![]() ![]() ![]() Now here’s why it is really significant: The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico - a home World Cup for Fox. You’re looking at significant advertising dollars against those hours. considers the World Cup one of the jewels of its sports portfolio alongside the NFL, World Series, college football, etc.įox will produce 226 total hours of live programming for the WC including game (128 hours) and studio programming from the site (98 hours). Richard Deitsch, media writer: It’s a massively important event for the company. While he isn’t a regular on Fox networks, Ian Darke expertly handled the United States men’s World Cup matches on ESPN in past cycles and has some truly iconic calls from those bygone tournaments. It may be worth bringing his color commentary partner from Philadelphia Union broadcasts, Danny Higginbotham, who is also a staple of NBC’s Premier League studio shows and an expert reader of the game - with English ties that can help for the marquee United States-England clash. women’s team, but he’s called World Cups in the past and is a great voice for a big match. JP Dellacamera is better known for his calls of the U.S. Maurice Edu has also done great work in both the booth and the studio with Fox as well as Paramount’s coverage of the World Cup Qualifiers. Jeff Rueter, MLS staff writer: For the past handful of years, Fox’s main American soccer commentary team has been John Strong and Stuart Holden, the latter of whom was a member of the United States’ 2010 World Cup team. (Photo: Andy Lewis / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Who would you like to see on the call? The network’s roster of broadcast analysts, hosts and other personalities will be announced over the summer, Fox Sports said. The World Cup final will air on Fox on Sunday, Dec.18 at 10:00 a.m. Other offerings will include “FIFA World Cup Today” for pre- and post-match analysis, as well as recap show “FIFA World Cup Tonight” daily at 12 a.m. ET through the first eight days of competition, then shift to 9 a.m. Portugal and Brazil will play in the matches leading up to the NFL on Fox Thanksgiving game.įox will also air 98 hours of studio programming around the matches, including “FIFA World Cup Live,” a “table-setting show looking forward to the day ahead.” The show will air at 4 a.m. The American side’s highly anticipated matchup with England is set for Black Friday (Nov. ![]() Each of the United States’ Group B matchups - with Iran, England and the winner of June’s European playoff - will air at 2 p.m. The first match of the tournament, Senegal vs. Of the matches on Fox, 34 will be televised at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. Of the 64, 35 will air on Fox and 29 on FS1. Morocco, 10 a.m.English-language rights holder Fox Sports will air World Cup matches live across Fox and FS1, with each one also streaming live on the Fox Sports App, the broadcaster announced Monday. Here's a look at the nations that were favored coming into the tournament and how many World Cups they have won. Brazil entered as a popular pick in search of their sixth, but they were bounced in the quarterfinals on penalty kicks to Croatia. Argentina have also won the World Cup twice. The contendersįrance are reigning 2018 World Cup champions and two-time title holders. December 18 is also the National Day of Qatar, or Al-Yawm al-Watani li-Qaṭar, which is also known as "Founder's Day." As two teams kick off on December 18, it will also mark one week till Christmas, as well as the start of Hanukkah. The mid-winter final is deep in the holiday season for many across the globe. The World Cup final has consistently been staged on Sundays, all but two of the finals have been played on that day. Traditionally a summer event, the 2022 World Cup made a pivot in the schedule for November and December - winter months in Qatar - in order to avoid dangerous temperatures for players. ![]() The biggest game in soccer will be held in mid-December for the first time. There was an error processing your subscription. ![]()
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