FIFA: Stats Perform (Opta, RunningBall) official betting data and betting streaming rights distributor

Stats Perform, an American company specialised in sports data capture and analysis via AI, has become FIFA's "official betting data and betting streaming rights distributor," announced FIFA on 12/01/2026.

Stats Perform will distribute official betting data and live stream for several FIFA competitions, including the 2026 World Cup, the 2027 Women's World Cup and the Intercontinental Cup (2026-2029). "This contract also grants exclusive betting rights to thousands of matches per season across FIFA member association competitions powered by FIFA+," said the governing body.

Through its subsidiary RunningBall, the company will be responsible for collecting official FIFA betting data and "distribute it to licensed sports betting operators for modelling, trading, settlement and in-play front-end use for the competitions covered in the agreement. Its globally trusted Opta team will exclusively provide official player statistics, insights, live scores and match trackers to sportsbooks."

Stats Perform will also distribute FIFA match streams to customers of licensed sports betting opérators in…