Overview
- FOX Sports, which announced the move Thursday, named Javier “Chicharito” Hernández a studio analyst for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Hernández will make his television commentator debut in English after choosing that role over Spanish-language offers.
- FOX will air all 104 matches live on FOX and FS1 from June 11 to July 19 with every match available in 4K on FOX One.
- Mexico’s all-time leading scorer with 52 goals in 109 caps, Hernández played in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups and has yet to formally retire after his last club game in November.
- He joins a broadcast lineup that already features Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Rebecca Lowe.