Fox Sports don ready for this summer World Cup wey go be the biggest ever, with 48 teams and 104 games. Since America and Canada be two of the three hosts, the network don acquire exclusive broadcasting rights for US and Canada, and dem go show 70 live matches for English, including all USMNT games from group stage. The remaining 34 games go dey for FS1, while Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock go carry Spanish coverage.
Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks talk say, ‘FIFA dey put the biggest World Cup for history, and FOX Sports dey live up to that standard. Our broadcast schedule show say FOX truly go be America home for the beautiful game over 39 incredible days. We dey look forward to bring the country together for its 250th birthday with all the world here for the greatest event on the planet.’
The network don announce the team wey go dey bring live coverage to US households when World Cup kick off on June 11 for New Jersey MetLife Stadium final on July 19. John Strong go dey for his third World Cup as lead play-by-play announcer, with Stu Holden as match analyst. Former players like Landon Donovan, Darren Fletcher, Owen Hargreaves, Rob Green, and Warren Barton go dey provide expert analysis. Ex-FIFA referees Mark Clattenburg and Joe Machnik go dey handle controversial decisions.
For studio, Rob Stone go anchor coverage, as he don host five World Cups for Fox since 2012. Rebecca Lowe, wey be NBC Premier League host, dey join on loan from Fox. Jules Breach, Pien Meulensteen, Alexi Lalas, Carli Lloyd, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Clarence Seedorf, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, John Obi Mikel, Juan Pablo Angel, Peter Schmeichel, and Thiago Alcantara all dey part of the lineup. Many of them dey come as new additions for World Cup media.
Fox don become synonymous with soccer for US, and this year dem dey bring big names to make sure coverage go dey top-notch. The tournament go be massive, and Fox dey ready to show am well.
