List of FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasters

The FIFA Women's World Cup (WWC) was first broadcast on television in time for the very first tournament in 1991 and now ranks in the top five for most watched sporting broadcasts in the world. Below is a list of the stations/companies that air the WWC for their respective countries. This page was created in 2015 and contains the information for the 2011 & 2015 tournaments and onward, except in cases where previous information on broadcasters can be found.[1]

Africa

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Congo Brazzaville

Cote d'Ivorie

Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

Ecuatorial Guinea

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea Bissau

Guinea Conakry

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Reunion

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sudan

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zanzibar

Zimbabwe

Asia

Afghanistan
  • 2019– ATN

Bahrain

Bangladesh
  • 2015– Multi Screen Media

Bhutan
  • 2015– Multi Screen Media

Brunei

Cambodia
  • 2011– CBS Cambodia

Hong Kong

India
  • 2015– Multi Screen Media

Indonesia
  • 2015– PT Inter-Sports Marketing
  • 2011– M-League

Iran

Iraq

Japan
  • 2019– NHK, Fuji TV, & J Sports Corporation
  • 2015– NHK, Fuji TV, & J Sports Corporation
  • 2011– NHK, Fuji TV, & J Sports Corporation

Jordan

North Korea

Laos
  • 2011– Asian Broadcast Union

Kuwait

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives
  • 2015– Multi Screen Media
  • 2011– MediaNet

Myanmar
  • 2011– BecTero

Nepal
  • 2015– Multi Screen Media

Oman

Pakistan
  • 2015– Multi Screen Media

Palestine

People's Republic of China

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka
  • 2015– Multi Screen Media
  • 2011– Asian Broadcast Union

Syria

Taipei
  • 2011– ELTA

Thailand
  • 2011– Admas World

Timor Leste
  • 2011– Asian Broadcast Union

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam
  • 2011– Vietnam Football Media & VTV6

Yemen

Oceania

Australia
Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator Reporter Studio host Studio analyst(s)
2019 SBS David Basheer Sarah Walsh Tracey Holmes Craig Foster and Joey Peters
Optus Sport English World Feed Jules Breach
Niav Owens
Michelle Escobar		 Amy Duggan
Mel McLaughlin
Richard Bayliss		 Heather Garriock, Alicia Ferguson, Cheryl Salisbury, Mark Schwarzer, John Aloisi, Catherine Cannuli, Ashleigh Sykes, Georgia Yeoman-Dale, Amy Chapman, Tal Karp, Dean Heffernan, and Ante Juric
2015 SBS David Basheer Heather Garriock Vitor Sobral Lucy Zelic Sally Shipard and Joanne Peters

Cook Islands

Federated State of Micronesia

Fiji

French Polynesia

Kiribati

Nauru

New Caledonia

New Zealand
  • 2019– SBS & Sky
  • 2015– SBS & Sky
  • 2011– SBS & Sky

Niue

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium
  • 2019– Vlaamse Radio en Televisiemroep & Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française
  • 2015– Eurosport & European Broadcasting Union
  • 2011– Eurosport & European Broadcasting Union

Bosnia-Herzegovnia

Bulgaria

Channel Islands

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands
  • 2019– Sveriges Television & TV2 Denmark
  • 2015– Sveriges Television
  • 2011– Sveriges Television

Finland

France

FYR Macedonia

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Greenland
  • 2019– SVT & TV2 Denmark
  • 2015– SVT & TV2 Denmark

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Kazakhstan

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

San Marino
  • 2019– Radiotelevisione Italiana * SKY Italia
  • 2015– Eurosport
  • 2011– Eurosport

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Vatican City

United Kingdom
Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio Host Studio analyst(s)
2019[2] BBC Jonathan Pearce
Robyn Cowen
Mark Scott		 Sue Smith
Scott Booth
Lucy Ward
Faye White		 Gabby Logan
Eilidh Barbour		 Alex Scott, Hope Solo, Gemma Fay, Dion Dublin, Casey Stoney, Laura Bassett, Rachel Brown-Finnis, and Jordan Nobbs
2015[3] Jonathan Pearce
Steve Bower		 Sue Smith
Lucy Ward		 Jacqui Oatley Rachel Yankey, Rachel Brown-Finnis, Natasha Dowie, and Trevor Sinclair
2011[4][5] Guy Mowbray Lucy Ward Gabby Logan Martin Keown, Sue Smith and Jo Potter
2007[6] Gavin Peacock and Karen Walker

North America

Canada
Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator Reporter Studio Host Studio Analysts
2019 CTV
TSN		 Luke Wileman Carmelina Moscato Laura Diakun Kate Beirness Diana Matheson, Clare Rustad, and Kaylyn Kyle
2015 Jason de Vos Brian Williams
Sheri Forde
Cabral Richards
Kate McKenna		 James Duthie (on-site)
Jennifer Hedger (studio)		 Kara Lang (on-site)
Kristian Jack and Clare Rustad (studio)

Notes

  • CBC and Sportsnet used their own announcers for all Canadian games during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and U.S. matches from the round of 16 onward. For all other matches they used the English World Feed.
  • Before the 2015 Women's World Cup, CTV and TSN simulcast the ESPN/ABC broadcasts.

