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Every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> will be broadcast live in the United States across FOX<\/strong>, FS1<\/strong>, Telemundo<\/strong> and Peacock<\/strong>. FOX holds the English-language rights; Telemundo and Peacock hold Spanish-language rights. This guide covers every channel, every streaming service, and the cheapest cord-cutter routes to all 104 matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026<\/strong>, with the opener at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City and the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kickoff times will run across all four US time zones \u2014 Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific \u2014 with the majority of marquee matches scheduled for primetime on the East Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Cup 2026 on English-Language TV: FOX and FS1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FOX<\/strong> and FS1<\/strong> carry every English-language match. The biggest fixtures \u2014 including the USA group games, the final and most knockout matches \u2014 air on the FOX broadcast network, free over the air with a digital antenna or via any cable package. Secondary matches and weekday group-stage games are split across FS1 (cable) and occasionally FS2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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South Korea and LAFC star Heung-min Son Photo: Ryu Young-suk\/Yonhap via AP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FOX also streams every English-language match on the FOX Sports app<\/strong> and foxsports.com<\/strong>, though both require a TV provider login. Live programming, the FOX studio panel and full match replays are all available on demand for the duration of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Cup 2026 on Spanish-Language TV: Telemundo and Peacock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Telemundo<\/strong> and Universo<\/strong> share Spanish-language broadcast duties. Telemundo, the free-to-air network, carries the biggest matches including the Mexico games, the final and most knockout-round fixtures. Universo (cable) picks up overlapping group-stage games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peacock<\/strong>, NBCUniversal\u2019s streaming service, carries every Telemundo match live and on demand. Peacock Premium starts at $7.99\/month<\/strong> and is the single cheapest way to watch every Spanish-language World Cup match without a traditional pay-TV subscription. For deeper coverage of Spanish-language coverage and Hispanic-audience editorial, see our Spanish-language guide on Squawka US<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Stream the World Cup 2026 Without Cable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cord-cutters have several viable routes to FOX, FS1, Telemundo and Universo. The four standard services that carry all the relevant channels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n