Netflix has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights in Canada for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031, mirroring an earlier announced rights deal in the U.S.

World Cups have typically been shown on free-to-air public networks to reach the biggest audiences.

But Netflix has been flexing its sports muscle of late, adding live sports to its extensive menu of movies and TV shows.

The Women's World Cup marks the streaming service's first foray into live soccer. Netflix's U.S. rights deal was announced in December.

The streaming service has been expanding its live sports portfolio with Christmas Day NFL games as well as the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson, Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano and upcoming Canelo Álvarez-Terence Crawford boxing cards. Netflix also streams the weekly WWE Raw wrestling s

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