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World Cup broadcast: The World Cup games are shown on these TV channels
Updated April 13, 2026 – 4:15 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
At the 2026 Football World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, 48 teams will fight for the title in a total of 104 games for the first time. But which channel shows which game? Here you will find an overview of the broadcasts on free TV and streaming providers.
Telekom has secured all media rights for the tournament. This makes MagentaTV the only provider in Germany to broadcast all 104 games of the 2026 World Cup live. 44 of these games are exclusively at Telekom streaming provider can be seen and are not shown on free TV.
Even without a paid subscription, football fans can follow a large part of the tournament. The public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will broadcast a total of 60 matches live. This includes:
In addition to the live rights, ARD and ZDF have also secured comprehensive exploitation rights. This allows broadcasters to offer highlight summaries of all 104 games on all platforms and in their media libraries.
The DFB-Elf’s preliminary round games in Group E will be broadcast entirely on free TV. Here are the group stage dates:
If national coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team reaches the knockout round, the public broadcasters will split the broadcasts as follows: ZDF would show a possible round of 16 and quarter-finals, while ARD would broadcast the round of 16 and semi-finals.
