Mistakes cost young US, eliminated by Netherlands in World Cup

Under the terms of US Soccer's 8-year deal with Turner Sports, the first US Soccer national team game will debut on HBO Max this January. The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) kicks off the Turner Sports era on January 17 in a friendly down under against New Zealand. It will be the first US national […]

Enough is enough. Soccer fans in the United States are so dissatisfied with FOX's World Cup TV coverage that many are boycotting FOX's World Cup for BBC Radio broadcasts instead. Diehard soccer fans are furious at the dumbing down of FOX's World Cup coverage. Instead FOX's coverage only appeals to casual sports fans. So much […]

Streaming is one of the biggest success stories of World Cup 2022, so far. In particular, Peacock World Cup streaming has gone through the roof with an incredible number of sports fans watching games online. Several World Cup 2022 games have broken streaming records. For instance, Argentina against Mexico is the most-streamed World Cup game […]

Christian Pulisic's game-winning goal sent the United States through to the Second Round of the World Cup. The game also gave US broadcasters FOX Sports and Telemundo a boost. So much so that US-Iran averaged 15.5 million viewers across both broadcast partners and their streaming services, including Peacock Premium. USA's 1-0 victory was the second […]

A huge battle for domestic rights to the Eredivisie is about to kick off in the Netherlands. Indications are that US-based tech giant Apple is entering the fight for Eredivisie rights, according to a report. By the looks of it, expect a battle royal between traditional TV outlets and streaming services that could change the […]

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored yet again on Saturday. The 35-year-old forward netted his 789th goal of his illustrious career during the game. Argentina went on to win the match against Australia 2-1 on the night. The World Cup knockout round matchup was his 1,000th total senior appearance. Messi started the scoring for his team […]

United States men's national team head coach Greg Berhalter has revealed that his future with the team is unclear. The Americans were knockout out of the 2022 World Cup by the Netherlands on Saturday. Although the final scoreline does not necessarily tell the entire story, the USMNT fell 3-1 on the night. After the game, […]

Reports have surfaced that some Serbia fans sang songs about killing Albanians during a World Cup match on Friday. Serbia lost to Switzerland 3-2 on the night, as the defeat dropped the southeastern European team from the competition. Some Swiss players have family ties to Albania and Kosovo. The Guardian reports that some Serbian supports […]

The United States has proudly trumpeted its World Cup youth, and rightly so. A bright bunch of young 20-somethings, brimming with talent and fresh of body, ready to be uncorked. Yes, all that youthful intent and plucky desire is great and all – until it isn’t. History has taught us, and Saturday’s U.S. result served […]

Now that we're in the knockout stages of the World Cup, soccer’s highest governing body, FIFA, has claimed that the tournament in the Gulf Nation is already delivering record breaking audience across the globe. In the United States, the coverage of the national team's encounter against England amassed the record of the most watched […]

Despite making it to the knockout stage, it's evident that US Soccer needs a better coach than Gregg Berhalter to move this team forward. There's no other way to put it than to say that Gregg Berhalter has massively underachieved with the US Men's National Team (USMNT). The World Cup run for the US came […]

The group stage said many things about each confederation under the FIFA umbrella. Some saw embarrassment as only one team from the area advanced. Others set records for the quantity of teams to reach the round of 16. The 2022 World Cup group stage was wild. Within minutes a pair of teams was safe to […]

Uruguay left it late to join the party in Qatar, producing its only noteworthy performance in the final group game. On the back of the miserable loss against Portugal, Diego Alonso ditched his oversized hipster white trainers and three man defense. In its place, he opted for an old fashioned pair of formal brown leather […]

The World Cup’s latest demolition derby of emotional turbulence ended with Japanese elation, Spanish relief, Costa Rican wonder at what might have been, and a German soccer nation limping painfully into introspective despair. The inquest – for the third time in four-and-a-half years – began immediately. German public broadcaster ARD brutally interrogated an exhausted Hansi […]

Khazri the difference for Tunisia in 1-0 win Tunisia's monumental victory over France was a sprinkle of good in a big dish of bad. Although the Carthage Eagles notched their first win against France in 51 years, they were eliminated thanks to Denmark's lackluster performance against Australia. Of course, it was not like Tunisia played […]

FOX Sports' coverage of World Cup 2022 has been a mixed bag. Despite the United States exceeding expectations, FOX's coverage has been so mainstream and unconventional that it risks losing the soccer audience that is the foundation of their TV ratings. Hosts Christopher Harris and Kartik Krishnaiyer also discuss these topics, as well as some […]

Our comprehensive World Cup Preview guide explores all of the different ways you can watch and listen to the World Cup. That includes TV, streaming, radio as well as games in 4K, games on-demand plus social media. Hosts Christopher Harris and Kartik Krishnaiyer also discuss World Cup viewing tips, coverage of the Bundesliga, NWSL and […]

FOX's World Cup commentary team includes some great names with World Cup experience. Ian Darke, Derek Rae and JP Dellacamera are just some of those with incredible experience. However, there is a new voice working alongside one of those commentators that has experience on the pitch. In this episode of the World Soccer Talk podcast, […]

With the World Cup getting closer every day, those covering the tournament are in their final stages of preparation. Fútbol Americas, a popular studio show airing on ESPN+, has hosts Sebastian Salazar and former USMNT player Herculez Gomez. In this podcast episode, Kyle Fansler talks to Salazar and Gomez about their expectations and predictions for […]

On this week’s episode, we explain why this may be the wildest World Cup ever (and not necessarily for good reasons), why there's no World Cup fever yet, what needs to happen to make NFL viewers take notice of the World Cup, ESPN digs into the Qatar controversies, if the scandals will hurt NWSL, details […]