About this episode

Opera singer Christopher Macchio discusses his performance of 'America the Beautiful' at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final and its exclusion from the Fox Sports broadcast.

Opera singer Christopher Macchio joins Sid live in-studio to discuss his performance of "America the Beautiful" as part of the America 250 celebrations during the closing ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, and the performance failing to make the cut for Fox Sports' television broadcast.

People in this episode

Host: Sid

Guest: Christopher Macchio

Topics covered

• opera
• World Cup
• performance
• America the Beautiful
• celebration
• broadcasting

Keywords

• Christopher Macchio
• America the Beautiful
• 2026 FIFA World Cup
• Fox Sports
• opera singer
• closing ceremony
• performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fox Sports

Books & works: America the Beautiful

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