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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) \u2014 Soccer fans in Brazil, known for their passionate support and five World Cup victories, will only be able to watch the complete tournament through a streaming service led by a social media personality.<\/p>

Meanwhile, viewers around the world will witness portions of matches broadcast live on YouTube and TikTok for the very first time.<\/p>

The traditional dominance of broadcast television is being challenged as the World Cup enters a new viewing era.<\/p>

FIFA is working to connect with younger demographics, offering these audiences expanded access to soccer’s premier tournament through what the organization calls an unprecedented number of agreements with broadcasting partners featuring digital-exclusive platforms. Content creators will take center stage while viewer experiences globally will be improved through what FIFA terms “game-changing” partnerships.<\/p>

The strategy aims to capture audience interest by providing a preview that will motivate them to return for full game coverage on conventional television.<\/p>

This year’s tournament, jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, represents the largest World Cup ever with 48 participating teams. Competition starts Thursday and continues until July 19.<\/p>

Brazil has consistently ranked among nations with the highest social media and digital platform participation.<\/p>

FIFA recognized this trend and conducted a preliminary experiment four years ago with well-known streamer Casimiro Miguel, currently 32, who had demonstrated effectiveness in connecting with younger sports audiences through his Twitch channel. During the 2022 Qatar World Cup, FIFA established an agreement with him and his partner LiveMode to stream 22 matches via the Caz\u00e9TV YouTube channel.<\/p>

Using a more relaxed and interactive broadcasting style, combined with increased fan participation and content creators serving as commentators, the experiment proved highly successful. This success resulted in an expanded agreement for this year’s tournament, making Caz\u00e9TV the exclusive channel\u2014whether digital or traditional\u2014with rights to all 104 games in Brazil. The network Globo, Brazil’s longtime soccer broadcaster, will air 55 games.<\/p>

“FIFA is always looking at innovative ways about how to enhance the broadcast coverage of our flagship competitions and the deal with Caz\u00e9TV is an example of such, which will ensure football fans in Brazil will be able to watch all 104 games, while also helping to reach new audiences and demographics,” the governing body told The Associated Press in a statement.<\/p>

LiveMode, the Brazilian company that operates Caz\u00e9TV and produces matches with content creators, revealed last month it had established an international broadcasting division with Cristiano Ronaldo as one of its investors.<\/p>

The company’s Portuguese channel will stream one daily match during the World Cup, including all Portugal games and the championship final. The 41-year-old Ronaldo, considered one of soccer’s greatest players, is participating in his sixth World Cup with his national team.<\/p>

“There is an audience that connects with digital first, and digital allows us to bring this new audience to follow major sporting events,” LiveMode co-founder Sergio Lopes told the AP. “Generally, this audience is younger and doesn’t just want to watch a match. They want to participate in the conversation, interact in real time, and feel like they are part of a community.”<\/p>

FIFA selected TikTok earlier this year as its inaugural “preferred platform” for video content on social media during the World Cup, providing creators with content access. Broadcasters holding World Cup rights can livestream segments of the 104 games through a specialized hub within the TikTok application. In March, FIFA also made an agreement with YouTube allowing rights-holding broadcasters to stream live game footage on the video platform. Rights holders may broadcast the opening 10 minutes of matches.<\/p>

“YouTube is where global sports fans tune in before, during, and after the game. That is what makes our preferred partnership with FIFA for World Cup 2026 so unique,” said Angela Courtin, YouTube’s vice president of entertainment and sports marketing. “Between the incredible reach of our creator cohort and providing FIFA’s media partners with a pathway to upload more premium content to their YouTube channels, plus our live YouTube FIFA Creator Cup in New York City this July, we are ushering in the next generation of soccer fans for years to come.”<\/p>

Through these new agreements, FIFA anticipates the 2026 World Cup will establish new records for digital and streaming viewership.<\/p>

In 2022, FIFA documented 5 billion total interactions during the Qatar tournament, with 2.7 billion occurring through digital and streaming platforms, and 2.9 billion from traditional television. Nearly 1.5 billion people viewed the final won by Argentina, including 237 million digital-only viewers, according to FIFA.<\/p>

In the U.S., Fox maintains rights for the 2026 World Cup, and FIFA made no exclusive agreements with digital platforms, although the network will offer every match through live streaming and on-demand access within its applications. Streaming service Netflix has obtained U.S. broadcasting rights for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031, representing FIFA’s most substantial agreement with a streaming platform for a major tournament.<\/p>

“We are seeing that sport needs to occupy all screens, engage with all audiences to grow,” LiveModeTV co-founder Lopes said. “New audiences expect authenticity, interaction and different ways to follow an event. The World Cup continues to be the greatest sporting spectacle on the planet, but the way to experience it is also becoming more social, more participatory, more accessible, and more connected to the digital habits of each generation.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soccer’s governing body FIFA is revolutionizing how fans watch the World Cup by partnering with streaming platforms and social media sites. In Brazil, an influencer’s platform will be the only way to see all 104 games, while YouTube and TikTok will stream portions of matches for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":79549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781113152685.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-kH4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26243,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/digital-soccer-leagues-draw-major-investment-despite-long-term-questions\/","url_meta":{"origin":79550,"position":0},"title":"Digital Soccer Leagues Draw Major Investment Despite Long-Term Questions","author":"Admin","date":"February 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New small-sided soccer leagues targeting younger, digital audiences are attracting significant investment, with formats like Kings League raising over $160 million. 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