SBS warms up for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with new weekly show

SBS has unveiled a new lineup of football content along with a fresh football destination on its streaming app, SBS On Demand, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™.

September sees the network launch a new weekly football show and 54 top-shelf FIFA World Cup™ South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) qualifier matches alongside fresh football content.

New show: The Weekly Football Wrap

Following the success of The World Cup Daily Show during Qatar 2022™, SBS will kick off a new football program presented by returning host, Claudio ‘Claudes’ Fabiano, alongside a team of analysts and special guests.

The new weekly show will cover all the colour, personalities and action from the world of football, with expert opinion, news, analysis and insights on the big stories leading up to World Cup 2026™.

The first of 35 episodes airs at 10:20 pm Monday 9 September on SBS VICELAND, and earlier on SBS On Demand, with subsequent episodes airing each Monday.

SBS has also secured exclusive free-to-air Australian broadcast rights to key South American CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifying matches.

The deal, which follows SBS securing exclusive broadcast rights to all 104 matches of FIFA World Cup 2026™, sees the network bring 54 South American CONMEBOL qualifying matches to Australian audiences.

The matches will include the national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The matches will be broadcast live and free across SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand during September, October and November of 2024, and March, June and September of 2025.

Top-tier talents set to play in the qualifiers include Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Angel Di María and Emiliano Martinez; Neymar, Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo of Brazil; James Rodriguez and Luis Diaz of Colombia; Enner Valencia of Ecuador; and Darwin Nunez and Fede Valverde of Uruguay.

SBS On Demand has also unveiled its fresh dedicated destination Road to FIFA World Cup 26™ hub. The hub will house SBS’s new show The Weekly Football Wrap, the South American CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifying match livestreams, replays, mini matches and highlights, as well as Classic World Cup™ finals, Classic World Cup™ Socceroos matches, FIFA official films, documentaries and more.

SBS’s director of sport, Ken Shipp, said, “We’re incredibly excited to be the Australian home of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and thrilled to bring these big South American qualifying matches to football fans in Australia, live and free on SBS.

“These matches offer audiences a chance to see live performances by some of the game's top players in full flight, including Messi, Neymar, and many more. It really will be top-tier football.”

The FIFA World Cup 2026™ will be held in 16 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States, 11 June–19 July, 2026.