FIFA World Cup 2026 Live Streaming: The countdown for FIFA World Cup 2026 has started. The tournament is going to start from 11th June and the final match will be played on 19th July. This time there will be a fight for a trophy among 48 teams in the FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, a bad news is coming for football lovers in India. People waiting for the tournament will not be able to watch it live in India. Let us tell you why we are saying this.
No one bought broadcast rights
Crores of football fans in India have suffered a big shock. This time, clouds of crisis seem to be looming over the telecast of the FIFA World Cup in India. No deal has been finalized yet for live streaming of the tournament in India. Reliance Disney’s joint venture has offered $20 million for the broadcast rights. According to information revealed by Reuters, talks have also been held with Sony regarding this but it has also decided not to offer FIFA broadcast rights for India.
In such a situation, according to the information coming out, it is expected that this time the FIFA World Cup can be telecast live on DD Sports channel.
Broadcasting will not be possible even in neighboring countries
Like India, talks regarding broadcasting rights are also not being resolved in the neighboring country China. Till now no deal has been announced by China either. FIFA has said that during the World Cup in 2022, 49.8% of the total hours watched on digital and social platforms came from China. In the years 2018 and 2022, the rights were purchased by CCTV Broadcast in China. For this, advertisement was also started by the broadcaster.
48 teams will play for the first time
This time 48 teams are going to participate in the FIFA World Cup. This will be the first time that such a large number of teams will compete in the tournament. The top 2 teams from each group will get entry into the knockout. To reach the finals, all the teams will first have to go through the Round of 32, then the Round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
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