Sport1 secures rights to World Cup, Formula 2

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to this summer’s Fifa World Cup national team football tournament and the Formula 2 Championship motor-racing series.

Sport1 will show highlights of all 64 games from the World Cup across its digital platforms.

Coverage will be available free-of-charge on the broadcaster’s Sport1.de website and the Sport1 mobile applications.

Meanwhile, Sport1 will broadcast all Formula 2 races for the remainder of the current 2018 season live or as-live on its Sport1+ channel. 

Sport1 will also feature regular highlights videos on its digital platforms.

Television coverage begins with this weekend’s Formula 2 event in Barcelona, Spain.