Optus Sport has secured the rights for nine World Cup International friendly matches, in addition to its broadcasting rights of all 64 games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Richard Bayliss, executive producer and presenter of Optus Sport, who will be hosting from Russia during the World Cup, said, “It’s exciting that in addition to offering Aussies every World Cup match live, plus extensive highlights and wall-to-wall coverage of the teams in Russia, we can now provide further coverage, keeping them close to the action in the lead-up to the tournament.”