Where you can watch the 2026 World Cup depending on the operator you have

Let’s tell you with which operators you can watch the 2026 World Cup soccer. The 2026 FIFA World Cup starts on June 11 according to the calendarand if you want to watch the games, you may still not be clear about the network of channels and platforms that offer it.

We are going to start the article by telling you What games will you be able to watch for free? on Spanish Television. And then, we will tell you which operators you will have the option to watch the World Cup matches with and what the characteristics of these offers are.

What matches can be seen for free

RTVE It has the rights to broadcast the World Cup openly. With them, you will be able watch all the matches of the Spanish National Team for freethe opening match on June 11 that pits Mexico against South Africa, the two semifinals, the match for third and fourth place, and the final that will be held on July 19.

In total, Spanish Television will broadcast 33 matches through La1 on DTT, and you can also watch them streaming with the RTVE Play application. Being public television, all operators that include DTT in their television packages will allow you to watch the games.

The operators that include DTT are Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, DIGI, Jazztel, Yoigo, MásMóvil or Pepephone among others. You can also see them on the OTTs of Movistar Plus and Orange TV Libre.

Where can you watch paid matches

In addition to the free matches, the rights to the exclusive paid matches belong to DAZN. In total, DAZN has another 71 exclusive matchesand operators such as Movistar or Orange have reached agreements with them to be able to offer the 104 world cup matches to its users.

Therefore, the football offer of each operator it remains as follows:

• Movistar: Users who have contracted the LaLiga package with its additional 36 euros will be able to watch the matches on Movistar Plus. Also those who have contracted the Total Football package of 50 euros per month. If you don’t have one of those packages, your only option will be to contract them for two months and then cancel. We already warned you that either you take advantage of a promotion, or it will be more expensive than hiring DAZN on your own.
• Orange: Users who have Orange TV and have subscribed to football in their convergent rate will have DAZN Mundial available on Orange TV. The rest will have to buy a package with football to be able to watch the World Cup in its entirety and cancel it later. Of course, if you are going to do it, be careful with the permanence.
• Vodafone, Yoigo, MásMóvil and regional operators of the former Euskaltel Group (Telecable, R and Euskaltel): Your users will be able to add the Premium package (old Pro plan) of DAZN with DAZN World to their convergent rates, manage the subscription and pay them on the same invoice. Some may have a bit of a discount compared to the official DAZN price if you buy it on your own. If you do not have it contracted, keep in mind that you must maintain the subscription for a minimum of two months and you will have to use the DAZN app to watch the games.
• Digi, O2, Lowi, Pepephone and Finetwork: Users of these and other operators that do not offer an option to contract DAZN internally will have to subscribe on their own outside the operator. If this is your case, you will have to do it from the DAZN Spain website.

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