FOX Sports and Telemundo are delivering the most extensive coverage ever seen for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This year, digital coverage of the tournament—held in Australia and New Zealand—is a multi-platform extravaganza, with thrilling field action, interviews, features, and stats available through a myriad of platforms and channels. And with the USWNT—the reigning tournament champions—scheduled to kick off their first game today and predicted to go far in the tournament, Americans and soccer enthusiasts have a lot to look forward to over the next month.
Here's a snapshot of what both networks have in store to reach more fans on digital platforms than ever before.
FOX Sports
- FOX Sports will stream all 64 matches live on the FOX Sports app, with an option to view in 4K on connected TV and living room apps.
- The FOX Sports App, FOXSports.com, and @FOXSoccer social channels will offer exclusive highlights, full-match replays, award-winning original digital programming, and real-time stats.
- For the first time in the history of the Women’s World Cup on FOX, in-match previews and live pre-and-postgame shows will be available exclusively for Twitter via @FOXSports and @FOXSoccer.
- FOX Sports launched its award-winning FIFA World Cup Hub this week—a one-stop destination for fans, providing easy access to all of FOX Sports' digital content related to the tournament, including live streams, highlights, exclusive original content, team pages, schedules, and standings.
“We pride ourselves on bringing best-in-class coverage to the biggest live events in the world. Like for a Super Bowl, World Series or Men’s World Cup, we’re bringing our A-game to our digital offerings for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup,” said FOX Sports Senior Vice President of Digital Michael Bucklin.
Telemundo
- As the exclusive Spanish-language home of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, the network will air live all 64 matches in Spanish with 33 on Telemundo—the largest ever FIFA Women’s World Cup matches on a broadcast network in U.S. television history—with 31 on Universo.
- Peacock will also carry live coverage of all 64 matches in Spanish, produced by Telemundo.
- All matches will stream live on the Telemundo app.
- Telemundo's commentary team will have the most women ever in Spanish-language U.S. media history, including former U.S. coach Natalia Astrain, Deyna Castellanos who is a forward for the Venezuela women's national team, and Isabella Echeverri, who formerly played for the Colombia women's national team, among other prominent women in the international soccer world.
“For us, the Women’s World Cup is more than a premier global sporting event—it is an opportunity to contribute to something bigger, and we’re proud to enhance our coverage with experienced and diverse voices,” said Telemundo Executive Vice President of Sports Eli Velazquez. “We will be complementing our team of top sports commentators and journalists with the depth and expertise of former coaches, players, and referees who will provide their unique on-the-pitch perspectives offering our viewers the most thorough analysis throughout the tournament.”