Now just over a month before the start of the 2026 World Cup, M6 has finalized its system. And while the sixth channel, which will broadcast 54 of the 104 World Cup posters, must present its casting this Wednesday, The Team revealed the recruitment of Ludovic Giuly.
The former player who played for Lyon, PSG, Monaco and Barça will in fact act as a consultant in the magazine presented by Ophélie Meunier and Smaïl Bouabdellah and which will also rely on Johan Djourou. The Lyonnais, who has notably worked on Prime Video, RMC and Free, will be one of the headliners of the M6 system.
For the rest, the French team’s matches will be commented on by a trio composed of Xavier Domergue, Benoît Cheyrou – the two men work together on Ligue1 + – and world champion Samuel Umtiti, accompanied by Virginie Sainsily at the edge of the field.
Four pairs of commentators
Four pairs of commentators will share the other matches: Xavier Domergue and Benoît Cheyrou, Julien Brun and Samuel Umtiti, Hamza Rahmani and François Clerc and, from Paris, Jean Resseguié and Jean-Marc Ferreri.
On the programming side, the sixth channel favored the 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. slots, with 47 posters on these times, including the Blues matches. M6 thus hopes to make its heavy investment of 120 million euros profitable. In order to boost its revenues, David Larramendy, the president of the M6 group, has already announced that advertisements will be present during the two refreshment breaks imposed at each World Cup match. “ Two-thirds of this break will be reserved for analysis of the match and what is happening at the stadium, and one minute for advertising.he confided last month.
