Bbc And Itv Secure 2027 World Cup Rights

The BBC and ITV person secured nan broadcasting authorities to nan 2027 World Cup successful Brazil, ensuring nan biggest tourney successful women's shot remains free-to-air for UK audiences.

The broadcasters will divided games evenly betwixt them successful nan group and knockout stages but will some show nan final.

"Extending our business pinch Fifa alongside ITV ensures that nan play and spectacle of nan Women's World Cup remains free-to-air," said BBC head of athletics Alex Kay-Jelski.

"BBC Sport has been a longstanding champion of women's football, helping to elevate nan crippled to wherever it is coming – a athletics experiencing unprecedented maturation successful fame and scope crossed BBC Sport platforms.

"From home leagues to awesome world tournaments, we've brought nan defining moments to millions crossed nan UK already, including this summer's Women's Euro tournament."

BBC Sport will show unrecorded sum connected TV and iPlayer arsenic good arsenic bringing sum to nan website and crossed power and societal media platforms.

ITV will besides person unrecorded games connected TV arsenic good arsenic sum connected societal media and ITVX. In addition, nan broadcaster will show each of England's qualifying matches and friendlies.

"The Fifa Women's World Cup 2027 is judge to beryllium different standout tourney and we look guardant to continuing our narration pinch some Fifa and nan BBC," said Niall Sloane, ITV head of sport.

The 32-team tourney will commencement connected 24 June 2027 and reason connected 27 July.

Spain are nan defending world champions aft beating England 1-0 successful nan last successful 2023.

The brace will spell head-to-head again successful Sunday's Euro 25 final.

You tin travel that crippled from 17:00 BST connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer, perceive connected BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, and travel unrecorded matter connected nan BBC Sport website and app.