# 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Canada | French: SRC |
| Canada | Portuguese & Italian: Omni 1 |
| Canada | 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 |
| Switzerland | French: TSR2 |
| Switzerland | 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 |
| United Kingdom and territories England Scotland Northern Ireland Wales | SD: BBC & ITV |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | English: ABC, ESPN & ESPN2 |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | Spanish: Univision & TeleFutura |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | German: Setanta Sports |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | French: TV5Monde |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | Portuguese: RBTI & Rede Globo |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | Persian: Tapesh TV |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | Arabic: ART |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | Japanese: TV Japan |
| United States and territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands | Korean: KBS |
| Uruguay | Teledoce, Monte Carlo TV, Canal 10, DirecTV |
| Venezuela | Venevisión, RCTV, Meridiano Televisión & DirecTV |
| Vietnam | FPT, VTV, HTV & VTC |