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Fox Sports, Telemundo Deportes Present FIFA World Cup 2026 Brand Launch Tonight

FOX Sports and Telemundo Deportes, the official FIFA World Cup™ English-and-Spanish language U.S. broadcast rights-holders through 2026, today announce plans to present live coverage of FIFA’s anticipated #WeAre26 brand launch for FIFA World Cup North America 2026™ which will take place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 

The hour-long FIFA production airs live from Los Angeles tonight, Wednesday, May 17 at 10:45 PM ET. Fans across America can watch on FS1 and Universo.  

United States Men’s National Team legend and FOX Sports analyst Alexi Lalas and Telemundo Deportes Emmy award nominated FIFA World Cup™ and Olympics host Ana Jurka will serve as co-hosts for the event. FOX Sports analyst and two-time FIFA Women’s Player of the Year award winner Carli Lloyd and Soccer Hall of Famer, six-time Emmy award winner and chief commentator for Telemundo Deportes Andres Cantor will also be a part of the celebration.  

The star-studded show will feature FIFA legends and dignitaries from the United States, Canada, and Mexico soccer federations, along with other special guests.  

The FIFA World Cup North America 2026™ will be the biggest worldwide single-sport event ever. Three host countries, 16 host cities, 48 teams and 104 matches will unite an entire continent and showcase a momentous tournament.​  

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Jerry Milani is a writer and public relations executive living in Bloomfield, N.J. He has worked in P.R. for more than 30 years in college and conference sports media relations, two agencies and for the International Fight League, a team-based mixed martial arts league, and as a freelance professional. His PR clients have included Wizard World and FAN EXPO, which produce pop culture and celebrity conventions across North America, USA Wrestling, the National Lacrosse League, Strat-O-Matic Media, the Pacific Life Open and Pilot Pen Tennis tournaments and dozens of others. Milani is also the director of athletic communications for Caldwell University. He is a proud graduate of North Rockland High School and Fordham University and when not attending a Yankees, Rams or Cougars game can be reached at Jerry (at) JerryMilani (dot) com.

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