Why, then, all the excitement about Netflix's coming for live sports? First, there was Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, a fight more memorable for Tyson's bare-butt interview and incessant buffering issues than the result itself.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the first competition to be acquired in full by Netflix. According to FIFA, it “further reinforces the tournament’s status as the single biggest women’s sporting event on the planet and provides an outstanding platform to further promote the game.”

FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major

ZÜRICH, Switzerland — FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. The value was not given.

Confirmed by the sports federation on Dec. 20, the streamer giant will be hedging its next live sports bet on the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments, with Netflix obtaining U.S. rights to air the competition in its first-ever full acquisition of the competition and the World Cup's first appearance on streaming.

Netflix is continuing to add to its live sports programming, announcing it will stream the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.

FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament.

Netflix’s next shot on goal in live sports: the FIFA Women’s World Cup. FIFA and Netflix announced an agreement granting the streamer exclusive rights in the U.S. to the 2027 and 2031 ...

Netflix has won the exclusive U.S. streaming rights for the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments. The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be will be held in Brazil from June 24 to July 25. The host nation for the 2031 tournament has yet to be decided.

Netflix is continuing to gain exluisive rights to sporting events. Most recently thestreaming giant has secured the U.S. rights of the 2027 & 2031 Women's World Cup

Netflix and FIFA have agreed to a U.S. broadcast deal for the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cup, further expanding the streaming company’s footprint in the live-sports category, which includes NFL, boxing and WWE content.