FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ on FOX Sports Programming Highlights: Thursday, December 1

Ratings:

• FIFA World Cup on FOX viewership stays on the rise

Today’s Results:

• Croatia draw Belgium, 0-0 (HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY: Croatia vs. Belgium)
• Morocco def. Canada, 2-1 (HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY: Canada vs. Morocco)
• Japan def. Spain, 2-1 (HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY: Japan vs. Spain)
• Germany def. Costa Rica, 4-2 (HIGHLIGHTS | REPLAY: Costa Rica vs. Germany)

ICYMI Yesterday on FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT:

• Falcon Ocho. Chad Johnson takes a spin at the Souq Waqif market and makes a feathery friend
• Cobi Jones heaps praise on the USMNT for doing what they had to do to get through to Round of 16
• Maurice Edu, Chad Johnson and Kate Abdo discuss Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly signing a deal with Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr, before Ocho makes his must-watch case for Miami

Must-See Moments:

• Jenny Taft gets Christian Pulisic update directly from source in exclusive interview
• All-female refereeing crew takes field to officiate men’s FIFA World Cup match for first time ever
• FIFA Fan Fest packed with Morocco fans celebrating return to knockout stage for first time in 36 years
• Japan advances to Round of 16 after a wild – and controversial – win over Spain
• Croatia earns draw vs. Belgium, secures its place in the knockout round
• Who ya got: Stu Holden’s arrival after beating Algeria in 2010 or the USMNT after win over Iran?
• Dream Big: Learn about Canada’s Alphonso Davies’ remarkable journey to soccer superstardom
• Tyler Adams is grateful for sacrifices that led him to 2022 FIFA World Cup

Top Stories:

• ‘More to come’: U.S. projecting confidence heading into Netherlands match
• Scouting USMNT’s next World Cup foe: Are Dutch vulnerable?
• Christian Pulisic Injury Update: Doing ‘everything in my power’ to play Saturday
• Why USMNT captain Tyler Adams is the ideal leader for Gregg Berhalter
• World Cup group scenarios: What does each team need to advance?

Today’s Top Quotes:

• “I think he’s making the right decisions, and the players want to play for him [Gregg Berhalter] … Just looking at their body language, how they responded to the World Cup, I just see that they enjoy playing for him.” – Former USMNT star DaMarcus Beasley on World Cup Now WATCH
• “I’m extremely blessed and lucky … but it all started here and it’s still just a game.” – USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter during interview with Tom Rinaldi in hometown of Tenafly, NJ WATCH
• “I asked Christian Pulisic point-blank, ‘how are you doing?’ and he looked at me with a smile and said, ‘I’ll be good’” – FOX Soccer reporter Jenny Taft WATCH
• Everyone’s dark horse? Bye-bye. Bye-bye, Denmark. You screwed everybody’s bracket up. You come in with all these lofty expectations, and not only do you not go through, but you end up losing to Australia.” – Alexi Lalas on State of the Union WATCH
• “I can’t even put into words what it means. Standing there and singing the national anthem, it means so much to me.” – USMNT’s Brenden Aaronson shares journey to the FIFA World Cup WATCH
• “It’s just all unbelievably bitter for us.” – Thomas Müller shares his thoughts after Germany is eliminated from FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 WATCH

Top Shots:

Schedule for Friday, Dec. 2 on FOX & FS1:

• 9:00 AM – FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE (FOX, FS1)
• 10:00 AM – Korea Republic vs. Portugal (FOX / Derek Rae and Cobi Jones)
• 10:00 AM – Ghana vs. Uruguay (FS1 / JP Dellacamera, Cobi Jones and Geoff Shreeves)
• 12:00 PM – FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY (FS1)
• 1:00 PM – FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY (FOX)
• 2:00 PM – Cameroon vs. Brazil (FOX / John Strong, Stu Holden and Rodolfo Landeros)
• 2:00 PM – Serbia vs. Switzerland (FS1 / Jacqui Oatley and Warren Barton)
• 4:00 PM – WORLD CUP TODAY (FS1)
• 7:00 PM – FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT (FS1)
• Airs at midnight on FOX in all U.S. time zones 

Full replays of each match are available on Tubi and the FOX Sports app. For notes, coverage, bios, photography and more, visit the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ page on FOX Sports Press Pass.