India, May 20 -- Prasar Bharati on Wednesday opposed before the Delhi High Court a petition seeking direction for the broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India through the public broadcaster, contending that discussions between the world governing body FIFA and broadcasters were still on and that it was under no obligation to acquire telecast rights for such sporting events.

The World Cup is scheduled to be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. The 48-team tournament will have 104 matches played across 16 cities.

Prasar Bharati's lawyer submitted before a bench of Justice Purushaindra Kaurav that judicial intervention at this stage, in the petition filed by advocate Avdhesh Bairwa, was unwar...