{"id":2352,"date":"2026-02-28T21:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=2352"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:49:16","slug":"abc-to-broadcast-the-afc-womens-asian-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/abc-to-broadcast-the-afc-womens-asian-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC to broadcast the AFC Women&#8217;s Asian Cup 2026\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Football Australia and the ABC have today announced a partnership that will see AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026\u2122 broadcast via live audio, including all CommBank Matildas and knockout matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement will see all Australians having access to the entire tournament through ABC Sport and ABC listen with the coverage to feature a minimum of 17 matches throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes every CommBank Matildas match, selected key fixtures during the Group Stage, all quarter finals, both semi-finals and the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC Sport will have a dedicated AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup Australia 2026 button on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\">ABC listen<\/a>&nbsp;for easy accessibility and discoverability for fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tournament news and coverage will feature across the broader ABC network which includes eight metro radio stations, more than 40 local stations, and over 60 stations on ABC listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Australia CEO, Martin Kugeler:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an important partnership that ensures live audio coverage of the CommBank Matildas and the AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026\u2122 which will extend the reach of the tournament to football and sport fans across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ABC has a rich history of supporting football in Australia and it is exciting that they are back on board to broadcast one of the biggest football tournaments to be played on our shores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe CommBank Matildas are one of the most supported teams in the country and the live audio broadcast on ABC will allow everyone in the nation to get behind the CommBank Matildas and follow their quest to become Asian champions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cSecuring the rights to the AFC Women\u2019s Asia Cup 2026 was about ensuring Australians could access major international sporting events without barriers.<br><br>\u201cThe AFC Women\u2019s Asia Cup is a significant tournament on the global football calendar and the ABC is pleased to bring it to audiences across Australia as the exclusive audio partner for the event.<br><br>\u201cWith Australia playing host, it\u2019s even more important that audiences across the country can follow the tournament to cheer on our mighty Matildas.\u201d<br><br>\u201cOur coverage ensures people can follow the competition free and accessible and builds on the ABC\u2019s commitment to deliver major national and international sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football Australia and the ABC have today announced a partnership that will see AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup 2026\u2122 broadcast via live audio, including all CommBank Matildas and knockout matches. The agreement will see all Australians having access to the entire tournament through ABC Sport and ABC listen with the coverage to feature a minimum of &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/abc-to-broadcast-the-afc-womens-asian-cup-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ABC to broadcast the AFC Women&#8217;s Asian Cup 2026\u2122&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2353,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352\/revisions\/2353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}