS4, and Roku via the Fox Sports app and Fox Sports Go.
Central America[edit]
Costa Rica[edit]
Language | Edition | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1966 | Teletica Canal 7 and Telecentro Canal 6 (Deferred all games in both channels) |
1970 | Telenac Canal 2 | |
1974–1982 | Teletica Canal 7 and Telecentro Canal 6 | |
1986 | Teletica Canal 7, Telecentro Canal 6 and TV2 Telenac | |
1990 | Teletica Canal 7, Telecentro Canal 6 and TV2 Univisión | |
1994 | Teletica Canal 7, Telecentro Canal 6 and Canal 2 | |
1998 | Repretel Canal 6, Canal 9, Canal 11, Teletica Teletica Canal 7, TV2 | |
2002–2006 | Repretel Canal 4, Canal 6, Canal 11 | |
2010–2014 | Repretel Canal 4, Canal 6, Canal 11, Teletica Teletica Canal 7, XPERTV | |
2018–present | Teletica Teletica Canal 7, TD Más |
El Salvador[edit]
Language | Edition | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970–1982 | YSR-TV Canal 2 |
1986–present | TCS Canal 4 |
Guatemala[edit]
Language | Edition | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970–1990 | Canal 3, Televisiete |
1994–2014 | Canal 3, Televisiete, Teleonce, Trecevisión | |
2018 | TV Azteca Guate | |
2022–present | TV Azteca Guate, A+ Guate |
Honduras[edit]
Language | Edition | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1966–1994 | Canal 5 |
1998–2006 | Televicentro Telesistema, Canal 5, Telecadena 7 y 4 | |
2010–2014 | Televicentro Telesistema, Canal 5, Telecadena 7 y 4, Grupo VTV VTV | |
2018–present | Televicentro TSi, Canal 5, Telecadena 7 y 4, Mega Clásicos |
Nicaragua[edit]
Language | Edition | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970–1994 | Televicentro |
1998–2018 | Televicentro, Canal 10 | |
2022–present | Canal 10 |
Panama[edit]
Language | Edition | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1966–2002 | RPC Televisión, TVN |
2006–2010 | Medcom RPC Televisión, TVN Media TVN, TVMax | |
2014–present | Medcom RPC Televisión, Telemetro, Cable Onda Sports, TVN Media TVN, TVMax |
Caribbean[edit]
Dominican Republic[edit]
Language | Edition | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1962–1982 | Rahintel |
1986 | Color Visión | |
1990 | Color Visión, Radio Televisión Dominicana Canal 4 | |
1994 | Telesistema 11 | |
1998 | Telesistema 11, DirecTV | |
2002 | Telemicro, Digital 15, DirecTV | |
2006 | CDN 37, Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010 | Telecentro, Red Nacional De Noticias, DirecTV Sports | |
2014 | Grupo de Medios Telemicro Telemicro, Digital 15, DirecTV Sports | |
2018 | Antena 7, Antena 21, DirecTV Sports | |
2022–present | Multimedios del Caribe CDN 37, CDN Deportes |
South America[edit]
Argentina[edit]
Belize[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
English | 2022 | TNC: The National Channel |
Spanish | 2014–present | DirecTV Sports |
Bolivia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970–1982 | Canal 7 Televisión Boliviana |
1986 | Canal 7 Televisión Boliviana, Canal 11 - Unitel Paceña de Televisión Canal 9 | |
1990–1994 | Red UNO, Canal 7 Televisión Boliviana, Canal 11 - Unitel, Red ABC, Red ATB | |
1998 | Red UNO, Canal 7 Televisión Boliviana, Canal 11 - Unitel Bolivisión, Red ATB, DirecTV | |
2002 | Red UNO, Televisión Boliviana, Unitel, DirecTV | |
2006 | Red UNO, Televisión Boliviana, Unitel, RTP, Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010 | Red UNO, Bolivia TV, Unitel, Red ATB, DirecTV Sports | |
2014–present | Red UNO, Bolivia TV, Unitel, DirecTV Sports, Tigo Sports |
Brazil[edit]
Chile[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1962 | Canal 9 de la Universidad de Chile, Canal 13 de la U. C. de Chile |
1966 | Canal 13 de la U. C. de Chile | |
1970 | Televisión Nacional de Chile, Canal 13 de la U. C. de Chile | |
1974 | Televisión Nacional de Chile | |
1978 | Televisión Nacional de Chile, Canal 13 - UCTV, Red de Televisión de la U. del N. | |
1982–1986 | Televisión Nacional de Chile, Canal 13 - UCTV, Telenorte | |
1990–1994 | Televisión Nacional de Chile, Canal 13 - UCTV | |
1998 | TVN, Canal 13 - UCTV, Chilevisión, DirecTV | |
2002 | TVN, Canal 13, DirecTV | |
2006 | TVN, Mega, Red Televisión, Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010 | TVN, DirecTV Sports | |
2014 | TVN, Canal 13, DirecTV Sports | |
2018 | TVN, Mega, Canal 13, DirecTV Sports | |
2022 | Chilevisión, Canal 13, DirecTV Sports | |
2026–present | TVN, Chilevisión, Canal 13, DirecTV Sports |
Colombia[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1962 | Televisora Nacional de Colombia |
1966–1970 | Inravisión Canal Nacional | |
1974–1978 | Inravisión Primera Cadena, Inravisión Segunda Cadena, Inravisión Tercera Cadena Color | |
1982–1990 | Inravisión Cadena 1, Inravisión Cadena 2, Inravisión Cadena 3 | |
1994 | Inravisión Cadena Uno, Canal A, Inravisión Canal 3 | |
1998 | Canal Uno, Canal A, Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, DirecTV | |
2002 | Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, DirecTV | |
2006 | Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010 | Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, DirecTV Sports | |
