The Argentine anti-piracy organization CAPPSA reported that a collaborative effort between FIFA, DSports (Waiken ILW – Werthein Group, formerly known as DirecTV Sports) and Alianza (Alliance Against Audio Visual Piracy) blocked 9,325 illegal links to matches that were played in the first 72 matches of the FIFA World Cup competition (between June 11 and 27).
The DSports network has the rights in Spanish-speaking South America to broadcast the entire contest.
“The blocking of identified broadcasts was achieved thanks to the work of real-time experts in all digital ecosystems, Google being the main one with 2,880 deindexed links, followed by various streaming websites that stole the content with 2,730 cases,” said representatives of DSports.
Transmissions were stopped on the TikTok, Kick, Facebook, Twitch and Instagram platforms. “In addition, actions were carried out on Telegram, X (Twitter), Discord, Blogger and YouTube,” they added.
Smart Protection, Athletia and Friend MTS also participated in the anti-piracy operation.
Legal and technical actions were carried out in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay. Domain blockades were carried out in these territories and ongoing judicial investigations were advanced that aim to identify, apprehend and sanction those responsible for audiovisual piracy actions, they added.
At the national level, Justice ordered ENACOM and NIC to block 14 sites that illegally broadcast World Cup matches and television channels. The measure impacted Stella TV, Tele Latino and different sites associated with Free Football. The investigations were promoted by the Specialized Fiscal Unit in Cybercrime (UFECI), after the complaints filed by Personal Flow and DirecTV.
Further reading
Headlines and News. July 2026. Newsletter. July 31, 2026. CAPPSA (Cámara de Productores y Programadores de Señales Audiovisuales = Chamber of Producers and Programmers of Audiovisual Signals), Argentina
