Warren Barton was left “dripping with blood” after being hit by an apparent beer bottle during his World Cup 2026 commentary duties in Colombia’s 3-1 win over Uzbekistan.Barton was at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City to team up with Jacqui Oatley during the Fox broadcast.The wild atmosphere saw both commentators drenched with beer in the first half after Daniel Munoz broke the deadlock for Colombia.And the wild scenes continued in the second half when Barton appeared to be hit by a projectile in the closing stages of the contest, though the former Newcastle and Wimbledon player persevered with the commentary to the end, which saw a frantic finale, including Jaminton Campaz’s stoppage time strike.Deep into stoppage time, Oatley commented: “Warren is busy being assaulted by a fan behind us, you alright?”While Barton initially replied, noting how Colombia were holding on to their precious 2-1 lead: “I think it shows you the frustration [of the Colombia fans].”But Oatley continued in shock: “Warren’s got an actual cut to the head, you’re dripping with blood, I’m not joking. What on earth was it, a full bottle?”Barton shrugged off the effect of the cut though: “Whatever it was, it was sharp, but I’m OK.”Oatley concluded the broadcast by stating: “Nobody in Mexico City is going to get much sleep tonight.” Luis Diaz had inspired Los Cafeteros into a lead, assisting Munoz’s opener and scoring a second either side of Abbosbek Fayzullaev’s historic first goal for Uzbekistan at a World Cup.And Jamintn Campaz sent the Azteca wild in stoppage time with a third goal for Colombia to lift them top of Group K and ahead of Portugal, who were held by DR Congo earlier on Wednesday.Earlier in the game, a cameraman appeared to hurt his ankle after colliding with Luis Diaz, who was fouled on the touchline by Man City defender Abdukodir Khusanov, with Oatley noting later in the game that he had “disappeared”.
World Cup commentator left ‘dripping with blood’ after being hit at game
The former Newcastle and England international, who was covering Colombia’s 3-1 win over Uzbekistan, was a victim of the wild atmosphere in Mexico City












