HOF broadcaster JP Dellacamera said that he “has called his last World Cup game, and that it is his choice,” after calling 11 men’s World Cups and seven women’s World Cups, according to Jonathan Tannenwald of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. Dellacamera -- whose last game was Switzerland-Algeria in the Round of 32 -- said, “The combination of this one being in our country again, and this being the last one for now on Fox, makes me want to go out this way in terms of the World Cup.” but Dellacamera is “not fully retiring.” The 74-year-old will “continue to call NWSL games for CBS Sports and ION, and hopes to continue working with Fox on its other soccer properties.” Dellacamera said, “If Fox had [the World Cup] and they wanted me, I would stay with it. I think I can be involved with the NWSL for two or three more years. And if Fox has other tournaments and they want me to do them, I can still do them.” Dellacamera said that he had “early conversations with Netflix” -- which owns the rights to the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil and the 2031 edition that is “expected to be in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica” -- but has had “none for a while.” In 2018, the National Soccer HOF gave Dellacamera its Colin Jose Media Award for lifetime achievement. He was the first play-by-play broadcaster to earn the honor (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 7/11).
HOF broadcaster JP Dellacamera calls final World Cup match
