Netflix secures rights to air 2030 World Cup in Spain, Andorra

Herald Desk/Reuters
Published: 14 Oct, 2026
Updated: 21 Oct, 2026
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Netflix said on Tuesday it had secured the rights to broadcast the 2030 World Cup in Spain, which is co-hosting the tournament, and Andorra.

It would be Netflix's first broadcast of a major men's international tournament in Spain, the company said. The 2026 World Cup was aired there by national channel TVE.

California-based Netflix did not disclose financial terms.

Under the deal, one game per matchday will be free to watch ⁠in Spain. Netflix will also offer a national free-to-air channel which will broadcast a package of matches that includes all of Spain's games, both semi-finals and the final.

Netflix did not name the channel.

TVE declined to comment on whether it would be interested in purchasing a package of matches.

Spain, which won the World Cup in North America this year, will co-host the 2030 edition with Portugal and Morocco, ⁠although Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will stage inaugural matches marking the tournament's 100th anniversary.

Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930.

Spain's state-owned television network TVE broadcast the Spanish national team's matches during this year's tournament, while ⁠private platform DAZN, which distributed Mediapro's pay-TV World Cup channel, showed all 104 games.

Netflix holds the rights in the US and Canada for the 2027 Women's World ⁠Cup being hosted by Brazil and the 2031 edition being staged jointly by Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico and the US.

The deal in Spain is more evidence ⁠of Netflix's push into the sports broadcasting world, with NFL, MLB, WWE, boxing and MMA all appearing on the streaming platform.