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Craig Melvin announced on Instagram that his wife Lindsay Czarniak has joined CBS Sports HQ as a host, with a debut slated for 7:30 PM ET. Czarniak is a seasoned broadcaster with past roles at ESPN and Fox Sports and is also hosting the new Investigation Discovery series Game Day Murders. The couple have been married since 2011 and share two children, Delano and Sybil.
The 2026 World Cup, hosted in North America, shattered U.S. viewing records across Fox Sports, Telemundo/Peacock, and YouTube. The opening Mexico–South Africa match drew 13.4 million Spanish-language viewers and 7.19 million English-language viewers on Fox, while the final’s audience reached 66.4 million for the game and 62.8 million combined across networks, both all-time highs. Across 104 games, average viewers were 14.04 million; Telemundo and related platforms logged 77.2 billion minutes of coverage; FIFA’s YouTube channel accumulated about 4 billion views and 1.7 billion unique viewers watched World Cup content on YouTube. Nielsen-measurement changes and the North American schedule helped drive these records, with the article highlighting the top 11 matches by combined audience.
Zlatan Ibrahimović dazzled as a Fox Sports World Cup analyst and then announced this would be his farewell to the Fox studio, a move seen as strategic leverage to boost his value for future broadcasting rights and appearances as networks compete for the 2030 World Cup and 2028 European Championship coverage.
Zlatan Ibrahimović announced he will not return to Fox Sports after covering the 2026 World Cup Final, signaling the end of his brief broadcasting stint on US TV and indicating he won’t be back for 2030.
Fox’s World Cup finale is celebrated as Rebecca Lowe anchors a star‑studded studio with Zlatan Ibrahimović delivering a memorable farewell, turning early tensions into on‑air chemistry that helped Fox deliver a Super Bowl‑like broadcast across three countries, ending with a montage that underscored Lowe’s pivotal role.
Fox analyst Carli Lloyd delivered a blunt post‑match assessment of the USMNT’s 4‑1 World Cup loss to Belgium, saying the team was 'chasing, tentative, scared' and that Christian Pulisic didn’t step up. Her candor stood out amid a discussion of the Round of 16 exit, while she also credited the tournament with uniting fans and noted a bright future despite the disappointing result.
Colin Farrell swore heavily on Fox Sports’ FIFA World Cup coverage during After Hours with James Corden, not realizing the segment was live. He realized mid-swearing and apologized, with host James Corden confirming the broadcast was live. The moment circulated online with the bleeps intact, and Farrell quipped about the show’s name while reflecting on the slip.
Colin Farrell dropped several expletives while watching the FIFA World Cup on FOX's After Hours with James Corden, unaware the segment was broadcast live; host James Corden later reveals it was live and points to a Pelé wax statue in the corner as the source of the chaos, with Farrell quipping that he would’ve liked to have known it was live.
The U.S. men's national team will face Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup Round of 32 in San Francisco on July 1 at 8 p.m. ET after finishing the group stage 2-1 (wins over Paraguay and Australia, loss to Turkey); the winner advances to the Round of 16 against Belgium or Senegal on July 6, while the loser is eliminated. The match will be broadcast on FOX, with other knockouts including Brazil beating Japan and Paraguay eliminating Germany on penalties.
USMNT clinched Group D with wins over Paraguay and Australia and will close the group stage against Turkey on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Fox will broadcast in English, with Fubo and Peacock (Spanish) streaming, and the FOX One App carrying the match. Four US players (Adams, Balogun, Richards, Robinson) enter with yellow cards and could face a suspension in the knockout rounds, depending on card status.
Scotland and Brazil meet in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final group stage on June 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET in Miami; watch on FOX with FOX streaming options, as Scotland seeks to bounce back after a 1-0 win and a 0-1 loss, while Brazil comes off a 1-1 draw with Morocco and a 3-0 win over Haiti.
Preliminary ratings show the USMNT’s 2-0 win over Australia drawing about 20.7 million viewers across Fox (14.781M) and Telemundo (5.9M) in the 2026 World Cup group stage, with a peak near 19.2M on Fox. The total is below the Paraguay game, likely due to Friday afternoon timing and the Juneteenth holiday, though Big Data+ has boosted live sports ratings by roughly 15%. The U.S. leads Group D and will face Turkey on June 25, with a potentially higher audience for the knockout game on July 1.
Fox Sports' World Cup studio banter among Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thierry Henry and Alexi Lalas drew attention as Lalas was off the in-studio setup ahead of USA vs. Australia; Ibrahimovic defended France's confidence against claims of arrogance, while Henry watched. Earlier clips showed Ibrahimovic and Henry teasing Lalas. On James Corden's World Cup wrap, Ibrahimovic said he respects all fellow analysts, but the lie detector on the show gave a thumbs-down to that claim.
Ibrahimovic faces backlash for taking a Fox Sports punditry gig during AC Milan’s leadership vacuum, with critics calling his analysis awkward and insufficient. The Athletic suggested Fox should feature less Zlatan and less Lalas, highlighting his perceived lack of knowledge compared to peers, while Milan remain without a head coach, sporting director, or CEO ahead of the transfer window.
The USMNT’s strong start, including a 4-1 win over Paraguay, has fans hoping for strong home viewership, but the next two group games—Australia at 3 p.m. ET on Friday and Turkey at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday—are not ideally scheduled for American TV. FIFA and Fox say venues and times were locked in earlier to balance travel, rest days, and global audiences, though critics note other start times were available and argue primetime windows would better maximize domestic viewership.