2014–present | Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, DirecTV Sports, |
Ecuador[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970–1974 | Telecentro |
1978 | Ecuavisa, Televisora Nacional Canal 8, Teleamazonas, Telecuatro, Telecentro, Telenacional | |
1982 | Ecuavisa, Televisora Nacional Canal 8, Canal 13, Ecuavisa Quito UHF Canal 23, Teleamazonas, Telecuatro, Telecentro, Telenacional | |
1986 | Ecuavisa, Televisora Nacional Canal 8, Canal 13, Ecuavisa Quito UHF Canal 23, Teleamazonas, Telecuatro, Telecentro, Gamavisión, Manavisión | |
1990 | Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas, Telesistema TV4, Telecentro, Gamavisión | |
1994 | Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas, Telesistema, TC Televisión, Gamavisión, SíTV | |
1998 | Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas, Telesistema, TC Televisión, Gamavisión, DirecTV | |
2002 | Teleamazonas, Telesistema, DirecTV | |
2006 | Ecuavisa, Teleamazonas TeVe, RedTeleSistema, Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010 | TC Televisión, Gama TV, DirecTV Sports | |
2014 | TC Televisión, Gama TV, Oromar Televisión, DirecTV Sports | |
2018 | RTS, DirecTV Sports | |
2022–present | Teleamazonas, DirecTV Sports, El Canal del Fútbol |
Paraguay[edit]
Peru[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970–1974 | América Televisión |
1978–1998 | América Televisión, Panamericana Televisión | |
2002 | ATV | |
2006 | ATV, Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010–2014 | ATV, DirecTV Sports | |
2018–2022 | Latina, DirecTV Sports |
Uruguay[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970–1974 | Monte Carlo Televisión, Canal 5 SODRE, Tele12, Canal 10 |
1978 | Monte Carlo Televisión, Canal 5 SODRE Televisión, Tele12, Canal 10 | |
1982–1994 | Canal 3, Monte Carlo Televisión, SODRE TV, Canal 10, Teledoce Televisora Color, Red Televisión Color | |
1998 | Red Charrúa, Monte Carlo Televisión, Televisión Nacional, Canal 10, Teledoce Televisora Color, Red Televisión Color, DirecTV | |
2002 | Red Uruguaya de Televisión, DirecTV | |
2006 | Red Charrúa, Monte Carlo TV, Televisión Nacional Uruguay, Canal 10, Teledoce, Red Uruguaya de Televisión, Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010–2014 | Red Charrúa, Monte Carlo TV, Televisión Nacional Uruguay, Canal 10, Teledoce, Red Uruguaya de Televisión, DirecTV Sports | |
2018 | Red Charrúa, Monte Carlo TV, Televisión Nacional Uruguay, Canal 10, Teledoce, La Red, DirecTV Sports | |
2022–present | Canal 4, Canal 5, Canal 10, Teledoce, La Red, DirecTV Sports, Dexary |
Venezuela[edit]
Language | Editions | Broadcasters |
---|---|---|
Spanish | 1970 | RCTV |
1974 | RCTV and Venevisión | |
1978–1994 | RCTV, Venevisión and VTV | |
1998 | RCTV, Venevisión, VTV and DirecTV | |
2002 | Venevisión, Meridiano Televisión and DirecTV | |
2006 | RCTV, Venevisión, Meridiano Televisión and Mundial Total DirecTV | |
2010 | Venevisión, Meridiano Televisión and DirecTV Sports | |
2014 | Venevisión, Meridiano Televisión, TVes, DirecTV Sports | |
2018 | Venevisión, Meridiano Televisión, TVes, La Tele Tuya, IVC and DirecTV Sports | |
2022–present | Televen and DirecTV Sports |
English-language World Feed[edit]
Year | Commentators | Co-Commentators |
---|---|---|
2022 | Peter Drury (lead) Daniel Mann Simon Brotherton David Stowell Kevin Keatings John Roder |
Alan Smith (lead) Andy Townsend Matt Holland Lucy Ward Efan Ekoku Casey Stoney |
2018 | Peter Drury (lead) Ian Darke John Helm John Roder Daniel Mann Kevin Keatings Paul Dempsey Mark Tompkins |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ including pre-match, half-time break, and post-match
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Both ANTV and tvOne air 56 matches but with different studio presentation, except when the last round of each group is scheduled at the same time with ANTV airing the first pick of matches and tvOne airing the second pick.
- ↑ Indonesian language play-by-play commentary is exclusively used by Indosiar for the 2022 tournament, starting from the Round of 16 to the Final
See also[edit]
- By year:
- 1994 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 1998 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 2022 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- 2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
- By country:
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Canada
- Sports broadcasting contracts in France
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Germany
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Indonesia
- Sports broadcasting contracts in India
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Italy
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Latin America
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Spain
- Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom
- Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States
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- Overnight Ratings For World Cup Final Since 1998
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