2026 World Cup: Where to watch the African teams’ matches on matchday 1 of the group stage?

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Imed Ben Amara

News Editor

11.06.26 15:00 World Cup

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The grand festival of world football kicks off on June 11 with an opening clash between South Africa and Mexico, marking the first matchday in Group A.

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In addition to Bafana Bafana, nine other African teams will be taking part in the 2026 World Cup: Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, DR Congo, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, and Senegal.

Several TV channels will broadcast the African teams’ matches on the opening day of the World Cup, including:

América Peru HD

Antena 1 Romania HD

Antena Play Live ($/geo/R)

Arena Premium 1 BiH HD

Arena Premium 1 Srbija HD

Arena Sport 1 BiH HD

Arena Sport 1 Slovenija HD

ATN (Ariana Television Network)

Azam Sports 2 HD

Azam Sports 4 HD

beIN Connect FRANCE

beIN Connect MENA

beIN Connect MENA HD

beIN Sports France 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA 4K UHD

beIN Sports MENA Max 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 2 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 5 HD

BNT 1 Bulgaria HD

BNT 3 Bulgaria HD

Canal 5 Mexico HD

Caracol Nacional

ChileVision

CT Sport Czech HD

CTV Canada HD

DAZN España ($/geo/R)

DAZN Mundial Espana HD

ERT 1 Hellas HD

ERT 2 Sport Hellas HD

ETV Estonia

ETV+ Estonia

FOX Sports USA 4K

FOX TV USA 4K

Fox TV USA HD

Fussball.TV1 UHD

HRT 2 Hrvatska HD

Ictimai TV HD

ITV 1 England H

ITV X (geo/R)

JOJ TV Slovakia HD

JOJ Šport SVK HD

Jurnal TV Moldova

Kan 11 Israel HD

Klan Sport 1 HD

KTRK Kyrgystan

La 2 cat

La Nouvelle Chaîne Ivorienne

LaLiga TV Bar HD

M4 Sport Hungary HD

M6 France 4K UHD

M6 France HD

M6 Suisse HD

Magenta Sport ($/geo/

MATCH! Futbol 1 HD

MATCH! Premier HD

MATCH! Russia HD

Megogo Sport Ukraine HD

MTV 3 Suomi HD

MTV Katsomon+ ($/geo/R)

MTV Urheilu 1 Suomi HD

NHK BS Premium 4K

Nova Action HD

NOW Sports HK 4K 616

NPO 1 Nederland HD

OnePlay Sport 1 HD

ORF 1 Austria HD

ORF On ($/geo/R)

ORTB Benin

ORTM 1 Mali

Play RTS Sport (geo/R)

Qazaqstan TV HD

QazSport HD

RAI 1 Italia HD

RAI 4K UHD

RCN TV HD

RDS Canada

RSI La 2 Svizzera HD

RTBF La Une HD

RTK 1 Kosovo HD

RTS 1 Senegal HD

RTS 1 Srbija HD

RTS 2 Suisse HD

RTVE Play ($/geo/R)

RTÉ 2 Ireland HD

RTÉ Player (geo/R)

Rustavi 2

RUV 2 Sjonvarpid

SABC 1 HD

Setanta Sports 1 Georgia HD

Sigma TV Cyprus

Sky Sport 2 Deutsch HD

Sky Sport 3 Deutsch HD

Sky Sport 4 Deutsch HD

Slovenija TV2 HD

Sport 1 Israel HD

Sport 24 At Sea HD

Sport 24 In Flight HD

Sport TV Belarus

Sport TV1 Portugal HD

Sport TV5 Portugal HD

SporTV Brazil HD

SRF Zwei Schweiz HD

STV Player (geo/R)

STV Scotland HD

SuperSport 2 Albania HD

SuperSport Grandstand HD

SuperSport MáXimo 1 HD

SuperSport PSL HD

Telemundo USA

Teletica 7 (teletica.com/vivo)

TRT 1 Türkiye HD

TSN Canada 1 HD

TSN Canada 3 HD

TSN Canada 4 HD

TUDN Español USA

Turkmenistan Sport HD

TV Klan HD

TV2 Danmark HD

TV2 Direkte Norge HD

TV3 Lietuva HD

TV4 Play Sverige [online]

TV4 Play+ Sverige [online]

TV4 Sverige HD

TV6 Latvija

TVCG 1 HD

TVE La 1 HD España

TVE La 1 UHD 4K

TVNZ 1

TVP 1 Polska HD

TVP Sport Polska HD

TyC Sports Argentina

UTV Northern Ireland HD

VRT 1 Belgium HD

We Sport Moldova ($/geo/R)

Z Sports 1 Angola

ZDF Deutschland HD

Zor TV Uzbekistan

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