How to watch World Cup in Costa Rica

Teletica owns the free-to-air broadcast rights in Costa Rica for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The terrestrial television broadcaster has the rights to show 32 live matches from the competition, which is taking place in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Teletica's deal for these World Cup matches is a non-exclusive one, as the pay-TV platform, Tigo Sports, has the rights for all 104 games taking place at the tournament.

As part of these 32 matches, Teletica has the rights to eight Round of 32 matches, four Round of 16 games, two quarter-final matches, both semi-finals and the final. A total of 15 group stage matches will also be shown on Teletica.

Teletica's live match coverage of the 2026 World Cup is exclusively in Spanish. This includes pre-match build-up, match commentary and exclusive pre- and post-match interviews with international managers and players.

Teleitca is available via channel 7 on terrestrial linear TV in Costa Rica. Alternatively, football fans in the country can stream the channel and all of its World Cup coverage through the Teletica website or app.

The Teletica app can be downloaded for free onto smart devices in Costa Rica, including smartphones and tablets. In addition to live streaming, fans also catch up on World Cup content on demand via the app.

Tigo Sports has the broadcast rights to show live and on-demand coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Costa Rica.

The tournament, which is taking place in Mexico, the United States and Canada, is the biggest edition in its history, with 104 matches taking place across 39 days.

All 104 of these matches are available live in high definition for Tigo Sports subscribers on a channel that has been created specifically for the World Cup, Tigo Sports 2. This channel is available at no extra cost for existing subscribers.

As part of the deal between Tigo Sports and FIFA, there is an agreement that 32 of these 104 matches will be available on free-to-air television, including the final in the middle of July.

Tigo Sports' live match coverage includes Spanish-language commentary, half-time and full-time analysis, and exclusive interviews with key personnel.

When live matches aren't being shown, Tigo subscribers can tune into Tigo Sports 2 to catch up on match highlights, replays and other exclusive programming related to the World Cup.

Tigo Sports 2 can be found on channel 10 on Tigo's channel list. Alternatively, fans can stream all of Tigo's World Cup coverage on the Tigo Sports app, which can be downloaded for free onto iOS and Android devices in Costa Rica.