Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 Leads France vs. Paraguay, Canada Clashes with Morocco in FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 16 Doubleheader on FOX with Live Studio Show Originating from Philadelphia\u2019s Historic Independence Hall<\/p>\n
\u00a0MLB ALL-STAR GAME SELECTION SHOW PRESENTED BY KONAMI eBASEBALL\u2122 and BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA Highlight Primetime on FOX<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES \u2013 Ahead of America\u2019s 250th birthday on Saturday, July 4,\u00a0FOX Sports today unveils its unrivaled, All-American slate spotlighting the network\u2019s star-spangled broadcast schedule for the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beginning with the first sparks of the grills at 11:00 AM ET and continuing until fireworks light the night sky across the country, FOX will be America\u2019s home on Independence Day with a FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 16 doubleheader leading into the\u00a0MLB ALL-STAR GAME SELECTION SHOW PRESENTED BY KONAMI eBASEBALL\u2122 at 7:30 PM ET and a pair of regionalized broadcasts featuring the New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs at 8:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019ve had this day circled on our calendar for quite some time, and FOX Sports can\u2019t wait to deliver a memorable experience that is going to keep sports fans nationwide cheering with the red, white and blue backdrop of America 250,”\u00a0said FOX Sports President and Executive Producer Brad Zager.\u00a0“Between two thrilling FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 16 matches, our first presentation of the MLB All-Star Game Selection Show and America\u2019s past-time taking center stage in primetime, there will be no better place to celebrate our historic semi quincentennial than FOX.”<\/p>\n
Saturday, Fourth of July on FOX (all times ET)<\/p>\n
11 AM: FIFA WORLD CUP\u2122 LIVE Pregame Show<\/p>\n
Originating from the birthplace of America and the historic location where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were signed, Philadelphia\u2019s Independence Hall serves as FOX Sports\u2019 iconic studio backdrop for the day. U.S. Soccer legends and FOX Sports studio analysts Alexi Lalas, Carli Lloyd and Clint Dempsey join host Rob Stone to open the day and set the stage for the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 16.<\/p>\n
1 PM: ROUND OF 16 \u2013 CANADA VS. MOROCCO<\/p>\n
Derek Rae, Rob Green from Houston<\/p>\n
3 PM: FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY\u00a0<\/p>\n
Host Rebecca Lowe and studio analysts Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 join the party from Studio B in Los Angeles with Stone, Lalas, Lloyd and Dempsey recapping all the action from the City of Brotherly Love and setting the stage for the second match of the day featuring Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and France vs. Paraguay.<\/p>\n
5 PM: ROUND OF 16 \u2013 PARAGUAY VS. FRANCE<\/p>\n
John Strong, Stu Holden, Katie Shanahan from Philadelphia<\/p>\n
7 PM: FIFA WORLD CUP POSTGAME<\/p>\n
7:30 PM: MLB ALL-STAR GAME SELECTION SHOW PRESENTED BY KONAMI eBASEBALL\u2122 ON FOX<\/p>\n
World Series champion and two-time All-Star Dontrelle Willis,\u00a0alongside veteran host Chris Myers,\u00a0broadcast\u00a0live from Independence Hall for the reveal of the complete American League and National League rosters. Myers and Willis are set to be joined by World Series champion, 14-time All-Star and Emmy Award-winning analyst Alex Rodriguez, throughout the show.<\/p>\n
8:00 PM: BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA<\/p>\n
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs: Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalNew York Mets at Atlanta Braves: Kenny Albert, AJ Pierzynski<\/p>\n
12 AM: FIFA WORLD CUP ON FOX AFTER HOURS WITH JAMES CORDEN<\/p>\n
James Corden, Ian Karmel, Rio Ferdinand and guest Whitney Cummings<\/p>\n
For more information, visit\u00a0<\/a>FOX Sports Press Pass\u00a0<\/a>and follow\u00a0@FOXSportsPR<\/a>\u00a0on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 Leads France vs. Paraguay, Canada Clashes with Morocco in FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 16…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-508184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}