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Netflix Takes TV Rights in Canada to 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups
Netflix Takes TV Rights in Canada to 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups-August 2024
Aug 23, 2025 12:40 PM

Netflix is doubling down in North America on the womens World Cup soccer tournament.

The streamer on Friday announced it had secured the official TV rights in Canada for the FIFA Womens World Cup in 2027 and 2031.That followed Netflix earlier picking up the same exclusive broadcast rights in the U.S. for the marquee womens soccer tournament for 2027 and 2031 to expand its push into live sports.

We are thrilled that Netflix will be FIFAs exclusive partner in Canada for the Womens World Cup in 2027 and 2031. With under two years to go until the first match in Brazil, we are hard at work on planning and aim to give fans unparalleled access to the most prestigious competition in womens football,Gabe Spitzer, vp of sports at Netflix, said in a statement. The current FIFA Womens World Cup rights in Canada are held by TSN, the Canadian cable sports channel. In the run-up to the 2027 Womens World Cup tournament, Netflix is expected to produce documentary series to spotlight top international players and the global growth of womens football (known as soccer in North America) overall.

Netflix has already driven into live sports programming with the recent Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 boxing match, the weekly streaming of WWE Raw, the upcoming Canelo vs. Crawford boxing match and NFL Christmas Day games.

FIFA chief business officer Romy Gai in a statement added: Following the landmark agreement between FIFA and Netflix in the United States relating to the exclusive rights to the 2027 and 2031 editions of the FIFA Womens World Cup, we are pleased to extend the footprint of our partnership with Netflix to Canada. We will embrace the opportunity to work with Netflix to continue to grow the popularity of the womens game in Canada a nation with a rich FIFA Womens World Cup history.

Netflix already features football-related programming likeCaptains of the World, Under Pressure: The U.S. Womens World Cup Team,Neymar: The Perfect Chaos,Beckham,Sunderland Til I Die,Boca Juniors Confidential, and upcoming documentaries on Vincius Jnior and veteran manager Jos Mourinho.

A host country for the 2031 Womens World Cup has yet to be named, and will mark the first 48-team edition of the tournament.

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