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FIFA has announced that it has awarded free-to-air 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup media rights in 28 European territories* to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
This agreement continues the long-lasting partnership between FIFA and EBU and will see EBU member broadcasters give more coverage to women’s football than ever before.
The rights include broadcast across TV, digital and radio.
Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer, said, “With the Draw now complete, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to be one of the biggest women’s sporting events ever with the tournament shaping up to be another truly game-changing moment for women’s football and for fans around the world.”
“Alongside FIFA’s ongoing commitment to accelerate the growth and development of the women’s football, free-to-air broadcasters will play an important role in attracting new audiences and growing the women’s game. We look forward to working with the EBU and bringing the tournament and women’s football to new fans in the region.”
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand will truly be a tournament of “firsts” and an incredible celebration of football and sport:
- The first FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and hosted in the Asia-Pacific Region
- The first to feature 32 teams
- The first to be co-hosted by two confederations
- The first to have 9 host cities and 10 stadiums
The tournament will kick off on July 20, 2023 at Eden Park in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau, with 32 teams competing in 64 matches across 9 host cities and 10 stadiums. finishing at Sydney/Gadigal’s Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023.
*List of territories EBU Members will broadcast in:
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North-Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Turkey
