FOX Sports To Broadcast Final Draw for 2026 FIFA World Cup on Dec. 5

FOX Sports, America’s English-language home for FIFA World Cup 2026, announces plans to air 3.5 hours of live coverage of the anticipated Final Draw for the first time ever on broadcast television in the U.S. The announcement was made by Eric Shanks, CEO & Executive Producer, FOX Sports.

Special event coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw begins with a live pre-show at 11:30 a.m. on Fri., Dec. 5 on FOX from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Final Draw will take place from 12:00-2 p.m. ET and upon its conclusion, live coverage on FOX will continue until 3 p.m. providing instant analysis, reactions and interviews.

FOX Sports’ veteran sportscasters Rob Stone and Jenny Taft will anchor the network’s on-site broadcast alongside former U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) stars and acclaimed analysts Alexi Lalas and Stu Holden.

The tournament’s record 48-team field, including the USMNT, will discover at the Final Draw who they face in the Group Stage next summer before the world’s greatest sporting event in the United States, Mexico, and Canada opens on Thurs., June 11, 2026.

Additionally, around the Final Draw, FOX Sports Digital delivers in-depth coverage for the monumental event with Alexi Lalas, Stu Holden and more U.S. Soccer legends anchoring two dedicated digital shows spotlighting all the top FIFA World Cup 2026 storylines.