The 2022 tournament saw a massive, coordinated crackdown on pirate domains and social media links.
: Prior to seizure, just the top 10 of these illegal domains had recorded over 210 million visitors in November alone. 2022---World-Cup-2022--the-hunt-for-illegal-streaming-is-on
Broadcasters and FIFA deployed a multi-layered tech stack to protect the in broadcast revenue generated during the 2022 cycle. The 2022 tournament saw a massive, coordinated crackdown
: In the U.S., Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Justice seized dozens of domains (including 55 in a single December sweep) that were illegally broadcasting matches. : In the U
: In a unique turn of events, over 40,000 viewers in France were tricked into watching pixelated replays of the FIFA 23 video game , believing it was a live pirate stream of the Germany vs. Japan match.