Telemundo unveils 700 hours of World Cup programming, plans to air 92 games
With 100 days until kickoff at Azteca Stadium, Telemundo on Tuesday announced what it described as the “most extensive coverage in the history of World Cup television broadcasting,” with 700 hours of Spanish-language programming and live broadcasts of all 104 matches.
The World Cup will begin on June 11 with the match between Mexico and South Africa at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City and continue until the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19.
The 2026 World Cup will be the first edition of the tournament with 48 teams and will be spread across three countries. Telemundo is set to broadcast 104 matches in three countries and 16 cities.
The channel announced that 92 matches would be broadcast on Telemundo and 12 others on Universo. All 104 matches will also be available live on Peacock for Premium and Premium Plus subscribers, as well as on the Telemundo app.
“We are delivering the most comprehensive Spanish-language World Cup experience ever produced in the United States,” Joaquín Duro, executive vice president of sports and head of streaming at Telemundo, said in a statement.
“Football is better in Spanish,” Julio Sonino, vice president of sports content at Telemundo, said in a videoconference interview.
Telemundo announced that its production teams would be present at all 104 matches, with live coverage from the stadiums. Telemundo Center, the company’s Miami headquarters, will serve as its primary operations center, supplemented by teams in host cities.
“There are some that we could [do play-by-play from] the studio due to scheduling conflicts, but the ones we do [play-by-play from] the studio will also be present in the stadium,” Sonino said.
Telemundo will have nine play-by-play and color commentary teams for this World Cup and more than 20 journalists in cities across Mexico, the United States and Canada, striving to provide the best possible coverage of a tournament played in the network’s home territory.
“We are obligated to come up with a special production,” Sonino said.
In addition to live broadcasts, programming will include daily analysis, pre- and post-match shows, as well as original content on Peacock and Telemundo Deportes Ahora.
Coverage will highlight key moments of the tournament, such as the opening match, the final and matches involving the United States and Mexico national teams. The network also announced special July 4 programming from the host location of New York and New Jersey.
This item first appeared in Spanish via LA Times in Spanish.
