Andrés Cantor with his “goool” pose at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
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Andrés Cantor is leaving Telemundo and heading to Netflix, bringing his signature “¡GOOOOL!” with him.
Netflix announced today that the Argentine American, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster will join its broadcast team for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, handling Spanish-language coverage. The streamer, which acquired exclusive U.S. rights to the 2027 and 2031 tournaments in 2024, named Cantor as its first play-by-play voice for the tournament. The signing comes fresh off his coverage of the record-breaking men’s World Cup on Telemundo this summer.
Netflix’s choice to lead with Cantor speaks to his standing as one of the most recognized voices in Spanish-language sports broadcasting. Naming him first, ahead of any English-side talent, signals how much weight Netflix is putting on Spanish-speaking audiences as it builds its inaugural roster for the tournament.
Cantor will begin his new role with the Final Draw on December 11, streaming live on Netflix across the United States and Canada from Rio de Janeiro’s Museum of Modern Art.
“For more than four decades, I’ve had the privilege of sharing my love for soccer with audiences around the world, and I’m incredibly excited to continue that journey with Netflix ahead of a historic summer for the sport,” Cantor says. “I’ve been fortunate to call some of the game’s most unforgettable moments and create memories that I will always value. Now, as Netflix continues to expand its presence at the forefront of live sports, I’m thrilled to bring the FIFA Women’s World Cup to fans across the United States and Canada and to capture the passion, emotion, and magnitude that make this tournament so special.”
Andrés Cantor during the FIFA World Cup 2026 official match schedule announcement on December 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Cantor’s Four Decades in Sports Broadcasting
Cantor’s voice has been a steady soccer soundtrack in the U.S. since the late 1980s, first on Univision and later on Telemundo.
A Hall of Fame broadcaster, Cantor’s résumé spans men’s and women’s FIFA World Cups, the Summer Olympics, Copa América, the UEFA Champions League, the English Premier League, and Major League Soccer, among many other competitions worldwide.
He has called every men’s FIFA World Cup since 1986, along with four Women’s World Cup tournaments, including the inaugural competition in 1991. He covered the last three Women’s tournaments for Telemundo, anchoring the network’s onsite, in-venue announce team for the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand.
Before his 26 years at Telemundo, Cantor spent 13 years as a sports anchor at Univision.
Now he heads into his fifth Women’s World Cup, and his first outside the Telemundo umbrella in more than two decades.
His departure comes after his contract with the network ended, closing a run that made him the defining voice of Telemundo’s FIFA World Cup coverage since the network picked up the U.S. Spanish-language rights from Univision in 2011.
“Andres has been an integral part of the Telemundo family helping bring audiences closer to the sport of soccer and playing a meaningful role in its remarkable growth across the country,” Telemundo said in a statement. “We are grateful for everything he has contributed to Telemundo, our audiences and the game he loves. We thank him for his extraordinary legacy and wish him continued success in the next chapter of his career.”
Behind the Netflix Rights Deal
The Cantor signing builds on a deal Netflix struck back in 2024, when it secured exclusive U.S. rights to the Women’s World Cup for both 2027 and 2031, the first time the tournament will live on a streaming platform.
The deal covered the U.S., including Puerto Rico and Canada. Netflix’s FIFA Women’s World Cup coverage will air in English and Spanish in the United States, and in English and French in Canada.
It also ended a run for two legacy broadcasters. Telemundo had carried Spanish-language coverage of the Women’s World Cup in the U.S. since 2015, while Fox Sports held the English-language rights across the 2015, 2019 and 2023 tournaments. FIFA’s decision to unbundle men’s and women’s media rights for the first time opened the door for Netflix to grab both.
Netflix has been pushing for more live sporting events on its platform. At the time of the acquisition, Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria pointed to the streamer’s boxing crossover as an early signal of appetite for women’s sports, citing the Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor fight as proof of concept before the FIFA deal closed.
Cantor’s arrival is just the first talent piece Netflix has confirmed. The rest of its broadcast team will be announced closer to the tournament, which runs June 24 through July 25, 2027, across eight host cities in Brazil.
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