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30 April 2026
Fox Sports Unveils World-Class Lineup Of Match Commentators And Reporters Covering FIFA World Cup 2026™

From Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, July 19, FOX Sports will be America’s official English-language home for FIFA World Cup 2026™ presenting all 104 tournament matches live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming in 4K live and on-demand on FOX One. FIFA World Cup 2026™ kicks off Thursday, June 11, on FOX beginning at 1:00 PM ET with a special, two-hour pregame show leading up to host nation Mexico vs. South Africa from Mexico City.
The biggest-ever edition of the global showcase, FIFA World Cup 2026™ will be the first tournament hosted by three countries – United States, Mexico and Canada – with 48 teams playing 104 matches across 16 host cities. Eleven cities will be hosting the tournament in the U.S. including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Included in the line up is Katie Shanahan, an award-winning broadcaster and former international athlete, brings her international reporting experience to U.S. audiences for the first time this summer with FOX Sports. Shanahan has covered many of the world’s biggest sporting events including, the FIFA Men’s World Cup Qatar 2022™, FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, UEFA Men's EURO 2024™, UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 and 2025™. She has built a broadcasting career across the U.K. including host and pitch side reporter roles at Sky Sports, ITV and Amazon Prime Video.

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