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Media: FIFA sold the rights to broadcast the World Cup in Qatar to Russian TV channels

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Kostia Andreikovets
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The International Union of Football Associations (FIFA) sold the right to broadcast matches of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to three Russian TV channels — VGTRK, "Pervy" and "Match TV".

"RBK-Sport" writes about this with reference to sources.

TV channels will pay $13 million for the opportunity to broadcast the World Cup. The Telesport company will receive $1 million, as it acted as an agent during the signing of the agreement.

The Russian national team has been excluded from the 2022 World Cup qualifiers due to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.