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# United States Seizes Hundreds of Internet Domains Used to Illegally Stream World Cup Matches

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, June 26, 2026. Technical outcome of Operation Offsides: the seizure of nearly 400 sites engaged in unauthorized streaming of FIFA World Cup Finals matches, announced Friday, 26 June 2026..

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** June 26, 2026

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

**Published:** June 26, 2026

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-seizes-hundreds-internet-domains-used-illegally-stream-world-cup-matches](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-seizes-hundreds-internet-domains-used-illegally-stream-world-cup-matches)

**What it supports:** Technical outcome of Operation Offsides: the seizure of nearly 400 sites engaged in unauthorized streaming of FIFA World Cup Finals matches, announced Friday, 26 June 2026.

**Dataset id:** src\_justicegov\_world\_cup\_domains\_2026

## Research notes

- Names the operation as Operation Offsides and credits the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and HSI alongside the Criminal Division.

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[Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-offsides-2026-fifa-world-cup-streaming-domains)

Piracy and IP, June 2026

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