The Mexican national team will add a new TV network for the next eight years
The broadcasting rights for the Mexican national team are very attractive, and Claro Sports will now join Televisa and TV Azteca on free-to-air television
The broadcasting rights for the Mexican national team continue to be a major draw for any company, which is why it is confirmed that, for the next two World Cup cycles, Claro Sports will join Televisa and TV Azteca to broadcast the matches on free-to-air television.
The matches The broadcast rights for the Mexican national team, except for those for the 2027 Gold Cup, which have been acquired exclusively by the streaming company Netflix from Concacaf, will be shared by these three companies. This demonstrates the importance of having the rights to the Mexican team due to the great interest it generates among fans in anticipation of the next two World Cup qualifying campaigns in 2030 and 2034. The current contract allowing Televisa and TV Azteca to share the signal will conclude next July. This agreement was based on rights put up for sale by the company owned by Emilio Azcarraga Jean so that TV Azteca could also broadcast the signal. The agreement will continue with some adjustments, but the new development is the addition of Claro Sports, a company owned by Grupo Carso, headed by the powerful Mexican businessman of Lebanese origin, Carlos Slim, who has always been interested in having a stake in the lucrative market that is the Mexican national team. According to an unofficial report by TV Azteca reporter David, Medrano, it was established that: “Among the important agreements of the Owners' Assembly: the broadcast of the Mexican National Team's matches is guaranteed for the next 8 years, by Azteca, Televisa, and Claro Sports for the Mexican market and TUDN for the United States.” This information is very interesting, especially because Mexican fans felt out of place upon learning that the broadcast of the Mexican National Team's matches in next year's Gold Cup will have a cost through the Netflix streaming platform, when historically they could enjoy their matches through the free-to-air signals of Televisa and TV Azteca. Now they will be able to continue doing so.Except for these matches, although there is a possibility that an agreement could be reached between Netflix and Mexican television networks in the time remaining before the event, this seems unlikely, especially since these companies refused to pay the $70 million demanded by Concacaf to sell the Gold Cup broadcast rights, offering $30 million less. With this new agreement with Televisa, TV Azteca, and Claro Sports, the matches broadcast on free-to-air television would be the friendly matches in the United States and Mexico, as well as the World Cup qualifiers for 2030 and 2034. Therefore, the renewal will only cover friendly matches, in addition to the qualifiers for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, as well as tours abroad and any game that is not exclusive, such as the Gold Cup, which is managed by Concacaf.