Mexico

United States

English-language television
Finals
Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter Studio host Studio analyst(s)
2023 FOX
2019 JP Dellacamera Aly Wagner Alex Curry Rob Stone and Jenny Taft Alexi Lalas, Heather O'Reilly, Ariane Hingst, Eni Aluko, Kelly Smith, and Karina LeBlanc
2015 Tony DiCicco and Cat Whitehill Jenny Taft Rob Stone and Kate Abdo Alexi Lalas, Heather Mitts, Eric Wynalda, Ariane Hingst, and Kelly Smith
2011 ESPN Ian Darke Julie Foudy Bob Holtzman Bob Ley and Rebecca Lowe Brandi Chastain, Brianna Scurry, Mia Hamm, and Tony DiCicco
2007 JP Dellacamera Rob Stone Heather Mitts
2003 ABC Wendy Gebauer and Tony DiCicco Tisha Hoch Terry Gannon Heather Mitts
1999 Wendy Gebauer Chris McKendry Robin Roberts
1991 SportsChannel America Randy Hahn Rick Davis

Other rounds
Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline Reporter Studio host Studio analyst(s)
2023 FOX
FS1
FS2
2019 JP Dellacamera
Derek Rae
Jenn Hildreth
Glenn Davis
Lisa Byington		 Aly Wagner
Danielle Slaton
Kyndra de St. Aubin
Angela Hucles
Cat Whitehill		 Alex Curry
Grant Wahl		 Rob Stone and Jenny Taft (France)
Kate Abdo (Los Angeles)
Aaron West (digital)		 Alexi Lalas, Eniola Aluko, Ariane Hingst, Kate Gill, Karina LeBlanc, Heather O'Reilly, and Kelly Smith (France)
Leslie Osborne and Christie Pearce Rampone (Los Angeles)
Christina Unkel (rules analyst)
2015 JP Dellacamera
Justin Kutcher
Jenn Hildreth
Glenn Davis
John Strong		 Tony DiCicco and Cat Whitehill
Aly Wagner
Kyndra de St. Aubin
Christine Latham
Angela Hucles
Danielle Slaton		 Jenny Taft
Julie Stewart-Binks
Grant Wahl (at-large)		 Rob Stone
Kate Abdo		 Alexi Lalas, Heather Mitts, Eric Wynalda, Mónica González, Ariane Hingst, Angela Hucles, Christine Latham, Leslie Osborne, Kelly Smith, Stuart Holden, and Dr. Joe Machnik (Rules analyst)
2011 ESPN
ESPN2		 Ian Darke
Adrian Healey
Beth Mowins		 Julie Foudy
Kate Markgraf
Tony DiCicco
Cat Whitehill		 Bob Holtzman Bob Ley
Rebecca Lowe		 Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain, Brianna Scurry, Mónica González, Alicia Ferguson, Viola Odebrecht, Mia Hamm, and Tony DiCicco
2007 JP Dellacamera
Adrian Healey		 Julie Foudy
Tony DiCicco
Lori Walker		 Rob Stone Heather Mitts
2003 ABC
ESPN
ESPN2		 JP Dellacamera
Beth Mowins
Erica Herskowitz		 Wendy Gebauer
Tony DiCicco
Tom Stone		 Tisha Hoch Rob Stone and Terry Gannon Heather Mitts
1999[7] JP Dellacamera
Bob Ley
Derek Rae
Holly Rowe		 Wendy Gebauer
Seamus Malin
Amy Allman
Ty Keough		 Chris McKendry Rob Stone and Robin Roberts
Notes
  • ESPN broadcast all matches for the 1999 Women's World Cup, but ESPN cut it back from 32 to 18 for 2003 due to conflicts with college football and the NFL.
  • 1999 featured the highest rated Women's Soccer match with the US/ China match until 2015. 11.4% of the nation's televisions tuned into the match.[8]
  • 2007 was the first Women's World Cup streamed online. All 32 matches were streamed on the fairly new ESPN 360, but games were not archived. 2007 is also the only year games were produced in studio. ESPN produced all the opening round matches in studio and didn't send their own broadcast team to China until the quarterfinals.
  • 2011 became the first Women's World Cup to have games archived on ESPN3.
  • 2015 became the first Women's World Cup to have the English World Feed available in the US. Fox used the English World Feed for their archive on the FOX Sports 2Go. 2015 also streamed games on the FOX Sports Go.
  • The USA/Japan 2015 Final became the highest ever rated soccer match in the US. 84.1% of the nation tuned into the match on Fox. An average 25.4 million viewers watched the entire match, with 30.9 viewers catching the final 15 minutes of the match. Spanish network Telemundo, drew another 1.27 million viewers to boost the overall viewership to 26.7 million.[9]

