FOX Sports Unveils Broadcaster Assignments for FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ Group Stage
Paris – In less than one week, it’s “All Eyes on Us,” as the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ kicks off on FOX and FS1. Today, the network’s broadcaster assignments for the tournament’s Group Stage were announced by David Neal, Executive Producer, FIFA Women’s World Cup™ on FOX.
The tournament begins Friday, June 7, with FOX Sports lead FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ play-by-play announcer JP Dellacamera and lead match analyst Aly Wagner on the call as host nation France faces Korea Republic at 3:00 PM ET on FS1 live from Parc des Princes in Paris. A one-hour edition of FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP LIVE at 2:00 PM ET previews the opening match.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ continues with a full day of matches on Saturday, June 8. Play begins at 9:00 AM ET with Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill calling the action for Germany vs. China on FS1, followed by Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin on the call for Spain vs. South Africa at 12:00 PM ET on the FOX broadcast network. At 3:00 PM ET on FOX, Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton are live from Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims for Norway vs. Nigeria. Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles make their FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ debut Sunday, June 9, for Australia vs. Italy at 7:00 AM ET on FS1.
The U.S. Women’s National Team begins its Women’s World Cup title defense on Tuesday, June 11, opening Group Stage play against Thailand at 3:00 PM ET on the FOX broadcast network. Dellacamera and Wagner have the call live from Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims and are joined by reporter Alex Curry. A one-hour edition of FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TODAY leads into the match and features an emotional look at the U.S. WNT as it joined a group of World War II veterans on Omaha Beach, the site of the D-Day landings, and at the Normandy American Cemetery as part of The Greatest Generations Foundation Normandy Experience.
FOX Sports’ FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ coverage begins Wednesday, June 5, with a one-hour FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FRANCE 2019 PREVIEW SHOW from the network’s Paris studio. Rob Stone hosts alongside analysts Kate Gill, Ariane Hingst, Alexi Lalas, Karina LeBlanc, Heather O’Reilly and Kelly Smith with reports from Jenny Taft and Grant Wahl.
Each match day during the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™, FOX Sports presents exclusive studio coverage from its set located in Paris’s iconic Place du Trocadero in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Stone and Taft serve as hosts and are joined by analysts Eni Aluko, Gill, Hingst, Lalas, LeBlanc, O’Reilly and Smith. Christina Unkel is FOX Sports’ FIFA Women’s World Cup™ rules analyst, and Wahl serves as correspondent-at-large.
Each match day, LeBlanc and Aaron West co-host FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP NOW live on Twitter via @FOXSports and @FOXSoccer. FOX SOCCER TONIGHT, which originates from the network’s Los Angeles studios, wraps each night during this Summer of Soccer with host Kate Abdo and analysts Leslie Osborne, Christie Pearce Rampone, Maurice Edu, Cobi Jones and Fernando Fiore providing reaction and analysis to the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ and Concacaf Gold Cup.
The complete game broadcaster assignments for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ Group Stage is below.
FOX Sports FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™
Group Stage Broadcaster Assignments
(Coverage Begins One Hour Before Match Start Time on Televising Channel)
Date | Time (ET) | Network | Matchup | Broadcasters |
Friday, June 7 | 3:00 PM | FS1 | France vs. Korea Republic | JP Dellacamera and Aly Wagner |
Saturday, June 8 | 9:00 AM | FS1 | Germany vs. China PR | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill |
12:00 PM | FOX | Spain vs. South Africa | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin | |
3:00 PM | FOX | Norway vs. Nigeria | Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton | |
Sunday, June 9 | 7:00 AM | FS1 | Australia vs. Italy | Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles |
9:30 AM | FS1 | Brazil vs. Jamaica | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill | |
12:00 PM | FOX | England vs. Scotland | JP Dellacamera and Aly Wagner | |
Monday, June 10 | 12:00 PM | FS1 | Argentina vs. Japan | Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton |
3:00 PM | FS1 | Canada vs. Cameroon | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin | |
Tuesday, June 11 | 9:00 AM | FS1 | New Zealand vs. Netherlands | Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles |
12:00 PM | FS1 | Chile vs. Sweden | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin | |
3:00 PM | FOX | USA vs. Thailand | JP Dellacamera,
Aly Wagner and Alex Curry |
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Wednesday, June 12 | 9:00 AM | FS1 | Nigeria vs. Korea Republic | Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles |
12:00 PM | FOX | Germany vs. Spain | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill | |
3:00 PM | FOX | France vs. Norway | Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton | |
Thursday, June 13 | 12:00 PM | FOX | Australia vs. Brazil | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin |
3:00 PM | FOX | South Africa vs. China PR | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill | |
Friday, June 14 | 9:00 AM | FS1 | Japan vs. Scotland | Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles |
12:00 PM | FOX | Jamaica vs. Italy | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill | |
3:00 PM | FOX | England vs. Argentina | JP Dellacamera and Aly Wagner | |
Saturday, June 15 | 9:00 AM | FS1 | Netherlands vs. Cameroon | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin |
2:50 PM | FS2 | Canada vs. New Zealand | Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles |
Sunday, June 16 | 9:00 AM | FS1 | Sweden vs. Thailand | Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton |
12:00 PM | FOX | USA vs. Chile | JP Dellacamera, Aly Wagner, Alex Curry and Jenny Taft | |
Monday, June 17 | 12:00 PM | FOX | South Africa vs. Germany | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill |
12:00 PM | FS1 | China PR vs. Spain | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin | |
3:00 PM | FOX | Nigeria vs. France | Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton | |
3:00 PM | FS1 | Korea Republic vs. Norway | Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles | |
Tuesday, June 18 | 3:00 PM | FOX | Italy vs. Brazil | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill |
3:00 PM | FS1 | Jamaica vs. Australia | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin | |
Wednesday, June 19 | 3:00 PM | FOX | Japan vs. England | JP Dellacamera and Aly Wagner |
3:00 PM | FS1 | Scotland vs. Argentina | Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles | |
Thursday, June 20 | 12:00 PM | FOX | Netherlands vs. Canada | Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton |
12:00 PM | FS1 | Cameroon vs. New Zealand | Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill | |
3:00 PM | FOX | Sweden vs. USA | JP Dellacamera, Aly Wagner, Alex Curry and Jenny Taft | |
3:00 PM | FS1 | Thailand vs. Chile | Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin |
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