FOX Sports Unveils Uefa Nations League Finals 2025™ Coverage With France, Spain, Germany, Portugal Headlining Final Field - Fox Sports Press Pass
John Strong and Stu Holden On the Call from Germany
LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports, America's English-language home for the world's top international soccer tournaments, today unveils coverage plans for the UEFA Nations League Finals 2025™ featuring powerhouse national teams France, Spain, Portugal and Germany headlining the final field.
On Wednesday, June 4 , coverage on FS1 begins at 2:30 PM ET for the first Semifinal match between Germany and Portugal. The second Semifinal match between Spain and France on Thursday, June 5 , also features a 2:30 PM ET start on FS1. The two winning teams will meet in the star-powered UEFA Nations League Finals 2025™ on Sunday, June 8 , with live coverage starting at 2:00 PM ET on FOX.
FOX Sports' acclaimed lead soccer commentator pairing, play-by-play announcer John Strong and match analyst Stu Holden, will be on-site in Germany to call the Semifinals and Final in-stadium from Stuttgart and Munich. Former international referee Mark Clattenburg will also serve as rules analyst across every match.
FOX SOCCER STUDIO COVERAGE
Lead studio analyst and National Soccer Hall of Famer Alexi Lalas joins former U.S. Men's National Team (USMNT) star and analyst Maurice Edu in studio for the Semifinals on FS1 with Jenny Taft hosting UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE MATCH DAY on Wednesday and Rob Stone hosting Thursday.
The much-anticipated tournament Final on FOX features Lalas, fellow National Soccer Hall of Famer and USMNT legend Landon Donovan together with former England National Team defender Warren Barton as studio analysts on UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE MATCH DAY with Stone anchoring coverage.
UEFA Nations League Finals 2025™ features in FOX Sports' massive Summer of Soccer slate with multiple marquee tournaments taking place in June, July and August. From Sunday, June 1 , to Saturday, August 2 , FOX Sports will present the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final, Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship 2025 and UEFA Nations League Finals 2025™, followed by FIFA World Cup 2026™ Qualifiers, 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, UEFA Women's EURO 2025™, CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina 2025™ and MLS Leagues Cup.
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