Fox Sports reveals broadcast pairings for 2026 FIFA World Cup

A mainstay of soccer broadcasting in the United States, JP Dellacamera returns to call his 18th career FIFA World Cup (11 men’s seven women’s) across television and radio. He’ll pair with Lori Lindsey, who will call her first men’s World Cup after making her women’s World Cup broadcasting debut in 2023.

Derek Rae has become something of a World Cup institution in the United States, calling every men’s World Cup since 2004 for an American audience. He’ll be paired with former England national team goalkeeper Robert Green, who joined Fox Sports for UEFA Euro 2024 and currently serves as a match analyst across many different broadcasters.

A couple of notable former USMNT players are also getting the tap this summer. Cobi Jones, who has earned a USMNT record 164 caps and was part of the legendary 1994 World Cup squad, will pair with veteran BBC broadcaster Mark Scott. Maurice Edu, the former USMNT player who served as a studio analyst for Fox’s 2022 World Cup coverage, will now shift to the booth alongside play-by-play commentator Tyler Terens.

Fox has also tapped five reporters for the upcoming tournament: Alex Alijoe, Geoff Shreeves, Jenny Taft, Katie Shanahan, and Natalie Gedra. Taft embedded with the United States team in 2022, and will presumably continue in that role this summer. Tom Rinaldi will also serve as a correspondent at-large for Fox, delivering his signature feature pieces throughout the tournament.

Wrapping up, two standbys of Fox’s soccer coverage, Dr. Joe Machnik and Mark Clattenburg, will return as rules analyst for the World Cup.

Fox’s full studio team is expected to be revealed at a later date. However, the network has already announced a star-studded lineup including Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thierry Henry as analysts. One could expect an American flare to round out the lead panel in the studio.

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