EBU Secures Broadcasting Rights for 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has secured the media rights for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup across 18 territories on behalf of 19 member organizations. The agreement ensures extensive free-to-air coverage of the tournament across television, radio, and digital platforms.

Under the terms of the deal, EBU members will broadcast all matches live. The agreement further mandates that at least one match per day must be aired on EBU Member channels. Comprehensive highlights of the tournament will be distributed with support from Eurovision News.

Tournament Hosting and Logistics

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup from June 24 to July 25, 2027. This marks the first time the competition will be held in South America. FIFA announced Brazil as the host country on May 17, 2024.

The tournament will be contested by 32 teams from six confederations across eight venues in eight host cities. This will be the second and final edition of the tournament featuring 32 teams, as FIFA has confirmed an expansion to 48 teams for the 2031 edition.

Spain enters the competition as the defending champions after winning their first title in 2023.

Brazil’s Hosting History

With the 2027 event, Brazil becomes the sixth nation to host both the men’s and women’s World Cups, joining Sweden, the United States, Germany, France, and Canada. Brazil previously hosted the men’s World Cup in 1950 and 2014.

Brazil is also the first country to host eight different FIFA competitions. In addition to the men’s and women’s World Cups, the nation has hosted:

• The 2016 Olympic football tournaments
• The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship
• The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
• The 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
• The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
• The first three editions of the FIFA-organized Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005, 2006, and 2007

Participating Broadcasters

The free-to-air coverage across Europe will be delivered by the following 19 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)
• YLE (Finland)

EBU Strategic Objectives

The EBU has emphasized that the agreement is part of a broader effort to increase the visibility of women’s sports. Stefan-Eric Wildemann, head of football, basketball and digital acquisitions at EBU Sport, noted that the deal builds on a long-standing partnership with FIFA to ensure the event is 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.

Stefan-Eric Wildemann, head of football, basketball and digital acquisitions, EBU Sport