After years of preparation, a supersized World Cup has finally arrived
— was expanded to 48 teams that will play in 16 stadiums in a record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. Fox is the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of the World Cup with all 104 matches in English on Fox or FS1.
All matches are also available on the Fox One app. Telemundo and Universo will broadcast all of the matches in Spanish. Peacock is the streaming home for Spanish language broadcasts while Telemundo also has an app that includes all the matches. Boosted by a home crowd, Mexico hopes to play better in this World Cup than in 2022, when it failed to advance out of the group stage for the first time since 1978.
El Tri will be led by veteran Raúl Jiménez and 17-year-old midfielder Gilberto Mora. Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will be competing in the World Cup for a record sixth time. South Africa is playing in its fourth World Cup and first since it hosted the tournament in 2010. The games in Mexico will be played at high elevation.
The Azteca stadium in Mexico City is at roughly 7,300 feet while Guadalajara sits at 5,138 feet, meaning visiting teams will have to make a significant adjustment to the altitude. South Korea is one of the best teams in Asia and has qualified for 11 tournaments in a row since 1986. The Koreans made it to the round of 16 in 2022 before losing to. Son Hueng-min, 33, is the captain and might be playing in his last World Cup.
The Czech Republic is back in soccer's biggest showcase for the first time in 20 years. FIFA has faced pressure for sky-high World Cup ticket prices and sales tactics that fans say left them with worse deals than they wanted. The attorneys general in New York and New Jersey, which is hosting eight World Cup matches including the final, announced last month that they are investigating whether FIFA’s ticketing practices violated consumer protection laws.
In the U.S., bipartisan skepticism of Infantino, FIFA In the deeply polarized U.S., few things unite elected leaders outside the White House quite like skepticism of Gianni Infantino and FIFA, the governing body for the world’s most popular sport. It’s a sentiment that cuts across the divide and spans from Washington to state capitals and city halls. There are mayors like Zohran Mamdani of New York and Karen Bass of Los Angeles, Democrats who’ve balked at ticket prices. Republican Sen.
Todd Young of Indiana, who played Division 1 soccer at the U.S. Naval Academy, said FIFA has been “detached from regular people around the world. ”Everything To Know For The 2026 Indianapolis 500NASCAR Silly Season Tracker: Who's Staying Put & Who's Moving On? Everything To Know For The 2026 Indianapolis 500NASCAR Silly Season Tracker: Who's Staying Put & Who's Moving On? FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.
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