Concacaf, soccer’s governing body across North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, has hired Spanish media rights and production agency Mediapro to produce and distribute the broadcast signal for 30 World Cup 2026 qualifying matches across the region.
Mediapro’s production will start with two rounds of matches taking place from June 4 to 10, with the broadcasts delivered from stadiums in the US, El Salvador, and Guatemala to the Concacaf Hub set up by Mediapro.
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The broadcast feeds will then be integrated with graphics and commentary before distribution to rights holders.
Mediapro has several production centers across the US – two in Miami, two in New York, and one in Los Angeles.
Rights to Concacaf World Cup 2026 qualifying matches are held by OneSoccer (Canada), Triller TV (the US), Repretel and Teletica (Costa Rica), Canal 4 (El Salvador), Tigo (Guatemala and Honduras), Medcon and TVN (Panama), and ESPN (Netherlands).
For other regions, the games are available on streaming platform Concacaf GO and YouTube.
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By GlobalDataMediapro has previously produced the broadcast feed for other Concacaf matches, including the Champions Cup final and the Gold Cup, among others.
Concacaf World Cup 2026 qualifying is currently in the second-round group stage with 30 teams split across six groups.
The two top teams in each group will play in a final round featuring three groups of four teams. The group winners will qualify for 2026, joining Canada, Mexico, and the US, who have automatically qualified as hosts of the tournament.
The two best-ranked runners-up in the final round will play in the intercontinental play-offs for a potential place in the flagship competition.
The new contract comes shortly after Mediapro renewed its broadcast and production, and distribution agreement with South American soccer’s Conmebol governing body for the 2026 calendar year.
Last month, meanwhile, Mediapro publicly contested Spanish soccer’s top-tier LaLiga’s decision to award its next production contract to Host Broadcast Services (HBS), claiming the league’s tender process was “marked by a lack of transparency,” only to withdraw its contestation days later, and then to be awarded a package of LaLiga free-to-air rights.
