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]
Asia
Bangladesh
Brunei
Cambodia
Hong Kong
- 2018: ViuTV (nineteen matches in live telecast), Now TV (all matches in live telecast)
- 2014: TVB (all matches in live telecast) (22 matches in free-to-air terrestrial television; all matches in pay television)
- 2010: ATV (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals), TVB (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals) and Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches in live telecast)
- 2006: ATV (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals), TVB (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals) and Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches in live telecast)
- 2002: ATV (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals), TVB (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals) and Cable TV Hong Kong (all matches in live telecast)
- 1990–1998: ATV and TVB (all matches in live telecast)
- 1982–1986: TVB (all matches in live telecast)
- 1974–1978: TVB and RTV (selected matches in live telecast)
- 1970: TVB (selected matches)
India
Indonesia
- 2022: Emtek (licensed from Klikdaily. all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)[3][4]
- 2018: Trans TV (56-matches), Trans7 (16-matches), Transvision, Klix TV and IndiHome (both pay broadcast all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 2014–present: K-Vision (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 2014: ANTV, tvOne (both channels broadcast all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively), Domikado, Genflix and IndiHome (both pay broadcast all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 2010–present: Telkomsel (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 2010 and 2018: MNC Vision (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 2010: RCTI (46-matches) and Global TV (20-matches) (all matches in live telecast)
- 2006: SCTV (64 matches includes 56 live telecast and 8 taped group stage matches)
- 2002: RCTI (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 in 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)
- 1990: TVRI (10-matches) and RCTI (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 1986: TVRI (recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on semifinal and final)[5]
- 1982: TVRI (colour, recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on opening match)[5]
- 1978: 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]
- 1970: TVRI (black-and-white, recorded broadcast, selected delayed telecast on final)[5]
Iran
- 2014–present: beIN Sports
- 2010: Al-Jazeera Sport
- 2002–2006: ART Sport
- 1962–present: IRIB 3
Japan
- 2014-present: Japan Consortium: NHK General TV, Fuji Television, Nippon Television, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo
- 2002-2010: Japan Consortium: NHK General TV, Fuji Television, Nippon Television, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo; SKY PerfecTV!
- 1978-1998: NHK General TV
- 1970-1974: TV Tokyo
Malaysia
- 2010–present: Sukan RTM (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 2006–present: Astro (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 1998: NTV7 (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 1986–1998: TV3 (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively)
- 1982–present: RTM TV1 and TV2 (all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively for 1982–2002, 47 matches for 2006,[6] 35 matches for 2010 and 2014,[7][8] and 41 matches for 2018[9])
- 1970–1978: RTM Network One and Network Two Black and White (all matches)
- 1966: Television Malaysia Black and White (all matches)
Maldives
- 2014–present: Sony Pictures Networks
- 1982–2014: TVM
Myanmar
- 2014–present: Skynet Sports (ALL MATCHES)
- 1982–present: MRTV (all matches for 1982–2010, 16 matches for 2014 and 2018[10])
Nepal
Pakistan
- 2018: PTV Sports and Ten Sports[ONLY 2018 TOURNAMENT]
Philippines
Singapore
- 2022: Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U and CNA (both channels broadcast all matches in live telecast and highest full matches respectively), meWATCH (all matches in live streaming) and Singtel TV/StarHub TV (all matches in live telecast)
- 2018: Sports on Okto (nine matches includes six group stage, semi-finals and finals), Toggle Sports (all matches in live streaming) and Singtel TV/StarHub TV (all matches in live telecast)
- 2014: Sports on Okto (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals) and Singtel TV/StarHub TV (all matches in live telecast)
- 2010: Channel 5 (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals) and Singtel TV/StarHub TV (all matches in live telecast)
- 2006: Channel 5 (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals) and StarHub Cable Vision (all matches in live telecast)
- 2002: Channel 5 (four matches includes opening matches, semi-finals and finals) and Singapore Cable Vision (all matches in live telecast)
- 1998: Premiere 12 (all matches)
- 1990–1994: Channel 12 (all matches)
- 1986: Channel 5 and Channel 12 (all matches)
- 1982: Channel 8 (opening match, delayed) and Channel 5 (semifinal and final, live)
- 1978: Channel 5 (all matches)
- 1974 Final: Channel 5 Colour
- 1966–1974: Channel 5 Black and White (all matches)
Sri Lanka
- 2014–present: Sony Pictures Networks
- 1986–present: SLRC
South Korea
Tajikistan
- 2018–present: Varzish TV and Futbol TV (all matches in live telecast)
- 1994–2014: TVT
Thailand
- 2018: Channel 5 HD, Amarin TV, True4U and True Sport (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)
- 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)
- 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)
Uzbekistan
- 2018: UzReport TV and Futbol TV (all matches in live telecast)
- 1994–2014: NTRCU (all matches in live telecast)
Australia
Europe
Andorra
- (see France and Spain)
France
Kosovo
- 2010–present: Radio Televizioni i Kosovës
Liechtenstein
- (see Switzerland)
Luxembourg
- (see Belgium)
Poland
Portugal
- 2018: SIC (8 Matches Live), RTP (28 Matches Live), Sport TV (64 Matches Live), PortugalTV (56 Matches Live and 8 Delayed - Internet Only)
- 2002–present: Sport TV / PortugalTV
- 1966–present: RTP
- 2006: SIC (15 Matches Live), RTP (Highlights), Sport TV (All Matches Live and Highlights) and Portugal TV (56 Matches Live, 8 Matches Delayed - Internet Only)
Russia
- 2018: Channel One, VGTRK, Match TV
- 2014: Channel One, All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
- 2010: Channel One (26 matches), All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (38 matches)
- 1998–2006: Channel One, All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
- 1994: Channel One Ostankino, Russia-1
San Marino
- (see Italy)
Spain
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
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.[15] 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. (Wales has not qualified since 1958, when television broadcasting was more limited.[16])
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.[17] 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.
Africa
Middle East and North Africa
- 2014–present: beIN Sports
- 2010: Al-Jazeera Sport
- 2002–2006: ART Sport
Whole of Africa
Egypt
- 1974–2002: ERTU
- 2014–present: beIN Sports
North America
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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
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 in studio.
- 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.[18][19]
- 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
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
South America
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See also
- By year:
- By country:
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Canada
- Sports broadcasting contracts in France
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Latin America
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Spain
- Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Italy
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Germany
- Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States
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