Summary✨
- FIFA World Cup 2026 starts on June 11, 2026, and will be hosted by the USA, Mexico, and Canada.
- In Nepal, watch the matches on Himalaya Sports TV or via Dish Home’s DGo app on smartphones.
- The subscription fee is Rs 999 for both the TV channel and the DGo app, with an early bird offer of Rs 799 for the app.
- Himalaya Television Network may provide live matches with Nepali commentary for a localized experience.
- Stay updated for potential streaming options from providers like NT and Ncell.
Football’s greatest show World Cup 2026 is right around the corner, and this post will familiarize you with how to watch the coveted football matches in Nepal. Especially, with the viewers having to pay a subscription fee to watch the games live, many have speculated how to watch the games. Here, we list different ways you can watch Football’s most revered tournament from June 11, 2026. You can also find out the entire fixtures in Nepali time below.
This is the time when the World’s biggest sports event is happening. Well, the FIFA World Cup 2026 is just around the corner. The grandest football affair kicks off on June 11 in Mexico and concludes with a final on July 19, 2026. We only know a few things about the broadcasting partner for the event in Nepal, but there are still people out there who do not own a TV or prefer to watch on their mobile or watch while traveling or moving. In this post, we will list official ways to watch the FIFA Football World Cup 2026 on phone and TV in Nepal. There may be some FIFA World Cup streaming data packs from NT and Ncell in the pipeline, too.
How to watch FIFA Football World Cup 2026 in Nepal?
The official ways to watch the FIFA Football World Cup 2026 in Nepal on different devices are as follows:
On TV
The 2026 FIFA Football World Cup will be broadcast on the Himalaya Sports TV channel. The new TV channel has been announced for the upcoming football competition, so it will be the default home for the WC fixtures. Himalaya Television Network has earned the broadcasting rights for TVs.
As for the price, the set-top box (STB) to access Himalaya Sports is set at Rs 999, including tax.
On smartphone/OTT
On smartphones, you can watch the FIFA Football World Cup 2026 matches on Dish Home’s “DGo” app. The OTT platform will bring the matches live to smartphones, but it’s possible that you will pay a little sum for it. You need to pay Rs 999 as a subscription fee to access the matches live. But as an early bird offer, you can grab them for Rs 799.
Over time, we might hear some other platforms also bringing the matches live. So far, these two are the confirmed route to the WC matches.
Customers of Nepal Telecom’s IPTV service NT TV will also be able to watch the matches live on their TV sets.
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FIFA Football World Cup in Nepali commentary?
It’s possible that Nepali platforms such as Himalaya Television Network might consider bringing the Football WC matches live with Nepali commentary. It helps reach out to wider audiences and offers a local feel to it. It has happened with the Nepal Premier League T20 cricket too. Therefore, it’s possible that we get linguistic diversity in these matches.
This edition, the FIFA Football World Cup 2026 is hosted by the USA, Mexico, and Canada. There will be 48 teams in the competition with 104 matches, unlike 32 in the previous format.
