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

Why, then, all the excitement about Netflix's coming for live sports? First, there was Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, a fight more memorable for Tyson's bare-butt interview and incessant buffering issues than the result itself.

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.”

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 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.

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 continues to grow its slate of live sporting events. The latest addition is the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Read more about the historic agreement.