2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
FIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of 2006 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.
Television[]
Broadcasters that were confirmed to be screening some or all of the matches in standard definition are in bold. Broadcasters screening matches in UHF were free-to-air.
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Ref |
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| Arab world | ART | |
| Albania | DigitAlb | |
| Argentina | Canal 13, TyC Sports & DirecTV | |
| Armenia | ARMTV | |
| Australia | SBS | |
| Austria | ORF | |
| Azerbaijan | Lider TV | |
| Bangladesh | BTV | |
| Belgium | Dutch: Kanaal Twee & VRT |
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| French: RTBF |
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| Bhutan | ESPN STAR Sports | |
| Bolivia | Unitel | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | |
| Brazil | HDTV: Cable/Satellite (Pay): BandSports & SporTV |
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| SDTV: Free-to-air: Rede Globo Cable/Satellite (Pay): ESPN Brasil |
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| Brunei | Satellite (pay): Kristal-Astro (8-live digital satellite channels dedicated exclusively to the 2006 FIFA World Cup) | |
| Bulgaria | BNT | |
| Canada | English: CTV, Rogers Sportsnet & TSN |
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| French: SRC |
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| Portuguese & Italian: Omni 1 |
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| Cantonese & Chinese: Omni 2 |
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| Chile | Megavisión, TVN, RED Televisión & DirecTV | |
| People's Republic of China | CCTV (64-matches including: 56-matches live on CCTV-5, 4-matches live on CCTV-7 & 4-matches on CCTV-1) | |
| Colombia | Caracol, RCN & DirecTV (all matches) | |
| Costa Rica | Repretel | |
| Cuba | Tele Rebelde | |
| Croatia | HRT | |
| Cyprus | RIK | |
| Czech Republic | ČT | |
| Denmark | DR1 & TV 2 | |
| Ecuador | Teleamazonas, RTS & Ecuavisa | |
| Estonia | ETV | |
| Finland | YLE | |
| France | TF1, M6, Canal+, Eurosport France | |
| Georgia | GPB | |
| Germany | HD:Premiere HD SD:ARD, ZDF, RTL & Premiere |
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| Greece | ERT1 & NET | |
| Guatemala | Canal 3 & Canal 7 | |
| Honduras | TVC | |
| Hong Kong | Free-to-air: ATV & TVB (4-matches including: 1-opening matches, 2-semi finals & 1-finals) Cable (pay): Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches) |
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| Hungary | RTL Klub & Sport Klub | |
| Iceland | Sýn | |
| India | Free-to-air: Doordarshan Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports |
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| Indonesia | SCTV (64 matches includes 56 live telecast and 8 taped group stage matches) | |
| Iran | IRIB | |
| Ireland | RTÉ | |
| Israel | Free-to-air: Channel 2 (Reshet), Channel 10 Satellite/Cable (pay): Sport 5, Sport 1 and Sport 2 |
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| Italy | Free-to-air: RAI (1-matches per day) Satellite (pay): Sky Sport (all matches) |
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| Japan | Free-to-air: Fuji TV | |
| Kenya | KTN & KBC | |
| North Korea | KBS (KBS 1TV), MBC & SBS | |
| South Korea | KBS (KBS 1TV), MBC & SBS | |
| Latvia | LTV7 & Channel 1 | |
| Lithuania | LRT | |
| Macedonia | MKTV | |
| Malaysia | Free-to-air: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (TV1 & TV2) Satellite (pay): Astro (8-live digital satellite channels dedicated exclusively to the 2006 FIFA World Cup) |
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| Malta | Melita Sports | |
| Mexico | Free-to-air: TV Azteca & Televisa Cable (pay): Mega Cable and Cablevisión Satellite (pay): SKY México |
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| Moldova | TRM | |
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| Netherlands | NOS | |
| New Zealand | TV1 & Sky | |
| Norway | NRK & TV2 | |
| Pakistan | PTV | |
| Panama | Channel 4 | |
| Paraguay | SNT | |
| Peru | ATV (Channel 9) | |
| Philippines | RPN, | |
| Poland | Polsat and TVP | |
| Portugal | RTP, SIC & Sport TV | |
| Puerto Rico | Univision Puerto Rico, ABC & ESPN | |
| Romania | RTV | |
| Russia | Perviy Kanal & VGTRK | |
| Middle East and North Africa | ART & (Al Riyadiah, only ln Saudi Arabia) | |
| Serbia | PTC, RTK | |
| Singapore | Free-to-air: MediaCorp TV Channel 5 (4-matches including: 1-opening matches, 2-semi finals & 1-finals) Cable (pay): StarHub Cable Television (all matches) |
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| Slovakia | STV | |
| Slovenia | RTV & Kanal A | |
| South Africa | Free-to-air: SABC Satellite (pay): Super Sport |
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| Spain | la Sexta , Cuatro TV and Digital+ | |
| Sweden | SVT & TV4 | |
| Switzerland | German: SF2 | |
| French: TSR2 | ||
| Italian: TSI2 | ||
| Taiwan | Era Television (3-cable channels for coverage) | |
| Thailand | Free-to-air: Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Channel 9, Channel 11 & ITV (all matches available on non-subscription television) | |
| Trinidad and Tobago: | CCN TV6 | |
| Turkey | ||
| Ukraine | Inter & ICTV | |
| United Kingdom and territories
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HD: BBC HD & ITV HD |
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| SD: BBC & ITV |
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| United States and territories
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English: ABC, ESPN & ESPN2 |
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| Spanish: Univision & TeleFutura |
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| German: Setanta Sports |
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| French: TV5Monde |
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| Portuguese: RBTI & Rede Globo |
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| Persian: Tapesh TV |
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| Arabic: ART |
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| Japanese: TV Japan |
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| Korean: KBS |
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| Uruguay | Teledoce, Monte Carlo TV, Canal 10, DirecTV | |
| Venezuela | Venevisión, RCTV, Meridiano Televisión & DirecTV | |
| Vietnam | FPT, VTV2, VTV3 & HTV7, HTV9, VTC1, VTC2 |
References[]
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External links[]
2006 FIFA World Cup finalists | |
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| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place | |
| Quarter-finals |
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| Round of 16 |
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| Group stage |
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