Netflix lands U.S. rights for Women's World Cup in 2027, 2031

The FIFA Ladies’s World Cup is transferring to Netflix.

Netflix secured the rights to broadcast the Ladies’s World Cup in the US in the course of the 2027 and 2031 tournaments, the streaming service introduced Friday.

“Studio exhibits and top-tier expertise will complement protection with commentary and leisure,” Netflix mentioned in a press release. “And within the lead-up to the event, Netflix will produce unique documentary programming spotlighting the highest gamers, their journeys, and the explosion of the game across the globe.

“Nowhere was that extra on show than in 2023, when Spain bested England by a rating of 1-0 to win its first title.”

The 2027 Ladies’s World Cup would be the first time the event has been broadcasted on a streaming service. The worth of the deal wasn’t disclosed.

“This can be a landmark second for sports activities media rights,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino mentioned. “As a marquee model and FIFA’s new long-term companion, Netflix has proven a really sturdy stage of dedication to rising ladies’s soccer.

“This settlement sends a robust message about the true worth of the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup and the worldwide ladies’s sport. FIFA and Netflix partnering collectively makes this a very historic day for broadcasting and for ladies’s soccer.”

Brazil will host the 2027 Ladies’s World Cup, which can function 32 groups and 63 video games, whereas the host for the 2031 event has but to be determined. The US and Mexico are anticipated to make a joint bid for internet hosting the 2031 Ladies’s World Cup.

The US has gained the event a document 4 instances however misplaced within the spherical of 16 within the final version in 2023. Spain gained final 12 months after beating England.