Optus Sport lands rights for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Zanda Wilson

June 4, 2021 9:10

Optus Sport has been named the main broadcast partner for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand for the first time.

All 64 games will be live and on demand on Optus Sport, with the football-oriented streaming service having previously broadcast the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Optus’ director of sport, Richard Bayliss, fronted the announcement on Optus Sport this morning and revealed there will be a free-to-air element as well, with Optus Sport to sub-license national team, the Matildas, matches to a free-to-air broadcaster, as per the Federal Government’s anti-siphoning list, which has been extended for another two years.

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Zanda Wilson

Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.