The lead broadcasters for Fox’s English-language coverage of the World Cup in the United States are starting their Russian adventure in Sochi, where they spent time a year ago calling the Confederations Cup. The teams in their opening game — Portugal and Spain — are well known and have obvious story lines.
It’s a gentle entry into the first World Cup for the broadcast team, which faces a daunting itinerary.
“I think it’s the best job in the world, and now I think about covering the biggest sporting event in the world and my first game being Portugal vs.