FIFA extends U.S. media rights agreements with FOX and NBCUniversal’s Telemundo through the 2026 World Cup

FIFA announced it had extended U.S. media rights agreements with FOX and NBC’s Universal’s Telemundo through the 2026 World Cup.The extensions cover the following tournaments, according to FIFA: The 2026 FIFA World Cup: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 and 2025, FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 and 2025, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023 and 2025, FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024 and 2026, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 and 2026, and FIFA Confederations Cup 2025.NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content statement on the extension of FIFA’s media rights agreements in the United States and Canada for its tournaments up to and including the 2026 FIFA World Cup:“We’re very pleased that FIFA allowed us to extend our deal as the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster of FIFA World Cup tournaments through 2026.This unprecedented agreement gives our Telemundo and NBC Universo viewers and digital consumers more of the world’s best soccer for the next twelve years,” said Joe Uva, Chairman of Hispanic Enterprises and Content, NBCUniversal.