Prosecutor release

# Operation Offsides: DOJ seizes domains streaming World Cup matches without authorization

US DOJ / ICE HSI, July 20, 2026. Establishes the seizure of more than 1,000 unauthorized World Cup streaming domains..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** July 20, 2026

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ / ICE HSI

**Published:** July 20, 2026

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Establishes the seizure of more than 1,000 unauthorized World Cup streaming domains.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_offsides\_2026

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 2 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Organization roles

2 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-offsides-2026-fifa-world-cup-streaming-domains)

Operational lead, Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)

Primary source
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[National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-offsides-2026-fifa-world-cup-streaming-domains)

Co-lead, Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[more than 1,000 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-offsides-2026-fifa-world-cup-streaming-domains)

Domains seized, Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)

Primary source

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