ExpressVPN Named Official Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026™, Helping Fans Stay Safe Online Wherever They Watch
In its biggest sports partnership to date, ExpressVPN joins the world's most-watched tournament to put digital security on the pitch, with LED branding at matches and a ticket sweepstakes that puts fans inside the stadiums.
British Virgin Islands (June 10, 2026) — ExpressVPN today announced it is an Official Tournament Supporter in the U.S., Canada, and Europe for the FIFA World Cup 2026™—the largest sports deal the company has ever signed. The tournament is expected to engage a global audience of around 6 billion, from the millions who will watch it in stadiums to the billions who will tune in around the world on networks they may have never connected to before. The partnership puts ExpressVPN’s cybersecurity message in front of those fans during the period when they are most exposed.
As the exclusive VPN supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, ExpressVPN’s branding will appear on LED pitch-side boards during matches, placing digital security alongside the largest brands in sport in front of the global broadcast audience.
To celebrate the partnership, ExpressVPN is running a ticket sweepstakes, giving fans the chance to win prizes—including tickets to experience every stage of the road to the FIFA World Cup Final, with 50 tickets up for grabs across the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final.
In the week leading up to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final, ExpressVPN will be running a Times Square Digital Takeover in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor. The takeover puts our AI-powered adverts across the digital displays of Times Square, one of the most-watched advertising locations in the world. Watch our channels for the reveal.
Charles Butler, Chief Executive Officer of ExpressVPN, says: "The FIFA World Cup 2026™ is the greatest show on Earth, and our goal is for fans to experience every moment of it securely, without their data being stolen in the process. By bringing this vision to the global stage and onto the world's largest screens, we are fulfilling our mission. We are thrilled to give back to fans by offering them the chance to win match tickets.”
Why the World Cup is a Cybersecurity Flashpoint
Major international sporting events are some of the most targeted moments in the cybersecurity calendar, and the FIFA World Cup 2026™is set to be the largest of them. The tournament will bring millions of fans to stadiums across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with far more following from their home countries on hotel, airport, and venue networks they have never used before. Most of that activity runs through public Wi-Fi, and fans traveling for the tournament could move between a dozen or more of these networks on any given day.
Phishing campaigns tied to ticketing and merchandise typically spike around major tournaments, while traveling fans face surveillance and data theft on foreign SIMs and unfamiliar networks. Even the venue’s Wi-Fi can be spoofed by cybercriminals using off-the-shelf tools, a tactic the cybersecurity industry calls an “evil twin” attack.
More information on ExpressVPN’s role at the FIFA World Cup 2026™, including details of the ticket sweepstakes, is available here. Full sweepstakes Terms and Conditions can be found here.
About ExpressVPN
Founded in 2009, ExpressVPN helps millions of people worldwide take control of their digital privacy and security. Best known for its award-winning consumer VPN, ExpressVPN has evolved into a broader privacy and security company designed to protect users across every aspect of their online lives.
The company’s expanding portfolio includes the ExpressVPN app powered by its open-source Lightway protocol; ExpressKeys, a zero-knowledge password manager; Identity Defender, a dedicated identity protection app (U.S.); ExpressMailGuard for inbox privacy, and ExpressAI, a private-by-design AI platform built on confidential computing. The umbrella also extends to business and lifestyle solutions, including ExpressVPN for Teams for growing organizations and the Holiday.com eSIM service.
ExpressVPN’s technology and privacy safeguards have been independently audited and verified by leading third-party experts, including PwC, Cure53, and KPMG.
Registered in the British Virgin Islands, ExpressVPN has been part of Kape Technologies since 2021. For more information, visit www.expressvpn.com.
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About FIFA
FIFA exists to govern football and to develop the game around the world. Since 2016, the organisation has been fast evolving into a body that can more effectively serve the game for the benefit of the entire world. As a not-for-profit organisation, FIFA – which organises the FIFA World Cup™, FIFA Women’s World Cup™, and FIFA Club World Cup™, among many other international competitions – reinvests its revenues into a wide range of football development programmes, providing funds, infrastructure, and know-how to its member associations. FIFA’s Strategic Objectives for the Global Game: 2023-2027 can be explored here.
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For all FIFA-related media enquiries, please contact media@fifa.org
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