Football World Cup 2026

Held once every four years, the Football World Cup 2026 crowns the best men's national football team on the planet. 
Football World Cup 2026 is the first one hosted by the following three countries — the USA, Mexico and Canada — and the first expanded to 48 teams. It is scheduled from 12th June 2026 to 20th July 2026. (39 days) 

The following are the unique factor(s) about this year's Football World Cup: 
1) First-ever 48-team edition: More nations, more matches, more must-watch football than any World Cup in history — 104 games over 39 days.
2) Legends' last dance: Likely the final World Cup for Messi (38) and Ronaldo (41) — every match becomes appointment viewing.

You can watch Football World Cup 2026 on the following channels: 
1) Unite8 Sports 1 HD / 1 SD  (494 / 495)— Hindi commentary
2) Unite8 Sports 2 HD / 2 SD (492 / 493) — English commentary
3) Zee Bangla (1307) & Zee Keralam (1812) — Bangla & Malayalam feeds
4) Overflow matches on Zee Cinema (321)  — Back-to-back matchday games

As of now we have the confirmation from the Broadcaster about Football World Cup 2026 airing on following TV channels: Unite8 Sports 1 (SD/HD), Unite8 Sports 2 (SD/HD), Zee Cinema (SD), Zee Bangla (SD), and Zee Keralam (SD). 

You may subscribe to the Football English HD Pack or the Football English SD Pack, available at Rs 2.17 per day and Rs 1.63 per day, respectively, to enjoy Football action across channels all year round. 

Unite8 Sports channels are already a part of Dhamaal and above Tata Play packs. In case you are currently not holding the channel(s), then you may avail them through any Tata Play Curated packs, Add-on packs or ALC packs, at applicable rates.