2022 FIFA World Cup Broadcasting Rights: TV Coverage & Channel List

Qatar will host the FIFA World Cup 2022, the tournament’s 22nd edition and the primary championship for national soccer teams. Regardless of the criticism, the fact that this event will be hosted for the first time in an Arab country is a significant milestone.

Qatar defeated Australia, the United States, Japan, and South Korea to win the bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

When it comes to football, Qatar isn’t exactly a household brand in the sports world. They were unable to qualify for the 2018 World Cup despite their enormous population. In August 2021, they were ranked 42nd in the FIFA World Rankings. It had never received a higher ranking.

The first competition will be held in Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City on November 20, 2022. The tournament will be held at eight stadiums around Qatar, including those in Doha, Al Rayyan, Al Khor, and Lusail City. From these stadiums, the broadcasters will relay the visuals to the world.

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FOX has reserved the rights of broadcasting

Owner of the English language linguistic monopoly 64 World Cup games will be shown live on Fox and FS1, as well as on the Fox Sports app, according to a statement made by the network on Monday. 35 of the 64 episodes will be televised on Fox, while 29 will be broadcast on FS1.

Fox will broadcast 34 games live on Sunday, starting at 10 or 11 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) or 2 p.m. ET.

Senegal’s first match against the Netherlands will be airing on Fox on November 21 at 5 a.m. ET. In each of the United States’ Group B matches against Iran, England, and whatever the European team is in June, the winner of the European playoff will be unveiled on television at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This year’s Thanksgiving Day showdown between the United States and the United Kingdom is going to be tense (Nov. 25).

The World Cup final will be airing live on Fox on Sunday, December 18 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The event will be broadcast live on the same day at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Fox Sports is expected to showcase its whole roster of broadcast professionals, hosts (and other celebrities), and other network characters this summer.

Viacom18 in India and other Sub-continental Countries

Reliance Industries Ltd owns TV broadcasting and digital media company Viacom18 has rights to telecast FIFA World Cup 2022 in India. It offers FIFA World Cup matches for free on JioCinema App.

The JioCinema App will offer multiple languages feeds for Qatar 2020 matches including English, Hindi, Bangla, Tamil and Malayalam. It also offers World cup matches in 4k.

BBC and ITV for the UK Viewers

BBC and ITV is the home of FIFA World Cup in the United Kingdom. As a result of a recent deal between the BBC and FIFA. This new agreement, which is shared with ITV, covers television, radio, and internet content.

FOX for the US Viewers

In the United States, Fox Sports and Telemundo will broadcast the 2022 FIFA World Cup in English and Spanish, respectively.

Sub-Saharan African Viewers can use SuperSport

In Sub-Saharan Africa, SuperSport’s pay-TV broadcast rights have been expanded to encompass all accessible platforms, allowing fans to watch all 64 FIFA World Cup 2022 games live on the channel.

BeIN Sports

The games will be aired live to tens of millions of viewers in the Middle East and North Africa on beIN Sports. beIN Sports will service 24 Middle Eastern and North African countries under the FIFA World Cup 2022 media rights arrangement (MENA).

FIFA World Cup 2022 Broadcasters Full List

FIFA officials have made announcements of the broadcasters in all countries. The good thing is that you will be able to reserve your viewing option if your country is participating in the World Cup. Or, if your country is fond of soccer, you will not miss it.

TerritoryRights holder(s)
AlbaniaRTSH
ArgentinaTyC Sports
ArmeniaAMPTV
AustraliaSBS
AustriaORF
AzerbaijanİTV
BelarusBelteleradio
BelgiumRTBF,VRT
BoliviaRed Uno, Unitel
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBHRT
BulgariaBNT, Nova
BrazilTV Globo
BruneiKristal-Astro
CambodiaTVK
CanadaBell Media
CaribbeanSportsMax
Cayman IslandsLogic
Central AsiaSaran Media
ChinaCCTV, Migu
ColombiaCaracol Televisión, RCN Televisión
Costa RicaTeletica
CroatiaHRT
CuraçaoTV Direct 13
CyprusCyBC
Czech RepublicČT
DenmarkDR, TV 2
EcuadorTeleamazonas
El SalvadorTCS
EstoniaERR
EuropeEBU
FranceTF1,beIN Sports
FinlandYle, MTV3
GeorgiaGPB
GermanyARD,ZDF,Deutsche Telekom
GreeceANT1
GuatemalaTV Azteca,Tigo Sports
HondurasTelevicentro
HungaryMTVA
IcelandRÚV
Indian subcontinentViacom18
IndonesiaKlikdaily,Emtek
IrelandRTÉ
IsraelIPBC
ItalyRAI
JapanDentsu Inc.
KazakhstanKazakh TV
KosovoRTK
Latin AmericaVrio Corp.
LatviaLTV
LiechtensteinSRG SSR
LithuaniaLRT
MacauTDM
MalaysiaAstro
MaltaPBS
MENAbeIN Sports
MexicoTelevisa
MoldovaTRM
MontengeroRTCG
NetherlandsNOS
New ZealandSky
North MacedoniaMRT
NorwayNRK, TV 2
PanamaRPC, TVN
ParaguayTyC Sports,Tigo Sports
PeruLatina Televisión
PolandTVP
PortugalRTP
RomaniaTVR
RussiaChannel One, Match TV, VGTRK
SerbiaRTS
SlovakiaRTVS
SloveniaRTV
South KoreaSBS,KBS,MBC
SpainMediapro, RTVE
Sub-Saharan AfricaSuperSport, New World TV
SurinameSCCN, STVS
SwedenSVT, TV4
SwitzerlandSRG SSR
TaiwanELTA
TurkeyTRT
UkraineSuspilne
United KingdomBBC,ITV
United StatesFox, Telemundo
UruguayANTEL,Canal 4,Canal 10,Teledoce,TyC Sports
VenezuelaTeleven
UzbekistanMTRK

Source: Wikipedia