Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović get emotional watching FOX coworker Alexi Lalas react to National Anthem

Alexi Lamas joins Colin Cowherd to discuss the USMNT’s odds of winning the 2026 World Cup, and Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s 6th World Cup appearances.

Few things can bring out a sense of national pride quite like an international sports tournament.

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place on U.S. soil, every American (or at least the ones proud of their heritage) is experiencing a renewed sense of love for their country.

Then again, it's even easier to be proud of where you're from when you have foreign visitors heaping praise onto your homeland in droves, but I digress.

USMNT fans across the nation brought the patriotism to the team's World Cup opener. (Photo by Jose Hernandez/Anadolu via Getty Images)

One patriotic American who doesn't need any reminder that his country is awesome is FOX Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas.

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Lalas donned the Stars and Stripes for the United States during the 1994 World Cup, which also took place in America, and he has never been shy about wearing his pride for the States on his sleeve.

No one was happier to see the U.S. Men's National Team dismantle Paraguay to open the group stages of this year's World Cup than Lalas, but his pride wasn't just contained to the happenings on the pitch.

Commentator and former player Alexi Lalas looks on before the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 final between the United States and Mexico at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on July 6, 2025. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

During the singing of the national anthem before Friday's match, Lalas apparently got very emotional and was moved to tears.

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