It has secured media rights across 18 territories on behalf of 19 members, ensuring extensive free-to-air coverage of Brazil-hosted tournament

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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has secured the media rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 across 18 territories on behalf of 19 EBU Members.

The move ensures extensive free-to-air coverage across Europe next summer.

Under the agreement, EBU Members will deliver broad free-to-air coverage of the tournament across television, radio and digital platforms. Across all territories, at least one match per day will be broadcast on EBU Member channels, with all matches broadcast live.

Comprehensive tournament highlights will also be distributed, supported by Eurovision News.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 will be broadcast by the following EBU Members: Cesky Rozhlas (Czechia), Ceská Televize (Czechia), DR (Denmark), MTVA (Hungary), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), PBS (Malta), RTBF (Belgium), RTVE (Spain), RTVS (Slovakia), RUV (Iceland), SR (Sweden), SRG SSR (Switzerland), Suspilne (Ukraine), TV 2 AS (Norway), TV2 Danmark (Denmark), TVP (Poland), VRT (Belgium), and YLE (Finland).

Stefan-Eric Wildemann, head of football, basketball and digital acquisitions, EBU Sport, said: “Building on our long-standing partnership with FIFA, this agreement ensures that FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ will be widely and easily accessible to fans across Europe.

“A strong focus on women’s sport underpins everything we do at the EBU, and by putting visibility first, we are proud not only to continue our long-standing commitment, but to keep evolving our approach in growing audiences, strengthening storytelling, and building long-term value for women’s competitions as a central part of the sports landscape.”

Brazil will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup (24 June to 25 July 2027) for the first time. It will be the first edition staged in South America, as well as the tenth Women’s World Cup, and the second to feature 32 national teams.

Held every four years since the inaugural tournament in China PR in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup has been hosted in seven countries. Five nations have lifted the trophy to date: USA (four titles), Germany (two), and Norway, Japan and Spain.