2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights

FIFA, through several companies, have sold the rights for the broadcast of 2006 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.

Television

Broadcasters that are confirmed to be screening some or all of the matches in standard definition are in bold. Broadcasters screening matches in UHF are free-to-air.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
Arab League	ART
Albania	DigitAlbCana
Argentina	Canal 13, Telefé, Canal 9, América 2, Canal 7, TyC & DirecTV
Armenia	ARMTV
Australia	SBS
Austria	ORF
Azerbaijan	Lider TV
Bangladesh	BTV
Belgium	Dutch: Kanaal Twee & VRT
Belgium	French: RTBF
Bhutan	ESPN STAR Sports
Bolivia	Unitel
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT
Brazil	HDTV: Cable/Satellite (Pay): BandSports & SporTV
Brazil	SDTV: Free-to-air: Rede Globo Cable/Satellite (Pay): ESPN Brasil
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:Premiere HD SD:ARD, ZDF, RTL & Premiere
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 (all matches)
Iran	IRIB
Ireland	RTÉ
Israel	Channel 1 (44-matches) & Channel 33 (20-matches)
Italy	Free-to-air: RAI (1-matches per day) Satellite (pay): SKY Italia (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 (TV1 & TV2) Satellite (pay): Astro (8-live digital satellite channels dedicated exclusively to the 2006 FIFA World Cup)
Malta	Melita Sports
Mexico	Free-to-air: TV Azteca & Televisa Cable (pay): Mega Cable Satellite (pay): SKY México
Republic of Moldova	TRM
Montenegro	TV In
Netherlands	NOS
New Zealand	TV1 & Sky
Norway	NRK & TV2
Pakistan	PTV
Panama	Channel 4
Paraguay	SNT (Channel 9) and Telefuturo (Channel 4)
Peru	ATV (Channel 9) and América Televisión (Channel 4)
Philippines	RPN, SportsPlus
Poland	Polsat and TVP
Portugal	RTP, SIC & Sport TV
Puerto Rico	Univision Puerto Rico, ABC & ESPN
Romania	RTV
Russia	Channel One & VGTRK
Middle East and North Africa	ART & (Al Riyadiah, only ln Saudi Arabia)
Serbia	RTS, 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)
Slovakia	STV
Slovenia	RTV & Kanal A
South Africa	Free-to-air: SABC Satellite (pay): Super Sport
Spain	la Sexta (all matches including: 35-live & 29-delay), Cuatro TV (3-matches of Spain) & Digital+ (all matches live)
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 (all matches available on non-subscription television)
Trinidad and Tobago:	CCN TV6
Turkey	Kanal 1
Ukraine	Inter & ICTV
United Kingdom and territories England Scotland Northern Ireland Wales	HD: BBC HD & ITV HD
	SD: BBC & ITV
United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands	English: ABC, ESPN & ESPN2
	Spanish: Univision & TeleFutura
	German: Setanta Sports
	French: TV5MONDE
	Portuguese: RBTI & Rede Globo
	Persian: Tapesh TV
	Arabic: ART
	Japanese: TV Japan
	Korean: KBS
Venezuela	Venevisión, RCTV & Meridiano Televisión
Vietnam	FPT, VTV & HTV

External links

2006 FIFA World Cup

Stages	Qualification Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Final

General information	Broadcasting Controversies Discipline Mascots Matches Officials Rankings Seeding Sponsorship Statistics Squads

2006 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions	Italy

Runners-up	France

Third place	Germany

Fourth place	Portugal

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil England Ukraine

Eliminated in the round of 16	Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland

Eliminated in the group stage	Angola Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Czech Republic Iran Japan South Korea Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States

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FIFA World Cup

Tournaments	Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea/Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 2026

Finals	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Qualification	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Squads	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Seedings	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Broadcasters	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Bids	2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030

Records and statistics	All-time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat-tricks own goals Penalty shoot-outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Team appearances Teams with no appearances

Miscellaneous	Awards Balls Economics History Hosts Mascots Official films Official songs Trophy Video games

Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.

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