Thursday's World Cup match between England and Belgium has been added to NBCSN. The crunch match between both countries will air on both Telemundo and NBCSN in Spanish as the teams battle to determine who will end top of Group G. Adding this game to NBCSN makes perfect sense for NBC Sports given the sheer […]

Sunday's exciting World Cup game between Colombia and Poland averaged 7.9 million viewers across FOX and Telemundo combined. With FOX televising the game via the over-the-air FOX network, which is in 116 million homes in the United States, the Colombia-Poland match averaged 4,384,000 viewers. That's compared to the game on Telemundo, which averaged 3,540,000 viewers. […]

Heading into their last group stage match in the World Cup, Argentina and Portugal are both looking to secure their place in the round of 16. While the reigning European champions have more than one way to move on in the competition, Argentina needs to win just for a shot at advancing. By scoring a […]

Saturday's exciting World Cup match between Germany and Sweden was the most-watched English-Language soccer telecast since the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final on FOX (22,317,000 on FOX alone for the full telecast in 2015). The Germany-Sweden game averaged 5,397,000 viewers on FOX and 3,430,000 on Telemundo for a combined average of 8,827,000 viewers. For FOX […]

Saturday's World Cup encounter between Mexico and South Korea averaged more than 11 million viewers on US television across Telemundo and FOX combined. Mexico beat Korea Republic, 2-1, delivering 4,433,000 viewers across FOX, the second-most-watched match of this year’s tournament on FOX or FS1. Meanwhile, Telemundo averaged 6.6 million TV-only viewers for Mexico-South Korea in […]

Moscow (AFP) – Tunisia coach Nabil Maaloul has called for far-reaching changes in his country so they can compete at future World Cups after their "ridiculous" 5-2 hammering by Belgium at Russia 2018. Belgium's Premier League stars Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku both scored twice in Moscow before Michy Batshuayi added a fifth in the […]

Midfielder Jack Wilshere announced earlier in the week that he will be departing Arsenal this summer. Wilshere, who has been with the north London club for 17 years, claimed that he came to the decision following conversations about playing time with new boss Unai Emery. “I can confirm I will be leaving Arsenal Football Club […]

The first round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup has concluded with Telemundo just slightly edging out FOX Sports in viewership. Telemundo averaged 1.968 million viewers through the first 16 matches of the tournament while FOX averaged 1.963 million viewers across the FOX broadcast network and FOX Sports 1. So far, TV viewership from the […]

After the first 18 games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the soccer tournament is averaging 3.7 million viewers on US television across Spanish-language Telemundo and English-language FOX Sports combined. That 3.7 million number doesn't include the increasing number of people watching the World Cup on streaming (Telemundo Deportes en Vivo had 4.3 million livestreams […]

In claiming only their third opening game victory at a World Cup, England provided plenty of positive signs. Without scrutinizing lapses in concentration, an uneasy defense and startling profligacy in front of goal, here are some things for England fans to optimistically cling to if they are to go deep into this tournament. Gareth-ball It’s […]

The World Cup is now a week old and it’s already been a blast. There have been great games, great goals, last minute winners and high drama all around. Refreshingly, there has been very little controversy surrounding the referees thus far. Let’s all hope it stays that way. But there are a few bullet points […]

World Cup finals are always full of drama, not only for the amazing goals scored but also for the crazy antics of certain players. With the World Cup 2018 already underway in Russia, it’s only a matter of time before a major controversial incident occurs, especially when you have players such as Diego Costa and […]

Billed by FOX Sports' World Cup producer as "one of Germany’s all-time elite players, he brings invaluable knowledge and experience to our telecasts," legendary soccer player Lothar Matthäus has been removed from FOX Sports' World Cup coverage without spending a single minute on set. When FOX Sports announced their studio talent in April, Matthäus was […]

Despite being available in far fewer homes in the United States, Telemundo is generating more viewers across television than FOX Sports after the first five days of the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament. Telemundo is in more than 53 million homes in the United States. FOX Sports, who have been broadcasting games on the over-the-air […]

After a historically poor World Cup qualifying campaign the US Men’s National Team is going through a bit of an identity crisis. Despite winning three consecutive hexes prior to 2018, amassing 20+ points in each campaign, the in-flux squad could only manage 12 points this go-around. Ask a pundit what went wrong and they’ll tell […]