Folding the World Cup — long the final bastion of free-to-view soccer — into a subscription service could limit viewership

FIFA has announced that the next two editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031 will be exclusively broadcast on Netflix within the United States.

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. Netflix says U.S. viewers will have "unparalleled access to every match live" with "immersive coverage,

It's the first time FIFA have agreed to license their landmark tournament to a non-traditional distribution partner

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.”

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.

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 deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament.

Netflix will be the new home of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the streaming giant announced Friday, marking a key moment for its push into live sports and the evolution of women’s sports.