Galvão Bueno will be the main name of the 2026 World Cup at SBT. According to columnist Gabriel Vaquer of Folha de São Paulo F5, the agreement is almost closed, waiting only for bureaucratic legal procedures. The hiring announcement is expected to occur in the coming days.
According to Vaquer, Galvão will narrate the games of the Brazilian team and other important tournament games available in the broadcaster closed by the broadcaster. The news was possible thanks to a partnership with the NSports channel, in which Galvão is a partner and was responsible for enabling the agreement with SBT.
In addition to Galvão, SBT should also feature Tiago Leifert, the main name in sports broadcasts today, to play prominent games and special programs, produced in collaboration with NSports.
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Details of the agreement between Galvão Bueno and SBT
The agreement that led Galvão Bueno to the Cup coverage in SBT was brokered by NSports, a channel of which he is a partner and counselor. Through this platform, the terms of coverage and journalistic team exchanges between the channel and the open broadcaster were organized.
At the same time, the communicator also remains with a contract in force with Band, where he presents the program “Galvão and Friends”, as well as maintaining bond with Prime Video as narrator in tournaments such as Brasileirão and the Brazilian Cup.
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SBT at the 2026 World Cup
The SBT is about to officialize the purchase of the 2026 World Cup rights, negotiated with Livemode, as determined by the column of journalist Flávio Ricco. The negotiation covers the main games, including those of the Brazilian team and tournament decisions.
The agreement should be announced later this week. It is estimated that the value of the last portion of transmission rights has been around R $ 200 million.
