Viewers in the UK will be able to watch live FIFA Club World Cup games on terrestrial television after agreement was reached between rights holder DAZN and Channel 5.
DAZN has already committed to broadcast all 63 games in the fledgling competition for free in the UK and Worldwide. Channel 5 will now also broadcast live coverage of 23 of those matches when the competition takes place this summer in the United States (14 June to 13 July).
Clubs competing in the tournament include Chelsea and Manchester City from the UK; Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich amongst the other European clubs and international clubs such as Inter Miami and Boca Juniors.
As part of the new partnership between Channel 5 and DAZN, 5 will sublicense DAZN’s live coverage of 15 group stage matches, four round-of-16 matches, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final itself. Coverage will be broadcast live and free-to-air on the main 5 channel and on the 5 streaming service – with some matches shown on 5USA and 5ACTION.
Announcing the agreement Paramount’s President of International Ad Sales Lee Sears said: “We’re delighted to be able to have agreed this fantastic partnership with DAZN to expand free-to-air coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup, live on 5. It’s going to be one of the sporting events of the summer with most of the matches played in the evening peak time and 32 of the world’s biggest clubs involved.
“We have a growing line up of live sport on 5 and, thanks to our innovative and agile approach to partnership, we’re ambitious about offering our viewers and our advertisers even more in the months to come.”
Shay Segev, CEO, DAZN added: “We are pleased to be partnering with 5 to increase awareness of the inaugural edition of the FIFA Club World Cup in the United Kingdom and bring the competition to as many fans as possible across 5 and DAZN. The FIFA Club World Cup will bring unparalleled engagement opportunities and in expanding our partner network with 5, we look forward to bringing the tournament to the widest possible audience.”
Live coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup begins on June 14 2025.
