Prosecutor release
United States Seizes More than 1,000 Internet Domains Used to Illegally Stream World Cup 2026 Matches
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
- 5
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
- What it supports
- Establishes the seizure of more than 1,000 unauthorized World Cup streaming domains.
- Dataset id
- src_doj_offsides_2026
How this source is used
Cited 5 times across 3 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 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.
Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)Primary source
Piracy and IP, June 2026
Organization roles
3 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Homeland Security InvestigationsPrimary source
Operational lead, Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)
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National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination CenterPrimary source
Operational lead, Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)
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United States Department of JusticePrimary source
Prosecuting, Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)
Infrastructure
1 citation
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
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more than 1,000 domainsPrimary source
Domains seized, Operation Offsides (2026 FIFA World Cup streaming domains)