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

Netflix and FIFA have agreed to a U.S. broadcast deal for the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cup, further entrenching the streaming company into the live-sports sector which includes the NFL, boxing and WWE.

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 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 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 has won the exclusive U.S. streaming rights for the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments. The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be will be held in Brazil from June 24 to July 25. The host nation for the 2031 tournament has yet to be decided.

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.

FIFA has partnered with Netflix to grant the streaming platform exclusive US broadcasting rights for the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup. This agreement marks the first time Netflix will fully acquire rights to a global sports event,