An agreement with the London-based streaming company DAZN came just a day before the draw for the inaugural event and after other networks balked at FIFA’s demands.

DAZN has come to the rescue of FIFA by agreeing to a reported $1 billion deal to acquire the exclusive global broadcast rights to next summer's Club World Cup. The UK-based streaming service, which has made losses of several billion dollars,

Sports streaming platform DAZN will be the exclusive global broadcaster for the 32-team 2025 Club World Cup, FIFA said on Wednesday, with the deal worth a reported $1 billion. The sports-streaming group,

Next summer’s Club World Cup will be shown free-to-air worldwide by DAZN after it struck a $1 billion (£787 million) deal for the rights amid mounting talk Saudi Arabia could prop up the streaming platform with a similar investment.

The tournament, which will be held in the USA from June 15 to July 13, will be broadcast free of charge on DAZN.

Streaming platform DAZN has secured exclusive rights to broadcast next summer's Fifa Club World Cup. DAZN will show all 63 matches during the expanded 32-team tournament, which takes place in the United States between 15 June and 13 July next year.

DAZN will be the official worldwide broadcaster of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 next summer when the reformatted competition kicks off in the

FIFA has agreed a deal with DAZN to broadcast next year’s Club World Cup in the United States. As part of the overall agreement, which FIFA sources say is worth around $1billion, all 63 matches will be made available on DAZN’s platform to watch for free.