FIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of 2006 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.
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 | Telefe, El Trece, El Nueve, América TV, TyC Sports & DirecTV | ||
Armenia | ARMTV | ||
Australia | SBS | ||
Austria | ORF | ||
Azerbaijan | Lider TV | ||
Bangladesh | BTV | ||
Belgium | Dutch | ||
French | |||
Bhutan | ESPN STAR Sports | ||
Bolivia | Unitel | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | ||
Brazil | HDTV
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SDTV
Rede Globo | |||
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 | ||
French: SRC | |||
Portuguese & Italian: Omni 1 | |||
Cantonese & Chinese: Omni 2 | |||
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 | ||
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) | ||
Hungary | RTL Klub & Sport Klub | ||
Iceland | Sýn | ||
India | Free-to-air: Doordarshan Satellite (pay): ESPN STAR Sports | ||
Indonesia | SCTV (64 matches includes 56 live telecast and 8 taped group stage matches) | [1] | |
Iran | IRIB | ||
Ireland | RTÉ | ||
Israel | Free-to-air: Channel 2 (Reshet), Channel 10 Satellite/Cable (pay): Sport 5, Sport 1 and Sport 2 | ||
Italy | Free-to-air: RAI (1-matches per day) Satellite (pay): Sky Sport (all matches) | ||
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 (RTM1 & RTM2) & NTV7 | ||
Malta | Melita Sports | ||
Mexico | Free-to-air: TV Azteca & Televisa Cable (pay): Mega Cable and Cablevisión Satellite (pay): SKY México | ||
Moldova | TRM | ||
Montenegro | TV In | ||
Netherlands | NOS | ||
New Zealand | TV1 & Sky | ||
Norway | NRK & TV2 | ||
Pakistan | PTV | ||
Panama | Channel 4 | ||
Paraguay | |||
Peru | ATV (Channel 9) | ||
Philippines | RPN, SportsPlus | ||
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) | ||
Slovakia | STV | ||
Slovenia | RTV & Kanal A | ||
South Africa | Free-to-air: SABC Satellite (pay): Super Sport | ||
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 | Kanal 1 | ||
Ukraine | Inter & ICTV | ||
United Kingdom
| HD | ||
SD | |||
United States
| English: ABC, ESPN & ESPN2 | ||
Spanish: Univision & TeleFutura | |||
German: Setanta Sports | |||
French: TV5Monde | |||
Portuguese: RBTI & Rede Globo | |||
Persian | |||
Arabic | |||
Japanese: TV Japan | |||
Korean: KBS | |||
Uruguay | Teledoce, Monte Carlo TV, Canal 10, DirecTV | ||
Venezuela | Venevisión, RCTV, Meridiano Televisión & DirecTV | ||
Vietnam | FPT, VTV, HTV & VTC |