进球网于10月23日传来消息，国际足球联合会正式开展了2030年世界杯的美国电视及网络媒体版权竞标程序，同时亦赋予了对2034年世界杯版权选择的权力。
电视和流媒体转播权招标囊括了美国及波多黎各地区，竞标者若在报价阶段提出，亦有机会竞得2034年世界杯的转播权。提案递交的最后期限定于11月19日。
FIFA在一份正式的新闻公告中表明，他们对于“新颖的传播手段”持积极接纳的态度，旨在扩大该区域的观众覆盖范围。这种立场与数字媒体平台进军体育直播领域的潮流相契合。在本周初期，流媒体行业的领军企业Netflix宣布成功获取了2030年世界杯在西班牙及安道尔地区的转播权，这一举措揭示了国际足联在未来的媒体合作中愿意打破传统电视媒体的束缚。
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will span across various continents. Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are the principal joint organizers. In honor of the centennial anniversary of the first World Cup, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay will host the opening matches. Subsequently, the tournament will relocate to Europe and Africa. Saudi Arabia has been designated as the sole organizer for the 2034 World Cup.
The competition for the American broadcasting rights to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is anticipated to be intensely fierce. Fox had previously secured the exclusive English-language broadcasting rights for the tournament, which is a collaborative effort between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, while Telemundo acquired the Spanish television broadcasting rights. According to FIFA's statistics, the average viewership on television and streaming platforms for the 2026 World Cup in the United States reached 13.5 million per match, marking a 166% increase compared to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.