Alexi Lalas missing from USA World Cup pregame. Zlatan says, 'America, you're welcome'
It's safe to say the dynamic of Fox Sports' World Cup studio analysts Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahmiovic and Alexi Lalas has been icy.
The dynamic of Fox Sports' studio team between Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahmiovic and Alexi Lalas has been a trending topic so far this World Cup.Let's call the relationship between the two former world class strikers and the former U.S.
men's national team defender icy at best.Ahead of Friday's Group D game between the U.S.
and Australia, the opening in-studio breakdown didn't include Lalas.Rebecca Lowe: "Chaps, Alexi left us."Ibrahimovic: "Who?
Lowe: "Alexi will be back. Alexi will be back."Henry: "Your plan worked."
Lowe: "Don't you bring me into this. No chance."Ibrahimovic: "America, you're welcome."
No love lost btwn Alexi and Zlatan 🫣 pic.twitter.com/zyZtgbc6QK— Hansi Flick Fans 🏆🏆🏆 (@IHeartHansi2) June 19, 2026Lalas has been a lightning rod for criticism for years as Fox's lead soccer analyst.
So social media has fallen in love with the former Sweden star's swipes at Big Red.Following France's win over Senegal in which the French were sluggish in the first half, Lalas piggybacked off Landon Donovan's comment about France's performance being arrogant. To which Ibrahimovic responded: "It's not arrogance, it's confidence.
Ignorant people will say it's arrogance. Intelligent people will say it's confidence."You can watch the clip here, solely for the look on Henry's face.
Zlatan finally bodied him pic.twitter.com/DNOeFZHb9Whttps://t.
co/o5HG9j89zX— Brendan Darr (@BrendanDarr) June 16, 2026Earlier on Friday, Ibrahimovic posted on X a video of Henry and himself dribbling in the studio and the two keeping the ball away from Lalas: "The studio will never forget."The studio will never forget pic.twitter.
com/KHEROKjr2Z— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) June 19, 2026Ibrahimovic appeared on James Corden's late night World Cup wrap show, was hooked up to a lie-detector test and was asked, "Do you respect the opinions of all your fellow Fox Sports analysts?"Ibrahimovic answered, "Yes." The lie detector operated gave the thumbs down.
The lie detector is scared of Zlatan — The
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