2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: EBU Awarded Free-To-Air Media Rights For 28 European Territories

FIFA has announced that it has awarded free-to-air FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 media rights in 28 European territories to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

This agreement continues the long-lasting partnership between FIFA and EBU and will see EBU member broadcasters give more coverage to women’s football than ever before.

The rights include broadcast across TV, digital and radio.

 “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.”

Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 will truly be a tournament of “firsts” and an incredible celebration of football and sport. Next year’s tournament will be the first to; be held in the Southern Hemisphere and hosted in the Asia-Pacific Region, feature 32 teams, co-hosted by two confederations as well as the first to have 9 host cities and 10 stadiums.

List of territories EBU Members will broadcast in: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Republic of), Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North-Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey

Match Schedule and kick-off times confirmed

The much-anticipated match schedule, for the 32-team, ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand is now complete.

Following Saturday’s stunning Draw show in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau, kick-off times have now been added to the previously announced Match Schedule with the tournament opener seeing co-hosts New Zealand welcome Norway to Eden Park on Thursday, 20^th July in a 7pm (NZST) kick-off. 

The Tournament’s second game will kick off three hours later at 8pm (AEST) as fellow co-hosts Australia meet the Republic of Ireland at the Sydney Football Stadium in the first match of Group B.

The final will take place at 8pm (AEST) at Stadium Australia in Sydney/Gadigal on Sunday 20^th August, 2023.

FIFA announced that there is a two-hour time difference between Australia’s east coast and Aotearoa New Zealand, with all kick-off times in the match schedule listed as local. 

The Football governing body disclosed that single match passes for the tournament will go on sale from 25^th October 2022 via FIFA.com/tickets.

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