Country
Broadcaster(s)
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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 )
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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