M6 will broadcast the 2026 and 2030 World Cups in unencrypted form. The amount paid by M6 was not revealed.
Until now, M6 had only broadcast World Cup matches once, in 2006. The 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico. It will be played for the first time in a format expanded to 48 teams, compared to 32 previously, with 104 matches in total. The 2030 edition will take place mainly in Spain, Morocco and Portugal.