Sports ministers of the five main European football countries They urged the FIFA and broadcasters to work together and “find a common path” regarding the retransmission rights of DL Women’s World Cup 2023.
For the first time, tournament rights are being sold separately from tournament rights world Cup men’s football. head of the FIFAAnd Gianni InfantinoIt was reported earlier this month that United kingdomAnd SpainAnd FranceAnd Germany And Italy They run the risk of being left without the rights to broadcast the tournament, if they don’t improve on their “unacceptable” offers.
And in a joint statement issued on Wednesday, May 31 Sports ministers Of those five countries, they said they were aware of the restrictions on broadcasters, but stressed the importance of “improving the global visibility of women’s sports” in their countries.
Media exposure to women’s sports has, in fact, a very significant impact on the development of sports practice for women and young women.”
These were the words of the statement of the sports ministers of the five countries concerned Europeassigned to the presidency FIFA.
“Given the great potential of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the sporting and social issues at stake, we consider it our responsibility to fully mobilize all stakeholders, so that they quickly reach an agreement.”
as a reaction to a response FIFA Since the proposal made primarily regarding transmission rights was “unacceptable”, it was also stated in the document:
“These are decisions FIFA And broadcasters will have to take a stand independently, but we know that talks are ongoing and we’re confident in the ability FIFA It is independent broadcasters to find a way to promote competition fairly.”
Where will the 2023 Women’s World Cup be broadcast?
About 1.12 billion channel viewers watched Women’s World Cup in France 2019 Across all platforms, according to our audit FIFA about the tournament.
Gianni Infantino It reported that broadcasters only offered $1 million to $10 million for the rights to this year’s tournament, which will be held at Australia And New Zealandcompared to between 100 and 200 million dollars of Men’s World Cup.
Fatima SamouraGeneral Secretary L FIFAHe also said he was confident of a possible “blackout” of the TV Women’s World Cup in Europe Making TVs deliver better shows.
The ninth edition of Women’s World Cup It will start on July 20th Sydney and Auckland.
Why doesn’t Mexico play the 2023 Women’s World Cup?
the Mexico national team I opposed FIFA Women’s World Cup three times: United States 1999And Germany 2011 And Canada 2015although they did not win any of them in nine matches.
It was his best performance Germany 2011; finished 11th (of 16 teams); lost 4-0 against Japanbut Mexico He got two valuable draws against them England And New Zealand.
Failed to qualify for the edition Australia And New Zealand 2023; By not qualifying in CONCACAF Championship which was held in 2022, which he hosted and delivered tickets for the maximum date and also for Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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