The World Cup 2026 is in full force, but club football never truly stops. On July 7, the 2026 UEFA Champions League qualification cycle begins, with two first-round legs, and two second-round legs.
There won't be much to choose from in terms of streaming, certainly during the first round, but you can see what's available on ESPN Select below. Paramount+ holds the US rights to the Champions League, but its coverage doesn't begin until the league phase in September.
Some of the second-round ties may end up being broadcast once teams know their opponents.
Here's what to know.
2026-27 Champions League Qualifying Dates
- First qualifying round: July 7–8 (first legs) · July 14–15 (second legs)
- Second qualifying round: July 21–22 (first legs) · July 28–29 (second legs)
- Third qualifying round: Aug 4–5 (first legs) · Aug 11 (second legs) — draw July 20
- Playoff round: Aug 18–19 (first legs) · Aug 25–26 (second legs) — draw Aug 3
- League phase draw: Aug 27 · Matchday 1: Sept 8–10
On US TV / Streaming
- Sutjeska vs Kairat Almaty - Wed, July 15, 3:00 p.m. ET · ESPN Select
First Qualifying Round
First Legs - Tuesday, July 7
- Ararat-Armenia 2-0 Riga
- Kauno Žalgiris 1-1 Drita
- Lincoln Red Imps 3-1 Inter Club d'Escaldes
- Sabah 2-0 The New Saints
- Vardar 0-2 KuPS
- Floriana 2-0 Shamrock Rovers
- Borac Banja Luka 1-1 Levski Sofia
- Tre Fiori 0-1 Larne
- KÍ Klaksvík 2-1 Atert Bissen
- Víkingur Reykjavík 1-0 Győri ETO
First Legs - Wednesday, July 8
- Kairat Almaty 2-1 Sutjeska
- Flora Tallinn 2-3 Iberia 1999 Tbilisi
- ML Vitebsk 1-4 Universitatea Craiova
- Petrocub 1-1 Egnatia
Second Legs - Tuesday, July 14
- KuPS 2-3 Vardar Skopje, AET (KuPS win 4-3 on aggregate)
- Inter Club d'Escaldes 1-1 Lincoln Red Imps (Lincoln Red Imps win 4-2 on aggregate)
- Iberia 1999 Tbilisi 2-2 Flora Tallinn (Iberia 1999 Tbilisi win 5-4 on aggregate)
- Győri ETO 2-2 Víkingur Reykjavík (Víkingur Reykjavík win 3-2 on aggregate)
- Riga 3-2 Ararat-Armenia (Ararat-Armenia win 4-3 on aggregate)
- Levski Sofia 4-0 Borac Banja Luka (Levski Sofia win 5-1 on aggregate)
- The New Saints 1-2 Sabah (Sabah win 4-1 on aggregate)
- Drita 2-3 Kauno Žalgiris (Kauno Žalgiris win 4-3 on aggregate)
- Larne 2-1 Tre Fiori (Larne win 3-1 on aggregate)
- Shamrock Rovers 5-1 Floriana (Shamrock Rovers win 5-3 on aggregate)
Second Legs - Wednesday, July 15
- Universitatea Craiova vs ML Vitebsk - 1:30 p.m. ET (Universitatea Craiova lead 4-1 on aggregate)
- Atert Bissen vs KÍ Klaksvík - 2:15 p.m. ET (KÍ Klaksvík lead 2-1 on aggregate)
- Egnatia vs Petrocub - 3:00 p.m. ET (aggregate level 1-1)
- Sutjeska vs Kairat Almaty - 3:00 p.m. ET (Kairat Almaty lead 2-1 on aggregate) · ESPN Select
Second Qualifying Round
First Legs - Tuesday, July 21
- Fenerbahçe vs Górnik Zabrze - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Sturm Graz vs Hearts - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Thun vs Dinamo Zagreb - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Larne vs Red Star Belgrade - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Víkingur Reykjavík vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Mjällby vs Lincoln Red Imps - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Omonia Nicosia vs Kairat Almaty/Sutjeska - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Sabah vs KuPS - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Ararat-Armenia vs Floriana/Shamrock Rovers - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Borac Banja Luka/Levski Sofia vs Maxline Vitebsk/Universitatea Craiova - 12:00 p.m. ET
- CS Petrocub vs NK Celje - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Iberia 1999 vs Slovan Bratislava - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Klaksvík/Atert Bissen vs Kauno Žalgiris - 12:00 p.m. ET
- AGF vs Lech Poznań - 1:00 p.m. ET
Second Legs - Tuesday, July 28
- Dinamo Zagreb vs Thun - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Red Star Belgrade vs Larne - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Kauno Žalgiris vs Klaksvík/Atert Bissen - 12:00 p.m. ET
- KuPS vs Sabah - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Floriana/Shamrock Rovers vs Ararat-Armenia - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Górnik Zabrze vs Fenerbahçe - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs Víkingur Reykjavík - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Hearts vs Sturm Graz - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Kairat Almaty/Sutjeska vs Omonia Nicosia - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Lech Poznań vs AGF - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Lincoln Red Imps vs Mjällby - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Maxline Vitebsk/Universitatea Craiova vs Borac Banja Luka/Levski Sofia - 12:00 p.m. ET
- NK Celje vs CS Petrocub - 12:00 p.m. ET
- Slovan Bratislava vs Iberia 1999 - 12:00 p.m. ET