Fox Sports to pay fan $50,000 to watch World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Mexico and Canada. File Photo by Chris Brunskill/UPI May 5 (UPI) -- Fox Sports hire a soccer fan and pay them a $50,000 salary to watch all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup, the network announced Tuesday. Fox Sports, Fox One and Indeed partnered to make the announcement for the job opening: a "Fox One Chief World Cup Watcher Hired Through Indeed.
" The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The person who fills the role will work from a custom-built office in New York City's Times Square. They also will be tasked with creating and sharing social content.
"This FIFA World Cup will be a historic tournament that calls for an equally historic hire," Robert Gottlieb. the president of marketing at Fox Sports, said in a news release. "One engaged applicant will get the job of a lifetime to experience and celebrate every story, every nation and every exhilarating moment that defines the beautiful game.
" We've got your dream job--announcing @foxone #ChiefWorldCupWatcher hired through @indeed . Get paid $50,000 to watch every minute of all 104 matches. Go to https://t.
co/TxS2OmNzum pic. twitter. com/NqGkRXFeg2 — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) May 5, 2026 Interested candidates should update their Indeed profile and apply through the website.