List of FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasters

The FIFA Women's World Cup (WWC) was first broadcast on television 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.

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

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sudan

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zanzibar

Zimbabwe

Asia

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Japan

Jordan

Korea DPR

Laos

Kuwait

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

People's Republic of China

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Syria

Taipei

Thailand

Timor Leste

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Yemen

Oceania

Australia

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator Team Reporter Studio host Studio analyst(s)
2015 SBS[1] David Basheer Heather Garriock Vitor Sobral Lucy Zelic Sally Shipard and Joanne Peters

Cook Islands

Federated State of Micronesia

Fiji

Kiribati

Nauru

New Zealand

Niue

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovnia

Bulgaria

Channel Islands

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

FYR Macedonia

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Greenland

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

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Vatican City

United Kingdom

Year Channel Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio Host Studio Analysts
2015[2] BBC Jonathan Pearce
Steve Bower		 Sue Smith
Lucy Ward		 Jacqui Oatley Rachel Yankey
Rachel Brown-Finnis
2011[3][4] Guy Mowbray Lucy Ward Gabby Logan Martin Keown
Jo Potter
2007[5] Guy Mowbray Lucy Ward Gabby Logan Gavin Peacock
Karen Walker

North America

Canada

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Studio Host Studio Analysts
2015[6] TSN
CTV		 Luke Wileman Jason de Vos James Duthie and Jennifer Hedger Kara Lang, Kristian Jack, and Clare Rustad
Notes

Mexico

United States

English-language television

Finals
Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline Reporter Studio host Studio analyst(s)
2015 Fox JP Dellacamera Tony DiCicco and Cat Whitehill Jenny Taft Rob Stone and Kate Abdo Kelly Smith, Alexi Lalas, Heather Mitts, Ariane Hingst, and Eric Wynalda
2011 ESPN2 Ian Darke Julie Foudy Bob Ley and Rebecca Lowe Brandi Chastain, Brianna Scurry, Mia Hamm, and Tony DiCicco
2007 ESPN JP Dellacamera Rob Stone Heather Mitts
2003 ABC JP Dellacamera Wendy Gebauer and Tony DiCicco Tisha Venturini Terry Gannon Heather Mitts
1999 JP Dellacamera 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
2015[7][8] JP Dellacamera
Justin Kutcher
Jenn Hildreth
John Strong
Glenn Davis		 Tony DiCicco
Cat Whitehill
Aly Wagner
Kyndra de St. Aubin
Danielle Slaton
Christine Latham
Angela Hucles		 Jenny Taft
Julie Stewart-Binks
Grant Wahl		 Rob Stone and Kate Abdo Alexi Lalas, Angela Hucles, Mónica González, Ariane Hingst,
Stuart Holden, Christine Latham, Heather Mitts,
Leslie Osborne, Kelly Smith, Eric Wynalda, and Dr. Joe Machnik
2011[9][10] ESPN
ESPN2		 Ian Darke
Adrian Healey
Beth Mowins		 Julie Foudy
Kate Markgraf
Tony DiCicco
Cat Whitehill		 Bob Ley and Rebecca Lowe Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain, Brianna Scurry, Mónica González,
Alicia Ferguson, Viola Odebrecht, Mia Hamm, and Tony DiCicco
2007[11] JP Dellacamera
Adrian Healey		 Julie Foudy
Tony DiCicco
Lori Walker		 Rob Stone Heather Mitts
2003[12] ABC
ESPN
ESPN2		 JP Dellacamera
Beth Mowins
Erica Herskowitz		 Wendy Gebauer
Tony DiCicco
Tom Stone		 Tisha Venturini Rob Stone and Terry Gannon Heather Mitts
1999[13] JP Dellacamera
Bob Ley
Derek Rae
Holly Rowe		 Wendy Gebauer
Amy Allman
Seamus Malin
Ty Keough		 Chris McKendry Rob Stone and Robin Roberts
Notes

Spanish-language television

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
2023 Telemundo
NBC Universo
NBC Deportes
2019
2015[17] Andrés Cantor
Sammy Sadovnik
Copán Álvarez
Carlos Yustis		 Manuel Sol
Carlos Hermosillo
Frederik Oldenburg
2011 Univision
Galavision
Telefutura
2007
2003
1999

English World Feed

Year Site Play-by-play
2015 Edmonton
Ottawa & Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Montcon		 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

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Aruba

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bermuda

Bolivia

Bonaire

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Curacao

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Granada

Guam

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Montserrat

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Perú

Puerto Rico

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

Uruguay

US Virgin Islands

Venezuela

References

  1. ↑ "SBS is pleased to announce that for the first time in Australian TV history it will be broadcasting the entire 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada, live, free and exclusive – including all Matildas matches.". SBS. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  2. ↑ "World Cup 2015: Women's Football live on the BBC". TV News Room. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Women's World Cup coverage returns to BBC". Sports Pro Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  4. ↑ "BBC to follow Eng;and at the Women's World Cup". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  5. ↑ "BBC Sport – Fifa Women's World Cup Finals". Sports Pro Media. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  6. ↑ "CTV, TSN announce FIFA broadcast team". TSN. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  7. ↑ "FOX Sports Announces Five Broadcast Teams for FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2015". Fox Press Pass. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  8. ↑ "FOX Sports Stocks FIFA Women's World Cup Studio Coverage with Multi-National Firepower". Fox Press Pass. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  9. ↑ "ESPN Names Brandi Chastain, Briana Scurry and Tony DiCicco Studio Analysts for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  10. ↑ "ESPN 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Commentators". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  11. ↑ "Rising early to follow the Women's World Cup". Big Apple Soccer. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  12. ↑ "World Cup Takes on Heavy Hitters". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2003-09-19.
  13. ↑ "All 32 Games Will Be Televised". LA Times. Retrieved 1999-06-16. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Women's World Cup gets whopping ESPN TV rating". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Staggering 25.4 Million Viewers Witness USA Win Coveted FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2015 Title". Fox Press Pass. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  16. ↑ "FIFA women's World Cup TV ratings for U.S. vs. Japan a smash hit". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  17. ↑ "NBC DEPORTES ANNOUNCES ROSTER OF ON-AIR TALENT FOR 2015 FIFA WORLD CUP EVENTS". NBC Universal Media Village. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
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