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FIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of 2006 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.
Television[edit]
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: Kanaal Twee & VRT | |
| 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
| HD: BBC HD & ITV HD | |
| SD: BBC & ITV | ||
| United States and territories
| 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 |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
2006 FIFA World Cup finalists | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Quarter-finals | |
| Round of 16 | |
| Group stage | |
Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) | |
| Tournaments |
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| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Squads | |
| Final draw | |
| Broadcasters | |
| Bids | |
| Officials | |
| Team appearances | |
| Overall records |
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| Miscellaneous | |
