Good news for all fans of Borussia Dortmund, Hertha BSC and 1. FC Köln! RTL will broadcast the first-round matches of BVB, Hertha BSC and 1. FC Köln live on free TV. Hertha BSC will start its DFB-Pokal adventure 2026/27 on Saturday, August 22. At 15:30, the capital city team will then play at Bundesliga founder member 1. FC Saarbrücken. The broadcast on free TV at RTL begins at 15:00. The third-division team from Saarbrücken qualified as Saarland Cup winners for the hunt for the DFB Cup. "Hertha BSC is a decent draw for us. We are particularly looking forward to a lively home game in front of our outstanding fans. For them, it will be an interesting and certainly attractive cup game in the Ludwigspark. We are the underdog, but we want to give Hertha BSC a big fight here in the park. Everyone knows that in the cup, anything is possible. That's why we're simply looking forward to a great game", commented FCS coach Argirios Giannikis the attractive draw in a team media statement. On Monday (August 24), 1. FC Köln will then enter the competition. The Effzeh will face the third-division newcomer Würzburger Kickers. The kick-off will be at 18:00, RTL will broadcast from 17:30. The Kölner, who have already won the cup four times, have only once advanced beyond the second round in the past five years. In the previous season, they were eliminated in the second round by the powerful FC Bayern (1:4). As the third match of the first round of the DFB-Pokal 2026/27, RTL will show the BVB's guest appearance at outsider HEBC Hamburg on September 1. The Borussen will face the Hanseaten at 20:45, the broadcast will start at 20:15. The BVB will start, like FC Bayern, on August 22 due to the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup with a slight delay in the cup. Last result: Bayern München 5-1 1. FC Köln (2026-05-16). 1. FC Köln has not won any of its last four games and has come into this season with a negative trend of four consecutive losses.