Gianni Infantino, world football No. 1, threatens a broadcast blackout in some of Europe's main markets for the tournament scheduled from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand. The FIFA president's tactic of publicly criticizing broadcasters for offering too little for broadcasting the Women's World Cup has not yet worked. A stalemate began last October, according to Infantino, FIFA has "a moral and legal obligation not to sell off" women's football "Therefore, if the offers continue to be unfair (towards women and women's football), we will be forced not to broadcast the FIFA Women's World Cup in the European Big 5," he added. The number one of world football.
Infantino also reveals that despite the women's World Cup having an audience of 50-60% of the men's World Cup, "they offer only 1-10 million dollars against the 100-200 proposed for men. A warning to the key countries: England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. This being the case, the tournament may not be visible in the five countries in question. Infantino also reported no progress with television broadcasters for the annual World Cup meeting in Rwanda in March, announcing a more than three-fold increase in the prize pool of the Women's World Cup to $110 million.