Fox Sports to pay fan $50,000 to watch World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Mexico and Canada. File Photo by Chris Brunskill/UPI

May 5 (UPI) -- Fox Sports hire a soccer fan and pay them a $50,000 salary to watch all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup, the network announced Tuesday.

Fox Sports, Fox One and Indeed partnered to make the announcement for the job opening: a "Fox One Chief World Cup Watcher Hired Through Indeed."

The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The person who fills the role will work from a custom-built office in New York City's Times Square. They also will be tasked with creating and sharing social content.

"This FIFA World Cup will be a historic tournament that calls for an equally historic hire," Robert Gottlieb. the president of marketing at Fox Sports, said in a news release.

"One engaged applicant will get the job of a lifetime to experience and celebrate every story, every nation and every exhilarating moment that defines the beautiful game."

Interested candidates should update their Indeed profile and apply through the website. They also are asked to update profile settings to "employers can find you," so the recruiting team can see their profiles. Fox Sports requested for applicants to share a short video, showcasing their content creating skills.

"As a leading global hiring platform, matching candidates and employers is at the core of what we do," said James Whitemore, the chief marketing officer at Indeed.

"It's how we help people find jobs faster and how employers hire more efficiently. This partnership with Fox Sports is a great example of our mission to help people get jobs."

Fox Sports will announce who was hired for the role a week before the tournament, during a matchup between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees on June 6 on Fox.