The next two editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will air in the United States exclusively on Netflix in 2027 and 2031, according to a joint statement Friday from FIFA and Netflix.

Netflix's deal to acquire the U.S. media rights to the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup is a groundbreaking deal for the sport of soccer in the United States. For women's soccer, it secures top billing on a streaming service with 66 million subscribers in the United States.

Folding the World Cup — long the final bastion of free-to-view soccer — into a subscription service could limit viewership