Spanish-language television
Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
2023 Telemundo
NBC Universo
Telemundo Deportes
2019 Andrés Cantor
Sammy Sadovnik
Copán Álvarez
Erasmo Provenza
Diego Pessolano
Alejandro Pérez		 Manuel Sol
Deyna Castellanos
Viviana Vila
Eduardo Biscayart
Amelia Valverde
Mónica González
Janelly Farías
2015[10] Andrés Cantor
Sammy Sadovnik
Copán Álvarez
Carlos Yustis		 Manuel Sol
Carlos Hermosillo
Frederik Oldenburg
2011 Univision
Galavision
Telefutura		 Jorge Pérez-Navarro Andrea Rodebaugh
2007 Pablo Ramirez Fátima Leyva
2003 Jorge Ramos
1999

English World Feed
Year Site Play-by-play
2019 Nice & Montpellier
Reims, Valenciennes & Nice
Paris
Le Havre
Grenoble, Montpellier, & Lyon
Rennes		 Mark Tompkins
John Roder
Kevin Keatings
Gary Bloom
Steve Wilson
Jacqui Oatley
2015 Edmonton
Ottawa & Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Moncton		 Mark Tompkins
Martin Fisher
Kevin Keatings
John Roder
Dave Woods
2011 Sinsheim & Dresden
Berlin & Augsburg
Bochum & Monchengladbach
Wolfsburg & Leverkusen		 Gary Bloom
John Helm
John Roder
Steve Banyard

South/Central America and American Island Nations

America Samoa

Anguilla
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Antigua and Barbuda
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Argentina

Aruba
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports

Bahamas
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Barbados
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Belize
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Bermuda
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Bolivia
  • 2019– Televisa & DirecTV Sports

Brazil
ChannelType19911995199920032007201120152019
Rede BandeirantesBroadcast–––YesYesYes–Yes
Rede GloboBroadcast–––––––Yes
Rede RecordBroadcast–––Yes––––
TV BrasilBroadcast––––––Yes–
BandSportsSubscription––YesYesYes––All matches
ESPN BrasilSubscription–YesYesYesYes–––
SporTVSubscription–YesYesYesYesYesYesAll matches
  • 1995 & 1999 - Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana. Rede Bandeirantes is a current member. Rede Globo and SporTV are former members.

British Virgin Islands
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Cayman Islands
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Chile
  • 2019- Chilevisión, DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– Chilevisión, CDF & DirecTV Sports
  • 2011– DirecTV Sports
  • 2007- La Red, Mega, Chilevisión, Canal 13 & Canal del Fútbol
  • 2003- TVN, Canal 13, Mega, La Red, Chilevisión
  • 1999- SKY

Colombia
  • 2019– Caracol TV, RCN TV, & DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– Caracol TV, RCN TV, & DirecTV Sports
  • 2011– Caracol TV, RCN TV, & DirecTV Sports

Costa Rica
  • 2019– Teletica
  • 2015– Teletica
  • 2011–Teletica

Curacao
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Dominica
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Dominican Republic
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Ecuador
  • 2019– CNT Sports, DirecTV Sports & RTS
  • 2015– CNT & DirecTV Sports
  • 2011– DirecTV Sports, Ecuador TV

El Salvador
  • 2019– Canales 2, 4, 6
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Grenada
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Guadeloupe

Guam

Guatemala
  • 2019– Televisa
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Guyana
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Haiti
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Honduras
  • 2019– Canal 5
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Jamaica
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Martinique

Montserrat
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Nicaragua
  • 2019– Canal 2 & Canal 10
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Panama
  • 2019– Canal 4 & TVN
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Paraguay
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports

Peru
  • 2019– Latina Television& DirecTV Sports

Puerto Rico

St. Kitts and Nevis
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

St. Lucia
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

St. Vincent
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Suriname
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Trinidad and Tobago
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Turks and Caicos Islands
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports

Uruguay

US Virgin Islands
  • 2019– DirecTV Sports
  • 2015– DirecTV Sports
  • 2011– ESPN, & ESPN2

Venezuela
  • 2019- DirecTV
  • 2015– DirecTV
  • 2011– Meridiano Televisión, DirecTV

References
  1. 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasters
  2. "BBC launches summer of women's sport season". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "World Cup 2015: Women's Football live on the BBC". TV News Room. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. "Women's World Cup coverage returns to BBC". Sports Pro Media. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. "BBC to follow Eng;and at the Women's World Cup". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  6. "BBC Sport – Fifa Women's World Cup Finals". Sports Pro Media. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  7. Jones, Grahame L. (16 June 1999). "All 32 Games Will Be Televised". LA Times. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. "Women's World Cup gets whopping ESPN TV rating". USA Today. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  9. "FIFA women's World Cup TV ratings for U.S. vs. Japan a smash hit". The Denver Post. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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