The German telecoms giant, DeutscheTelecom, will broadcast 20 games of the 2006 FIFA World Cup for its mobile phone users in summer.

T-Mobile, the mobile wing of the German telecoms company Deutsche Telekom, is planning to broadcast 20 matches of the four-week tournament to be held in Germany, German radio Deutsche Wellereported Thursday.

Mobile phone customers will pay 2 euros a day, or 7.50 euros per month for the package, which will also include programming from MTV.

British mobile provider O2 is planning a similar venture to coincide with the World Cup, but with a smaller group of users.

There are about 80 million mobile phone users in Germany, but only 2.3 million have phones capable of exploiting the various features.