Netflix has secured Spanish and Andorran rights to stream all 104 matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, with select games to remain available on free-to-air television in Spain.
Netflix has secured the rights to broadcast the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Andorra. The streaming giant will now stream all 104 matches of the tournament as it continues to expand its live sports portfolio.
The agreement with FIFA covers the centenary edition of the tournament, which will see Spain, the reigning champion, co-host the competition alongside Morocco and Portugal.
Netflix said in a statement it will stream all 104 games live during the 48-team tournament that Spain will co-host with Portugal and Morocco, after the opening three games are played in South America.
The value of the deal was not disclosed. Spanish rights for the 104-game 2026 edition played across North America went to public broadcaster RTVE reportedly for 55 million euros ($61.6 million).
The 2030 tournament is the centenary edition and FIFA is marking the anniversary with original 1930 host Uruguay plus Argentina and Paraguay each hosting one game. Several days later the main tournament leaves South America and continues in southern Europe and north Africa.
Netflix’s first major deal for a men’s World Cup follows a 2024 agreement with FIFA for U.S. rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031. Next month, FIFA is set to confirm the 2031 edition will be co-hosted by the US with Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica.
More from SportsFIFA typically has picked public broadcasters for World Cup rights to maximize audiences, and the Netflix deal for Spain includes a free-to-air promise.
“As part of the agreement, one match per matchday will be available for free in Spain,” Netflix said in a statement. “A package of matches, including every Spain match, both semifinals and the final, will be made available for broadcast on a national free-to-air broadcaster.”
Spain and Morocco are competing to host the final in a decision that has become linked to politics at national government and FIFA levels. FIFA’s embattled president Gianni Infantino has close ties to Moroccan soccer.
The final would be played either at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium or the 115,000-seat King Hassan II Stadium being built near Casablanca.
In India, Zee Entertainment previously held the broadcast rights to the FIFA World Cup, while the 2022 tournament in Qatar was streamed for free on JioCinema. Earlier this year, Reuters reported that FIFA had initially sought $100 million for the broadcast rights to the 2026 and 2030 World Cups in India, but had lowered its asking price to around $60 million. The final value of the deal has not been disclosed.