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Date (CEST) | Opponent | Venue | Kick-off Time (CEST) |
Jun 14 | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas, USA) | 19:00 CEST |
Jun 20 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | BMO Field (Toronto, Ontario, CAN) | 22:00 CEST |
Jun 25 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ, USA) | 22:00 CEST |
Who is showing FIFA World Cup 2026 in Germany?
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MagentaTV: Owned by Deutsche Telekom, MagentaTV holds the master rights to the entire tournament. They are the only platform in Germany broadcasting all 104 matches live from the first whistle to the final. Subscribers can watch the games via their television boxes or stream them through the MagentaSport / MagentaTV digital apps.
Free-to-Air Television
ARD & ZDF: The country’s public broadcasting giants struck a major sublicensing deal with Deutsche Telekom to bring a significant portion of the tournament to free TV. Together, ARD and ZDF will broadcast 60 matches live.
Digital Streams: For fans looking to stream for free on mobile devices, tablets, or smart TVs, these 60 games will also be available on the ARD Mediathek and ZDFmediathek platforms.
Germany's 2026 World Cup Campaign
Twelve years after their unforgettable run to global glory in Brazil where they famously lifted their fourth world championship title, Germany are back on football's biggest stage. The Nationalelf are entering a promising new era, seamlessly blending the veteran leadership of mainstays like captain Joshua Kimmich with a dynamic, highly technical new generation. For the passionate German fanbase, this return to the World Cup is more than just another tournament appearance; it is the culmination of a massive transitional period aimed at reclaiming their status as one of global football's premier heavyweights.
Their journey to North America was defined by an impressive and largely resilient qualifying campaign. Securing their berth in direct fashion, the DFB-Elf finished their European preliminary group with five victories, zero draws, and just a single defeat. The undisputed driving force behind this run was Newcastle United forward Nick Woltemade, whose clinical form yielded a crucial four goals during qualification, making him the top scorer for his nation in the preliminaries. Under the guidance of German manager Julian Nagelsmann, who took the reins in late 2023, Germany navigated the qualifiers with a renewed sense of purpose and resilience.
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Getty ImagesTactically, Nagelsmann, who brings valuable top-tier pedigree from his highly successful managerial spells at RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich, has implemented a system heavily reliant on possession and dictating the tempo of the match. Recognizing the sheer technical proficiency of players like Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, and Kai Havertz, Nagelsmann prefers a setup that breeds control and starves the opposition of the ball. While his approach has been highly effective in securing results, it will be thoroughly tested on the global stage. The manager will need to ensure his possession-based system translates into decisive attacking penetration, avoiding the trap of becoming too slow or ponderous when attempting to break down the resilient, world-class defenses they are guaranteed to face in Group E.