Millions of people watched the Matildas’ thrilling victory over France.Credit:Getty
Seven sub-licensed 15 games from Optus Sport,the tournament’s official broadcast partner.
A source with knowledge of the deal,who was not permitted to speak publicly,said the network picked the games up for less than $5 million,making it a steal for Seven.
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Optus Sport,the official broadcaster of the tournament on Sunday morning said the World Cup has delivered the platform’s biggest-ever four-week period.
Clive Dickens,vice president of television,content and product development at Optus,said the result is a credit to the quality of athletes and football at the tournament.
“Three of the FIFA Women’s World Cup matches have jumped into the top five most-streamed games on Optus Sport,out of a total 6000 live matches in our history.
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