Netflix has secured exclusive broadcast and streaming rights to all 104 matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup in Spain and Andorra, marking the platform’s biggest expansion into live global sports rights. The landmark deal covers the centenary tournament hosted across Spain, Morocco, and Portugal, with special opening matches in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, where defending champion Spain will compete on home soil. Netflix will deliver full match coverage, studio analysis, and daily highlights tailored for Spanish audiences.
To comply with sports broadcasting regulations and broaden local accessibility, Netflix will offer one match per matchday for free on its platform in Spain. Additionally, a sub-licensing agreement with a national free-to-air broadcaster will ensure linear distribution for all Spain national team matches, both semi-finals, and the final. Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria and FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström highlighted the agreement as a key milestone in their deepening partnership, which already encompasses the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup rights in the U.S. and Canada.
The acquisition accelerates Netflix’s aggressive push into live sports and sports-adjacent content, building upon its portfolio of NFL games, WWE, MLB, boxing, and hit sports docuseries like LALIGA: All Access and Captains of the World. As the 2030 tournament celebrates 100 years since the inaugural 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, the deal signals a major shift in how marquee global sports properties are distributed across key European markets.