FIFA, Netflix and World Cup
Netflix is continuing to gain exluisive rights to sporting events. Most recently thestreaming giant has secured the U.S. rights of the 2027 & 2031 Women's World Cup
Netflix announced Friday it will live stream the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031 in the United States, as the streaming company continues its foray into live sports.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the first competition to be acquired in full by Netflix. According to FIFA, it “further reinforces the tournament’s status as the single biggest women’s sporting event on the planet and provides an outstanding platform to further promote the game.”
FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027, plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S.
The streaming service will have the exclusive U.S. rights to the 2027 and 2031 tournaments, marking its latest foray into live sports.
Confirmed by the sports federation on Dec. 20, the streamer giant will be hedging its next live sports bet on the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments, with Netflix obtaining U.S. rights to air the competition in its first-ever full acquisition of the competition and the World Cup's first appearance on streaming.
Netflix agreed to a broadcast rights deal with FIFA for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031, which will bring the soccer tournament to a streaming service for the first time, the parties announced Friday.
Netflix is continuing to add to its live sports programming, announcing it will stream the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.
Netflix and FIFA have agreed to a U.S. broadcast deal for the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cup, further expanding the streaming company’s footprint in the live-sports category, which includes NFL, boxing and WWE content.
The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. The value was not given, though international competitions in women’s soccer have
ZÜRICH, Switzerland — FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. The value was not given.