CNN TO BRING COMPREHENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – (June 9, 2026) – CNN will bring live, in-depth and multiplatform coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the largest ever staged, showcasing the network’s unparalleled, expansive global reach as CNN journalists in cities and countries across the world deliver up-to-the-minute news, analysis and athlete interviews from the 23rd edition of this legendary tournament like no one else can.
Award-winning CNN Sports anchors Amanda Davies, Don Riddell and Patrick Snell will lead daily coverage across the tournament starting June 11th. Riddell and Snell will be based in Atlanta – now the official home of US Soccer – and Davies will head from her base in London to the USA for the knockout stages. CNN Sports anchors Coy Wire and Andy Scholes will be on-site for all Team USA games, taking audiences directly into the action.
In addition, CNN en Español will deploy a robust team to cover the tournament, with CNN Sports anchor Elizabeth Perez leading the opening week from Mexico City before moving to Kansas City and Miami, finally landing in New York for the July 19th final. Correspondent Maria Santana will report from multiple host cities, including New York, Boston and Philadelphia, bringing the latest developments and on-the-ground coverage. Anchor Fernando del Rincon will also host a series of livestream events on CNN en Espanol’s YouTube channel throughout the tournament.
While the CNN Sports team will be covering the players, moments and fixtures that make this tournament so iconic, CNN reporters will also be stationed across Canada, Mexico and the United States ready to cover the stories emerging around the giant event.
CNN will offer a robust digital presence, delivering live updates with text and video, as well as CNN’s The Beautiful Game newsletter, a daily companion to help guide readers through the countless storylines that will undoubtedly emerge from the 104 matches being played across the continent. Writer Ben Church will be following along from London, along with the CNN team live on the ground across North America, including Dana O’Neil and Hannah Keyser at key games on both coasts, with an email dropping into inboxes every morning delivering behind-the-scenes reporting, expert analysis and the biggest storylines of the day.
Multiplatform coverage begins in earnest on Thursday, June 11th on CNN, CNN International, CNN.com/sport, CNNEspanol.com, and CNN’s social platforms