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
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: VRT & KANALTWEE
	French: RTBF
Bhutan	ESPN STAR Sports
Bolivia	Unitel
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT
Brazil	HDTV: Cable/Satellite (Pay): BandSports & SporTV
	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 (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
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 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 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	SNT
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) 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, 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 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
Uruguay	Teledoce, Monte Carlo TV, Canal 10, DirecTV
Venezuela	Venevisión, RCTV, Meridiano Televisión & DirecTV
Vietnam	FPT, VTV, HTV & VTC