Fox's World Cup reign is over. Can Netflix usher in a new era with the 2027 Women's World Cup?

More than 60 million viewers in the U.S. tuned into last month’s 2026 men’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina on Fox and Telemundo, the Spanish-language rights holder. For the 2027 women’s World Cup final, FIFA’s experiment is whether Netflix can replicate that scale when the U.S. English-language rights move from Fox for the first time since 2014. No deal terms were disclosed in 2024, but Bloomberg reported Netflix paid about $200 million for both tournament editions. Fox spent $485 million on the 2026 men’s World Cup alone, and FIFA—not Netflix—decides on hydration breaks. Netflix’s coverage will include multi-language telecasts and studio programming.