With just two weeks to go until kick-off for the 2019 Women’s World Cup, broadcasters have announced their own schedules and broadcast teams who will take you through all the action.
Below are the different options available in Australia to watch the tournament.
SBS – The World Game
Free-to-air channel SBS have recently confirmed that they will be broadcasting several World Cup matches on TV and online at The World Game website, while all 52 matches can be listened to on SBS Radio in several languages including Mandarin, French, Japanese, and Italian.
SBS will broadcast the opening match between France and Korea Republic, the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final, as well as all Matildas matches, live, free and in HD.
Their coverage will be hosted by sports journalist Tracey Holmes alongside former Socceroo captain Craig Foster, with special commentary by former Matilda Joey Peters. Live match commentary from France will be done by journalist David Basheer and former Matilda Sarah Walsh.
Radio coverage will include former Matilda Melissa Barbieri, who will be bringing all the highlights and behind-the-scenes atmosphere from France, while live commentary will be done by former Socceroo goalkeeper Clint Bolton and broadcaster Steve Pearce.
SBS Schedule
LIVE MATCH SCHEDULE: SBS & SBS ON DEMAND | ||
DATE | MATCH | KICK-OFF (AEST) |
Saturday 8 June from 4am* | France v Korea Republic LIVE | 5am |
Sunday 9 June from 8.30pm* | Australia v Italy LIVE | 9pm |
Friday 14 June from 1.30am* | Australia v Brazil LIVE | 2am |
Wednesday 19 June from 4.30am* | Australia v Jamaica LIVE | 5am |
SBS’s coverage of the Round of 16 will be announced throughout the tournament. | ||
Friday 28 June from 4.30am* | Quarter-Final 1 LIVE | 5am |
Saturday 29 June from 4.30am* | Quarter-Final 2 LIVE | 5am |
Saturday 29 June from 10.30pm* | Quarter-Final 3 LIVE | 11pm |
Sunday 30 June from 2am* | Quarter-Final 4 LIVE | 2:30am |
Wednesday 3 July from 4.30am* | Semi-Final 1 LIVE | 5am |
Thursday 4 July from 4.30am* | Semi-Final 2 LIVE | 5am |
Sunday 7 July from 12.30am* | Playoff for 3rd LIVE If Matildas are playing | 1am |
Monday 8 July from 12.30am* | Final LIVE | 1am |
All times are subject to change.
SBS will also be delivering the FIFA Women’s World Cup Today™ daily highlights show on SBS TV at 6pm every match day.
All live matches, replays, and daily highlights shows can be watched any time at SBS On Demand.
Optus Sport
Optus Sport are the primary broadcaster of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and customers with a subscription will be able to watch every match from the tournament live and on demand on the Optus Sport website and app.
Alongside broadcasting every match, Optus Sport will also provide preview and review shows, 25-minute mini-matches of all the best bits from each game, as well as highlight packages.
Optus Sport will have a female-led broadcast team. The overnight coverage of all 52 games will be hosted by journalist Mel McLaughlin and former Matilda Amy Duggan, while broadcaster Richard Bayliss will lead the highlights show each morning.
Coverage will be complemented by a wealth of Australian women footballers including Cheryl Salisbury, Ash Sykes, Georgia Yeoman-Dale, Alicia Ferguson-Cook, Amy Chapman, Catherine Cannuli, Tal Karp, and Heather Garriock.
Joining them will be former Socceroos Mark Schwarzer and John Aloisi, as well as two current W-League head coaches, Dean Heffernan (WSW) and Ante Juric (SYD).
To celebrate the growth of women’s football and to inspire the next generation, Optus have also made subscriptions to Optus Sport free for school-aged children.
Kids can redeem the complimentary offer by visiting their nearest Optus store, but children aged under 17 will be required to visit the store with a parent or guardian.
Optus Sport Schedule
Date | Match | Time (AEDT) |
Saturday 08 June | France v Korea Republic
Germany v China PR |
5:00AM
11:00PM |
Sunday 09 June | Spain v South Africa
Norway v Nigeria Australia v Italy Brazil v Jamaica |
2:00AM
5:00AM 9:00PM 11:30PM |
Monday 10 June | England v Scotland | 2:00AM |
Tuesday 11 June | Argentina v Japan
Canada v Cameroon New Zealand v Netherlands |
2:00AM
5:00AM 11:00PM |
Wednesday 12 June | Chile v Sweden
USA v Thailand Nigeria v Korea Republic |
2:00AM
5:00AM 11:00PM |
Thursday 13 June | Germany v Spain
France v Norway |
2:00AM
5:00AM |
Friday 14 June | Australia v Brazil
South Africa v China PR Japan v Scotland |
2:00AM
5:00AM 11:00PM |
Saturday 15 June | Jamaica v Italy
England v Argentina Netherlands v Cameroon |
2:00AM
5:00AM 11:00PM |
Sunday 16 June | Canada v New Zealand
Sweden v Thailand |
5:00AM
11:00PM |
Monday 17 June | USA v Chile | 2:00AM |
Tuesday 18 June | China PR v Spain
South Africa v Germany Nigeria v France Korea Republic v Norway |
2:00AM
2:00AM 5:00AM 5:00AM |
Wednesday 19 June | Jamaica v Australia
Italy v Brazil |
5:00AM
5:00AM |
Thursday 20 June | Scotland v Argentina
Japan v England |
5:00AM
5:00AM |
Friday 21 June | Netherlands v Canada
Cameroon v New Zealand Thailand v Chile Sweden v USA |
2:00AM
2:00AM 5:00AM 5:00AM |
Sunday 23 June | Group B Winner v Third Place Group A/C/D
Group A Second Place v Group C Second Place |
1:30AM
5:00AM |
Monday 24 June | Group D Winner v Third Place Group B/E/F
Group A Winner v Third Place Group C/D/E |
1:30AM
5:00AM |
Tuesday 25 June | Group B Second Place v Group F Winner
Group F Second Place v Group E Second Place |
2:00AM
5:00AM |
Wednesday 26 June | Group C Winner v Third Place Group A/B/F
Group E Winner v Group D Second Place |
2:00AM
5:00AM |
Friday 28 June | Round of 16 (1) Winner v Round of 16 (3) Winner | 5:00AM |
Saturday 29 June | Round of 16 (4) Winner v Round of 16 (5) Winner
Round of 16 (7) Winner v Round of 16 (8) Winner |
5:00AM
11:00PM |
Sunday 30 June | Round of 16 (2) Winner v Round of 16 (6) Winner | 2:30AM |
Wednesday 03 July | QF (1) Winner v QF (2) Winner | 5:00AM |
Thursday 04 July | QF (3) Winner v QF (4) Winner | 5:00AM |
Sunday 07 July | Semi-final (1) Loser v Semi-Final (2) Loser | 1:00AM |
Monday 08 July | Semi-final (1) Winner v Semi-Final (2) Winner | 1:00AM |