FIFA has awarded free-to-air FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 media rights in 28 European territories to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The rights include broadcast across TV, digital and radio.
Commenting on the award, Sarai Bareman, FIFA chief women’s football officer, said: “With the Draw now complete, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 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”.
Glen Killane, executive director of Eurovision Sport, said: “The EBU and our members continue to be world leaders in the broadcast and streaming of Women’s Sport. Our members are constantly setting the standard and pushing new boundaries; it is something we have proudly driven for many years.
“This agreement will build on the great legacy of the extraordinary coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 where EBU members provided record audiences. Next year’s World Cup provides us with an opportunity to once again show that public service media is committed to ensuring that showcasing Women’s Football and women’s sport continue to be central to our mission”.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 will be a tournament of “firsts”:
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 July 20, 2023 at Eden Park in Auckland/T?maki Makaurau, with 32 teams competing in 64 matches across nine host cities and 10 stadiums. finishing at Sydney/Gadigal’s Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023.
EBU members that have committed to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 are as follows: RTSH (Albania); ORF (Austria); RTBF & VRT (Belgium/Luxembourg); BHRT (Bosnia/Herzegovina); BNT (Bulgaria); HRT (Croatia); CYBC (Cyprus); CT (Czech Republic); ERR (Estonia); GPB (Georgia); MTVA (Hungary); RÚV (Iceland); RTE (Ireland); RTV (Kosovo); LT (Latvia); LRT (Lithuania); PBS (Malta); TRM (Moldova); RTCG (Montenegro); MKRTV (North Macedonia); TVR (Romania); RTS (Serbia); RTVS (Slovakia); RTVS (Slovenia); SRG SSR (Switzerland/Liechtenstein); TRT (Turkey).
The four EBU members that will offer additional radio coverage are: BNR (Bulgaria); CR (Czech Republic); LR (Latvia); and Radio Romania.
