Eurosport has acquired the live TV and digital rights of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ as part of a package of nine FIFA competitions held over 2015 and 2016.
The deal signed with FIFA also includes full rights to the Men’s and Women’s FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups, as well as, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, FIFA Futsal World Cup and Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup. Every tournament will be broadcast across all Eurosport’s European territories*.
The deal confirms Eurosport is the leading channel in Europe for women’s football, youth football and futsal. The FIFA competitions enhance Eurosport’s offer, which already features the best competitons at European level with the annual UEFA European U-17 and U-19 Championships (men and women), 2016 UEFA European Futsal Championships and 2017 UEFA Women’s EURO.
Under the FIFA deal, Eurosport will cover:
2015
– FIFA Women’s World Cup* in Canada from 6 June – 5 July
– FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand from 30 May – 20 June
– FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile from 17 October – 8 November
– FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal
– Blue Stars / FIFA Youth Cup in Switzerland
2016
– FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in South Africa
– FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan
– FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia
– Blue Stars / FIFA Youth Cup in Switzerland
*ex Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ draw, broadcast live on Eurosport 2 on Saturday 6 December, decided the six groups the 24 teams will compete in, next June. The qualified teams include former World Champions Germany (2007 & 2003), USA (1999 and 1991), Norway (1995), current title holders Japan, as well as, France, Sweden, England, Brazil and China.
The most highly-anticipated clash of the first round is likely to be in Group D, between the USA and Sweden, third at the 2011 World Cup. France, serious challengers for the title, will face England in Group F.
Group A: Canada, China PR, New Zealand, Netherlands
Group B: Germany, Côte d’Ivoire, Norway, Thailand
Group C: Japan, Switzerland, Cameroon, Ecuador
Group D: Unites States, Australia, Sweden, Nigeria
Group E: Brazil, Korea Republic, Spain, Costa Rica
Group F: France, England, Colombia, Mexico
Eurosport has broadcast every FIFA Women’s World Cup since 2003 with record audiences in 2011 when the tournament attracted over 57m different European viewers on Eurosport and Eurosport 2. (Source: Eurosport press release)