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Iconic voices. Insightful commentators. And plenty of notable US Men’s National Team alums.
FOX Sports on Wednesday announced its FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast team, consisting of nine commentary teams that will travel across North America and call all 104 matches on-site from each of the tournament’s 16 host cities.
Acclaimed play-by-play announcer John Strong pairs with former US Men’s National Team standout and match analyst Stu Holden for their third Men’s FIFA World Cup as the network’s flagship broadcast booth.
John Strong and Stu Holden (FOX Sports)
Renowned broadcaster Ian Darke reunites with American icon and match analyst Landon Donovan after first calling matches together four years ago with FOX Sports in Qatar.
Ian Darke and Landon Donovan (FOX Sports)
In 2010, Darke captured the hearts of American soccer fans when he called Donovan’s venerable World Cup goal for the United States against Algeria in injury time.
Additional American soccer commentators serving as FOX Sports match analysts include Cobi Jones, Maurice Edu and Lori Lindsey. Jones and Edu (who also played for the US Men’s National Team at the World Cup) are paired with new play-by-play announcers Mark Scott and Tyler Terens, while Lindsey (who played at the 2011 Women’s World Cup) is joined by veteran voice JP Dellacamera.
Dynamic speaker Derek Rae pairs up with former England goalkeeper Robert Green, while renowned commentator Darren Fletcher returns alongside venerable England midfielder Owen Hargreaves. Former England defender Warren Barton also joins the revered announcer Jacqui Oatley. The Oatley-Barton stand also reunites this summer after also calling games four years ago in Qatar.
Play-by-play announcer Ian Crocker and renowned defensive player and game analyst Danny Higginbotham round out the announcer pairings in their FOX Sports debut.
Match assignments will be announced before the tournament begins.
Joining those broadcast teams will be reporters Jenny Taft and Geoff Shreeves, in addition to a trio of new additions to the FOX Sports roster in Alex Aljoe, Katie Shanahan and Natalie Gedra.
Seventeen-time Emmy Award-winning storyteller Tom Rinaldi also joins the network’s coverage as a general correspondent. In addition, the former judges Dr. Joe Machnik and Mark Clattenburg as FOX Sports’ dedicated rules analysts, providing in-game analysis throughout the competition.
These talented personalities will join a FOX Sports coverage team that already includes several legends of the game. Earlier this month, Holland great Clarence Seedorf and Mexico’s leading scorer Javier Hernández announced that they will be joining FOX Sports for the World Cup.
In March global icon Zlatan Ibrahimović announced that he will also be an analyst for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer. French legend and World Cup winner Thierry Henrywho made his FOX Sports debut at the FIFA World Cup draw in December, will also be part of the network’s broadcast team this summer. Award-winning presenter and renowned broadcaster Rebecca Lowe makes her FOX Sports debut this summer as one of the network’s hosts for the FIFA World Cup.
Comment team
Darren Fletcher – Owen Hargreaves
Derek Rae – Rob Green
Ian Crocker – Danny Higginbotham
Ian Darke – Landon Donovan
Jacqui Oatley – Warren Barton
John Strong – Stu Holden
JP Dellacamera – Lori Lindsey
Mark Scott – Cobi Jones
Tyler Terence – Maurice Edu
Journalists
Alex Aljoe
Geoff Shreeves
Jenny Taft
Katie Shanahan
Natalie Gedra
At-Large
Tom Rinaldi
Rules Analysts
Dr. Joe Machnik
Mark Clattenburg
2026 FIFA World Cup: How to watch
From June 11 to July 19, 2026, FOX Sports presents its largest World Cup production and broadcast to date with all 104 games live across FOX (69) and FS1 (35) with every game streaming live on FOX One and the FOX Sports App.
All 104 tournament matches airs live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every game streaming live and on-demand in both the FOX One and FOX Sports apps. A record 40 games, more than a third of the tournament, are televised in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19).
