One of the greatest aspects about the FIFA World Cup is how different nationalities from around the United States can enjoy the competition in a variety of languages. At the end of the day during the World Cup, we all speak the same language called soccer. But for those of you who want to listen […]

FOX Sports has announced the assignments of commentators for the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With only two lead commentators out of six in Russia (while all of the others will be calling games off a TV screen from a studio in Los Angeles), it'll be interesting to see how much of […]

Four years ago CONCACAF sent four teams to the World Cup: USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Honduras. Somewhat remarkably three of those four teams made it to the knockout rounds: USA and Mexico both advanced as far as the Round of 16. Mexico would eventually loose, on a controversial penalty, to the Netherlands. The US […]

Four years ago a reasonably strong argument could have been made that Memphis was not a soccer town. Memphis was almost exclusively a basketball town: the Grizzlies were going to the NBA playoffs every year and the Tigers were going to the NCAA Tournament every year. But that was four years ago. Both the Grizzlies […]

Editor's Note: With the World Cup fast approaching, Abe Asher takes a look at groups A-D and predicts who'll finish first through fourth as well as offering his games to watch and players of note. Group A 1. Uruguay Uruguay came comfortably through qualifying and are headed to a third straight World Cup with […]

Editor's Note: With the World Cup fast approaching, Abe Asher takes a look at groups E-H with squad breakdowns for every country, games to watch and players of note. Group E 1. Brazil After the humiliation of the 7-1 defeat to Germany in 2014 and the two dreadful years under Dunga’s leadership that followed, […]

One of the best things about the 2018 FIFA World Cup is that there are more options than ever to watch the most popular sports tournament in the world. FOX is broadcasting more games than ever before on over-the-air television. ESPN's SportsCenter will have a nightly World Cup edition. Univision will broadcast commercial-free halftime shows, […]

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the first time that sports fans can watch the world’s greatest tournament without needing a cable or satellite subscription. The world’s most popular sports competition begins on June 14 and goes through July 15, and features the greatest soccer nations from around the globe including Brazil, Germany, Argentina, France, […]

For the 2018 FIFA World Cup, beIN SPORTS will be producing a significant amount of original World Cup content even though the US broadcaster won't have the rights to televise the games themselves. World Cup Coverage FAQs: FOX | Telemundo | Univision | BBC | ESPN Here's a run down of what beIN SPORTS and […]

As part of World Soccer Talk's coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, senior writer Matt Jones has taken the last few weeks to write a preview for each of the 32 countries participating at Russia 2018. Each preview contains: • Predicted lineup, • Who's in the 23-man squad, • TV schedule for each team, • Analysis of the […]

From June 14 to July 15, FOX Sports will broadcast all 64 World Cup games live across their networks (38 on FOX, 26 on FS1), but what will their schedule look like for all of the shoulder programming — i.e. the pre-match, post-match and entertainment shows? Judging by the first 4-5 days of FOX's World Cup […]

fuboTV has announced details about their 2018 FIFA World Cup programming, which will live include FOX, FS1, Telemundo and Universo — the four networks in the United States that have the exclusive rights to broadcast the World Cup games — plus several other additions that soccer fans will love. Most newsworthy, fuboTV will also include bonus feeds […]

beIN SPORTS will broadcast a live show on Wednesday, June 13 that will feature live updates and reactions to FIFA's decision on whether 2026 World Cup will be awarded to the united bid of USA, Mexico and Canada or Morocco. The coverage, which begins at 6am ET on beIN SPORTS, will feature analysts and reports […]

There are few positions in sports as pressure-packed as that of World Cup manager. Here is a look at the 32 men privileged with that pressure heading into the start of the tournament in just three weeks time. Group A Stanislav Cherchesov, Russia The man tasked with leading the home nation this summer? Not a […]

The series of friendlies that the USMNT is playing before the start of the World Cup got off to a flying start with a resounding 3-0 win over Bolivia on Memorial Day. The opposition then got more difficult against Ireland and the US fell 2-1 on a last minute winner. Now comes the toughest of […]