Lead play-by-play announcer John Strong and lead match analyst Stu Holden will call both World Cup semifinals, FOX Sports announced on Monday.

That includes game featuring Lionel Messi and Argentina vs. Luka Modrić and Croatia, and Kylian Mbappé and France vs. Youssef En-Nesyri and Morocco.

Geoff Shreeves will report from the sidelines for Argentina vs. Croatia on Tuesday, while Jenny Taft will anchor sideline reporting for France vs. Morocco on Wednesday.

Dr. Joe Machnik will serve as rules analyst for the Semifinals on FOX.

Live coverage on FOX for both matches starts at 1 p.m. ET with FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE leading right up to kick off at 2 p.m. ET. FS1 will carry live postgame coverage for both matches immediately upon conclusion with FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY.

 

MATCH

PLAY-BY-PLAY

MATCH ANALYST

SIDELINE

ARGENTINA / CROATIA

John Strong

Stu Holden

Geoff Shreeves

FRANCE / MOROCCO

John Strong

Stu Holden

Jenny Taft

 

*= subject to change

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.