When the Netherlands face Japan at AT&T Stadium in the opening group stage fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, millions of viewers across dozens of countries will be watching - on free-to-air television, premium streaming services, and digital platforms spanning every continent. Knowing exactly where and how to access the broadcast in your country is the first step to ensuring you do not miss a single moment of the action.
Where to Watch in the Netherlands and Japan
In the Netherlands, public broadcaster NOS holds the official rights. The fixture airs live on free-to-air television via NPO 1, with simultaneous streaming available through NOS.nl and the NPO Start app. Dutch viewers can also access coverage via Ziggo Go and Canal+ Netherlands for those with existing subscriptions. No paywall stands between Oranje supporters and their opening fixture - a deliberate and widely welcomed rights arrangement.
Japanese audiences are equally well served. The Japan Consortium distributes coverage across free-to-air networks including NHK - available on terrestrial broadcast, the NHK+ streaming platform, and BS Premium 4K - alongside commercial broadcasters Nippon TV and Fuji TV. For viewers seeking premium digital access, DAZN Japan also carries the live broadcast.
Worldwide Broadcast Listings by Country
Below is a comprehensive listing of confirmed broadcasters for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across all major territories. Free-to-air options are widely available in many regions, while premium and subscription services dominate in others.
- ๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan - ATN
- ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania - TV Klan
- ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria - beIN SPORTS Connect
- ๐ฆ๐ฉ Andorra - TVE La 1 | M6 | beIN Sports 1 | M6+
- ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina - Telefe Argentina | DIRECTV Sports Argentina | DGO | mitelefe | Paramount+
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia - SBS | SBS On Demand
- ๐ฆ๐น Austria - ORF eins | ORF ON
- ๐ง๐ช Belgium - La Une | Proximus Pickx | RTBF Auvio Direct | Sporza
- ๐ง๐ด Bolivia - Red Uno | Unitel | Tigo Sports Bolivia | Disney+ Premium Chile | Entel TV
- ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina - Arena Sport
- ๐ง๐ท Brazil - SporTV | Globo | Globoplay | SBT | Zapping | N Sports | Claro TV+ | Sky+ | CazรฉTV | Vivo Play
- ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria - BNT
- ๐จ๐ฆ Canada - TSN+ | TSN1 | CTV | RDS App | CTV App | Crave
- ๐จ๐ฑ Chile - Chilevision | DIRECTV Sports Chile | DGO | Disney+ Premium Chile | Paramount+
- ๐จ๐ด Colombia - Caracol TV | RCN Television | DIRECTV Sports Colombia | DGO | Deportes RCN En Vivo | Caracol Play | ditu | Radio Nacional de Colombia | Paramount+
- ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica - Teletica Canal 7 | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | TDMAX | FOX
- ๐ญ๐ท Croatia - HRTi
- ๐จ๐พ Cyprus - Sigma TV
- ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia - ฤT Sport | OnePlay
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark - TV2 Denmark | TV2 Play Denmark
- ๐ช๐จ Ecuador - DIRECTV Sports Ecuador | DGO | Teleamazonas | Paramount+
- ๐ธ๐ป El Salvador - Canal 4 El Salvador | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Tigo Sports El Salvador | FOX
- ๐ช๐ช Estonia - Go3 Extra Sports Estonia
- ๐ซ๐ฏ Fiji - FBC Sports
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland - MTV3 | MTV Urheilu 1 | MTV Katsomo
- ๐ซ๐ท France - M6 | beIN Sports 1 | M6+ | beIN SPORTS CONNECT | Molotov | Free | 6play | myCANAL
- ๐ฉ๐ช Germany - ZDF | MagentaTV
- ๐ฌ๐น Guatemala - TeleOnce Guatemala | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Chapin TV | Tigo Sports Guatemala | FOX
- ๐ญ๐ณ Honduras - Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Tigo Sports Honduras | FOX
- ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong - ViuTV | 616 Now Sports 4K | 618 Now Sports
- ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia - TVRI | Vidio | TVRI Sport
- ๐ฎ๐ท Iran - beIN SPORTS Connect
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland - RTร
- ๐ฎ๐น Italy - DAZN Italia | RAI 1 | RaiPlay
- ๐ฏ๐ต Japan - DAZN Japan | NHK | Nippon TV | Fuji TV
- ๐ฝ๐ฐ Kosovo - RTK1 | ArtMotion | TV Vala Kosovo Telecom
- ๐ฒ๐ด Macau - ViuTV
- ๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius - New World Sport App
- ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico - Canal 5 Televisa | Azteca 7 | TUDN En Vivo | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | ViX Mexico
- ๐ Middle East and North Africa - beIN SPORTS CONNECT
- ๐ณ๐ต Nepal - Himalaya TV | DGO | Himalaya Sports TV
- ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands - NPO 1 | Ziggo Go | Canal+ Netherlands
- ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand - TVNZ 1 | TVNZ+
- ๐ณ๐ฎ Nicaragua - Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Tigo Sports Nicaragua | FOX
- ๐ณ๐ด Norway - TV 2 Direkte | TV 2 Play
- ๐ต๐ฆ Panama - RPC | TVN Panama | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | TVMax | Medcom GO | Tigo Sports Panama | FOX
- ๐ต๐ช Peru - DIRECTV Sports Peru | DGO | Disney+ Premium Chile | Paramount+
- ๐ต๐น Portugal - Sport TV
- ๐ท๐ด Romania - Antena 1 | Antena Play
- ๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino - DAZN Italia | RAI 1 | RaiPlay
- ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore - Singtel TV GO | meWATCH
How to Watch from Outside Your Home Country Using a VPN
Broadcast rights are territorial by design. A streaming platform licensed to air content in Germany cannot legally serve that same content to a viewer in Brazil. This is why geo-restrictions exist - not as a technical inconvenience, but as a contractual boundary enforced by rights holders. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) routes your internet connection through a server in a different country, effectively presenting your device as located there. This allows access to platforms that would otherwise be unavailable in your actual location.
To do this reliably, follow three steps:
- Sign up for a paid VPN service - options such as ExpressVPN, NordVPN, or Surfshark are widely regarded for their speed and unblocking capability.
- Connect to a server in the country where your preferred broadcaster operates.
- Open the platform in a private or incognito browser window - this prevents residual cookies from revealing your true location - and log in as normal.
Free VPN services are not suitable for live broadcasting. They impose bandwidth limitations, lack the server infrastructure needed to maintain stable connections during high-traffic events, and frequently fail to bypass geo-restrictions at all. A paid subscription to a reputable provider is the only practical route. One additional caveat: using a VPN to access geo-restricted content may violate the Terms of Service of certain streaming platforms. This does not constitute illegal activity in most jurisdictions, but it is a condition users agree to upon registration and should be considered before proceeding.
