The “voice of soccer” is coming to Netflix for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027™.
Legendary broadcaster Andrés Cantor — the first play-by-play voice announced for Netflix’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 coverage — will bring his signature “Gooooal!” to the historic broadcast.
Kicking off with the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Final Draw on Dec. 11 and continuing throughout the tournament beginning June 24, 2027, Cantor will bring four decades of experience to the booth.
“I obviously want to be around the big games, the big tournaments,” Cantor tells Tudum. “The next FIFA tournament that is coming up is the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and I am more than thrilled that Netflix thought of me to be one of their voices in one of the most anticipated tournaments of next year.”
An Emmy Award winner and Hall of Fame broadcaster, Argentine American Andrés Cantor has covered men’s and women’s FIFA World Cups, the Summer Olympics, Copa América, UEFA Champions League, the English Premier League, and Major League Soccer, among many other competitions around the world.
Cantor has covered every men’s FIFA World Cup since 1986, along with four FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments — including the inaugural competition in 1991. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 will be his fifth.
“For me, it’s not only my livelihood, but it’s my life,” Cantor says. “I breathe soccer seven days a week, 24 hours a day. I’m always watching a game. I always have this passion, and it transcends when I get to call the games in either language.”
Cantor has brought that passion to some of the biggest moments in the history of the women’s game. He points to Carli Lloyd’s hat trick against Japan in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final — including her unforgettable goal from midfield — as one of the greatest moments he has ever called.
“I knew I was witnessing history,” Cantor says, calling it “one of the greatest goals ever in the history of the World Cup.”
Netflix’s FIFA Women’s World Cup coverage will feature English and Spanish-language broadcasts in the United States, and English and French-language broadcasts in Canada.
“I will hopefully find a balance between addressing the hardcore aficionado who knows the ins and outs of the game, the rules, and [providing] further explanation of things that need to be contextualized for the casual viewer that only tunes in to soccer every four years.”
That also means going beyond the action on the field.
“We will be following storylines and telling stories about the athletes that we will be covering,” Cantor says. “And I will blend all of that into my way of calling games.”
One of the most recognizable voices in soccer broadcasting, Cantor’s internationally known Spanish-language play-by-play, commentary, and celebrations transcend languages, cultures and team allegiances.
For Cantor, calling a match in Spanish is about more than translating what is happening on the pitch.
“I think it’s not a question of language, it’s a question of how Latin Americans feel for the game,” he says. “[It’s the] passion that we have for the game, the love that we have for the game. We bring our passion to every broadcast and to every match.”
The FIFA Women’s World Cup arrives in Brazil for the first time in 2027, following a record-setting 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand that Cantor says demonstrated just how quickly the global women’s game is evolving.
“The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was one of the best FIFA Women’s World Cups in history,” he says. “All the stadiums were filled to capacity. The atmosphere was great.”
Cantor expects an increasingly competitive international field in 2027.
“The world is catching up to the big powers,” he says. “Most of the teams that will participate in the Women’s World Cup next year will be very, very competitive. And it’s in the mecca of soccer. It’s being played in Brazil for the first time in history.”
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 kicks off in Brazil on June 24, 2027, and runs through July 25, 2027.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Final Draw takes place Dec. 11, live from the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Set a reminder for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Final Draw here.
