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.
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan - ATN
- 🇦🇱 Albania - TV Klan
- 🇩🇿 Algeria - beIN SPORTS Connect
- 🇦🇩 Andorra - TVE La 1 | M6 | beIN Sports 1 | M6+
- 🇦🇷 Argentina - Telefe Argentina | DIRECTV Sports Argentina | DGO | mitelefe | Paramount+
- 🇦🇺 Australia - SBS | SBS On Demand
- 🇦🇹 Austria - ORF eins | ORF ON
- 🇧🇪 Belgium - La Une | Proximus Pickx | RTBF Auvio Direct | Sporza
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia - Red Uno | Unitel | Tigo Sports Bolivia | Disney+ Premium Chile | Entel TV
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Arena Sport
- 🇧🇷 Brazil - SporTV | Globo | Globoplay | SBT | Zapping | N Sports | Claro TV+ | Sky+ | CazéTV | Vivo Play
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria - BNT
- 🇨🇦 Canada - TSN+ | TSN1 | CTV | RDS App | CTV App | Crave
- 🇨🇱 Chile - Chilevision | DIRECTV Sports Chile | DGO | Disney+ Premium Chile | Paramount+
- 🇨🇴 Colombia - Caracol TV | RCN Television | DIRECTV Sports Colombia | DGO | Deportes RCN En Vivo | Caracol Play | ditu | Radio Nacional de Colombia | Paramount+
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica - Teletica Canal 7 | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | TDMAX | FOX
- ðŸ‡ðŸ‡· Croatia - HRTi
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus - Sigma TV
- 🇨🇿 Czechia - ČT Sport | OnePlay
- 🇩🇰 Denmark - TV2 Denmark | TV2 Play Denmark
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador - DIRECTV Sports Ecuador | DGO | Teleamazonas | Paramount+
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador - Canal 4 El Salvador | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Tigo Sports El Salvador | FOX
- 🇪🇪 Estonia - Go3 Extra Sports Estonia
- 🇫🇯 Fiji - FBC Sports
- 🇫🇮 Finland - MTV3 | MTV Urheilu 1 | MTV Katsomo
- 🇫🇷 France - M6 | beIN Sports 1 | M6+ | beIN SPORTS CONNECT | Molotov | Free | 6play | myCANAL
- 🇩🇪 Germany - ZDF | MagentaTV
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala - TeleOnce Guatemala | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Chapin TV | Tigo Sports Guatemala | FOX
- ðŸ‡ðŸ‡³ Honduras - Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Tigo Sports Honduras | FOX
- ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong - ViuTV | 616 Now Sports 4K | 618 Now Sports
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia - TVRI | Vidio | TVRI Sport
- 🇮🇷 Iran - beIN SPORTS Connect
- 🇮🇪 Ireland - RTÉ
- 🇮🇹 Italy - DAZN Italia | RAI 1 | RaiPlay
- 🇯🇵 Japan - DAZN Japan | NHK | Nippon TV | Fuji TV
- 🇽🇰 Kosovo - RTK1 | ArtMotion | TV Vala Kosovo Telecom
- 🇲🇴 Macau - ViuTV
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius - New World Sport App
- 🇲🇽 Mexico - Canal 5 Televisa | Azteca 7 | TUDN En Vivo | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | ViX Mexico
- 🌎 Middle East and North Africa - beIN SPORTS CONNECT
- 🇳🇵 Nepal - Himalaya TV | DGO | Himalaya Sports TV
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands - NPO 1 | Ziggo Go | Canal+ Netherlands
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand - TVNZ 1 | TVNZ+
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua - Azteca Deportes En Vivo | Tigo Sports Nicaragua | FOX
- 🇳🇴 Norway - TV 2 Direkte | TV 2 Play
- 🇵🇦 Panama - RPC | TVN Panama | Azteca Deportes En Vivo | TVMax | Medcom GO | Tigo Sports Panama | FOX
- 🇵🇪 Peru - DIRECTV Sports Peru | DGO | Disney+ Premium Chile | Paramount+
- 🇵🇹 Portugal - Sport TV
- 🇷🇴 Romania - Antena 1 | Antena Play
- 🇸🇲 San Marino - DAZN Italia | RAI 1 | RaiPlay
- 🇸🇬 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.
