Fox Announcers Plead With Americans to Keep Watching Soccer After U.S. Team Crushed by Belgium in World Cup

The Fox Sports broadcast team ended Monday’s FIFA World Cup coverage with a message to America: Please don’t turn off that TV.

The U.S. Men’s National Team was clobbered by Belgium 4-1 in the round of 16 matchup, eliminating them from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and dashing America’s dream of advancing deep into the tournament on home turf.

Fox’s announcer team of John Strong and Stu Holden, aware that many viewers will be turning off of soccer until 2030, used the final moments of the match to implore American viewers to, well, not do that, please.

“If you’ve enjoyed what you’re seeing, well, support your local team,” Fox play-by-play announcer John Strong told viewers. “This doesn’t have to be the last soccer you watch for the next four years. It’s a beautiful sport.”

“The future of American soccer is very bright,” added analyst Stu Holden, reiterating a message familiar to U.S. soccer fans going back more than a decade.