Football Association of Wales announces new Wales broadcast deal
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Wales beat Austria in the World Cup play-off semi-finals in March
The Football Association of Wales has announced a four-year broadcasting deal with streaming service Viaplay.
The agreement will begin in 2024 with Wales' Euro 2028 and 2026 World Cup qualifiers exclusively available on Viaplay.
The streaming service will launch in the UK later this year.
The agreement comes through UEFA's centralised National Association media rights sales process.
Scotland and Northern Ireland games will also be broadcast on the service.
Viaplay said it was committed to delivering Welsh language commentary.
FAW chief executive Noel Mooney said on Twitter:, external "UEFA sell the centralised rights for all 55 national associations in Europe.
"We are in discussions with them re Welsh language, promotion of domestic game internationally, free to air matches of the Cymru national teams etc. Will update ASAP."
Wales games are currently broadcast in Welsh on S4C with games also broadcast on Sky Sports and highlights on BBC Cymru Wales.
An S4C spokesperson said: "S4C is a proud supporter of Welsh football and has consistently provided live coverage of the Welsh national football team since 2003.
"During that time, the channel's football coverage has expanded significantly to include coverage of the Welsh Women's and age-grade teams, as well as unrivalled coverage of the Welsh football pyramid.
"S4C's partnership with the Football Association of Wales has been and continues to be hugely beneficial to Welsh football as a whole.
"We are now in talks with the Football Association of Wales to further clarify the situation regarding Welsh language coverage of these matches."
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