<p>Europe's top soccer nations face a broadcast blackout for this year's Women's World Cup unless media can improve on their "disappointing" offers for the rights, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.</p>.<p>Offers from "Big 5" European countries were not acceptable to football's world governing body and a "slap in the face" of the players and "all women worldwide", Infantino said.</p>.<p>The 'Big 5' nations are Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/fifa-confirms-four-nations-in-2027-womens-world-cup-hosting-race-1212716.html" target="_blank">FIFA confirms four nations in 2027 Women's World Cup hosting race</a></strong></p>.<p>"To be very clear, it is our moral and legal obligation not to undersell the FIFA Women’s World Cup," Infantino said at a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva.</p>.<p>"Therefore, should the offers continue not to be fair, we will be forced not to broadcast the FIFA Women's World Cup into the 'Big 5' European countries."</p>.<p>The World Cup, being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, starts on July 20.</p>.<p>Infantino said broadcasters had offered only $1 million-$10 million for the rights, compared to $100 million-$200 million for rights to the men's World Cup.</p>.<p>Due to the time-zone difference, Women's World Cup matches will be held outside prime-time viewing hours for European markets but Infantino said that was no excuse.</p>.<p>"Maybe ... it’s not played on prime-time in Europe, but still, it is played at 9 am or 10 am, so it is quite a reasonable time," he said.</p>.<p>Some 1.12 billion viewers tuned into the 2019 Women's World Cup in France across all platforms, according to a FIFA audit of the tournament.</p>
<p>Europe's top soccer nations face a broadcast blackout for this year's Women's World Cup unless media can improve on their "disappointing" offers for the rights, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.</p>.<p>Offers from "Big 5" European countries were not acceptable to football's world governing body and a "slap in the face" of the players and "all women worldwide", Infantino said.</p>.<p>The 'Big 5' nations are Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/fifa-confirms-four-nations-in-2027-womens-world-cup-hosting-race-1212716.html" target="_blank">FIFA confirms four nations in 2027 Women's World Cup hosting race</a></strong></p>.<p>"To be very clear, it is our moral and legal obligation not to undersell the FIFA Women’s World Cup," Infantino said at a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva.</p>.<p>"Therefore, should the offers continue not to be fair, we will be forced not to broadcast the FIFA Women's World Cup into the 'Big 5' European countries."</p>.<p>The World Cup, being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, starts on July 20.</p>.<p>Infantino said broadcasters had offered only $1 million-$10 million for the rights, compared to $100 million-$200 million for rights to the men's World Cup.</p>.<p>Due to the time-zone difference, Women's World Cup matches will be held outside prime-time viewing hours for European markets but Infantino said that was no excuse.</p>.<p>"Maybe ... it’s not played on prime-time in Europe, but still, it is played at 9 am or 10 am, so it is quite a reasonable time," he said.</p>.<p>Some 1.12 billion viewers tuned into the 2019 Women's World Cup in France across all platforms, according to a FIFA audit of the tournament.</p>