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Telemundo scores World Cup rights for 2026

February 12, 2015 by Veronica Villafañe

FIFA today announced that it has awarded Telemundo and Fox networks the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2026 World Cup.

The move comes as a surprise, because FIFA bypassed the bidding process.

This is a big get for Telemundo, which in 2011 swiped the Spanish-language rights to the lucrative World Cup from Univision for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, paying $600 million for the deal.

Telemundo will now have the rights to 3 consecutive World Cups.

The extension also gives goths networks rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup and other FIFA tournaments including: U-20 World Cup 2023 and 2025, U-17 World Cup 2023 and 2025, Beach Soccer World Cup 2023 and 2025, Futsal World Cup 2024, U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024 and 2026, U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 and 2026, and Confederations Cup 2025.

Filed Under: Programming, TV & Radio Tagged With: Telemundo, World Cup

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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