{"id":30962,"date":"2026-06-28T05:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30962"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:26:10","slug":"us-department-of-justice-seizes-nearly-400-pirate-streaming-domain-names-offering-fifa-world-cup-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/06\/28\/us-department-of-justice-seizes-nearly-400-pirate-streaming-domain-names-offering-fifa-world-cup-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"US Department of Justice seizes nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names offering FIFA World Cup matches"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names that offered access to FIFA World Cup matches. This enforcement action, dubbed “Operation Offsides”, targets popular brands including “rojadirecta”, “koora”, and “futbollibre”. TorrentFreak tracked down several dozen domain names, which reveal that some of the largest streaming sites were not directly hit.<\/p>\n

With the FIFA World Cup being partially hosted by the United States, the chance of a U.S.-led pirate domain seizure round was significant.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the U.S. government already carried out a\u00a0similar World Cup-themed enforcement action<\/a>, which was repeated yesterday at roughly five times the scale.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice announced that it had seized nearly 400 domains that were used to illegally stream the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The action, branded \u201cOperation Offsides 2026\u201d, was led by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center with HSI Washington and the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seized hundreds of domains, used to illegally stream World Cup matches for profit, to disrupt the international networks that profit from the global popularity of the World Cup,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department\u2019s Criminal Division.<\/p>\n

Seizures with Broad Support<\/h2>\n

This is far from an isolated action. The DOJ credits FIFA as the lead rightsholder, with supporting information from beIN Media Group, NBCUniversal, the MPA\u2019s Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Warner Bros.<\/p>\n

The seizure banner, shown below, also reveals support from a variety of foreign organizations and authorities, including Europol, City of London Police, Ecuador\u2019s SENADI, Argentina\u2019s Ministerio P\u00fablico Fiscal, the NCFTA, as well as anti-piracy outfit FriendMTS.<\/p>\n

In addition to the domain seizures, international coordination through the ICHIP network also targeted pirate streaming services in various other countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cServers and domains linked to illegal streaming of World Cup games were targeted in Peru and Bulgaria, two known centers of online piracy activity. Additional ICHIP-supported disruptions took place in Croatia, Romania, Poland and Colombia,\u201d the press release states.<\/p>\n

Tracing the Seized Domains<\/h2>\n

The DOJ released no list of seized domain names. However, DNS data shows that dozens of new domain names have added seizedservers.com nameservers in the past 24 hours. These nameservers are used in the U.S. government\u2019s seizure actions for well over a decade.<\/p>\n

The domains we traced include kooora365.com, kora-shoot.com, bein-match-worldcup.com, beinmatchtv.com, rojadirectastv.org, pelotalibrehd.org, futbollibreusa.com, viper-play.org, and redditsoccerstreams.name. A non-verified and non-exhaustive list of domains can be found below.<\/p>\n

These domains all use popular brands, either from beIN as a broadcaster, or popular pirate brands such as rojadirecta and futbollibre. That doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that these domain names were popular, as most appear to be copycats.<\/p>\n

For example, the seizure action targeted futbollibreonline.com, which had just over 166,000 visits last month, while futbol-libre.su remains online with more than 73 million monthly visits. A likely explanation is that domains operated by foreign registries, such as the Russian-operated .su, typically don\u2019t fall under U.S. jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

The seized domain names we identified all use .com, .name, and .org domains, which are maintained by the American organizations\u00a0Verisign<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Public Interest Registry<\/a>. The\u00a0affidavit<\/a>\u00a0from the first Operation Offsides targeted both registries and registrars.<\/p>\n

A Fitness Blog and a CBD Site<\/h2>\n

At first glance, the list of seized domains includes several unusual targets. fitforcedaily.com,\u00a0for example<\/a>, was a site that presented itself as a fitness blog with articles on insulin sensitivity, strength training, and pregnancy workouts. But there was more going on under the hood, as the domain\u2019s main referral traffic came from a Rojadirecta site.<\/p>\n

Several other entries in the slice appear to be expired and reused domains. Freedomgloryproject.com was originally an Iranian-American music activism site, last updated in 2015. Gonutradeal.com hosted CBD wellness content as recently as 2023. Interoutemediaservices.com matches the brand of a European telecom, Interoute, acquired by GTT Communications in 2018 and retired shortly after.<\/p>\n

This is not as unusual as it seems, as pirate site clone operators often buy lapsed domains to leverage their existing search-engine credibility.<\/p>\n

Since the news broke hours ago, it is possible that the seizure actions are ongoing, so more domains, including different gTLDs, may be added as well. We will update this article if new information becomes available.<\/p>\n

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The DOJ press release for Operation Offsides 2026 is available\u00a0here<\/a>. The seizure warrant and affidavit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, were not immediately available to us on PACER.<\/em><\/p>\n

A list of several domain names that added seizedservers nameservers in the past 48 hours is available below. These are traced by TorrentFreak, not confirmed by the authorities.<\/p>\n

viper-play.org
\nsurfg.org
\nrojadirectastv.org
\npelotalibrestv.org
\npelotalibrehd.org
\npelota-libretv.org
\nkora-yalla.org
\nkevinsport.org
\nfutbollibrehd.org
\nfutbol-libres.org
\nkora999live.com
\nkora999.com
\nkora999-live.com
\nkora48.com
\nkora360-tv.com
\nkora360-lives.com
\nkora360-live.com
\nkora1lives.com
\nkora-show.com
\nkora-shoot.com
\nkora-onlineone.com
\nkora-online24.com
\nkora-live4k.com
\nkora-gol.com
\nkora-city.com
\nkora-999.com
\nkoorati.com
\nkoorallive24.com
\nkooraliveworldcup.com
\nkooralive69.com
\nkooralite.com
\nkooragol-live.com
\nkooragoal24.com
\nkooraa4live.com
\nkoora4livehd.com
\nkoora48.com
\nkoora1live.com
\nkoora-tv.com
\nkoora-live-live.com
\nkoooraa4live.com
\nkooora4livetv.com
\nkooora365.com
\nkooora-sport.com
\nkooora-sia.com
\nkooora-mobashir.com
\nkevinsport.com
\ninteroutemediaservices.com
\nhdlive7.com
\nhd7-new.com
\nhayasport.com
\ngosporttv.com
\ngonutradeal.com
\ngolygoal.com
\ngollibre.com
\ngolkoora.com
\ngoheali.com
\ngoalkora.com
\ngo4koraa.com
\ngo4kora.com
\nfuutbollibre.com
\nfutbollibreusa.com
\nfutbollibreonline.com
\nfutbollibre-tv.com
\nfutbollibre-hd.com
\nfullmatch-hd.com
\nfreekora.com
\nfreedomgloryproject.com
\nfotytv.com
\nflixmv.com
\nfitforcedaily.com
\nekoralive.com
\negynoww.com
\ndeportelibretv.com
\ndeportelibree.com
\ndefendersportstreams.com
\ncrichdbest.com
\nchildluresprevention.com
\ncagesharkdive.com
\nbolasrolando.com
\nbeinmatsh.com
\nbeinmatchtv.com
\nbeinmatch26.com
\nbein4kora.com
\nbein-mattch.com
\nbein-match.com
\nbein-match-worldcup.com
\nbein-live.com
\nbeiin-match.com
\nalwansport.com
\nalkooralive.com
\nakora-live.com
\nahsa-news.com
\n808ball13.com
\n360koratv.com
\n360kora.com
\n360koora-live.com
\n360kkora.com
\n1kora.com
\n11kora.com
\nredditsoccerstreams.name<\/code><\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0\"TorrentFreak\"<\/a> TorrentFreak.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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