World Cup pundit Alexi Lalas shocks co-host Thierry Henry with James Cordon dig

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14 Jun 2026 • 5:24 AM MYT
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World Cup pundit Alexi Lalas shocks co-host Thierry Henry with James Cordon dig

World Cup pundit Alexi Lalas shocked his co-host Thierry Henry after making an expletive James Cordon dig live on air.

Ahead of the first World Cup match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday (12 June), Fox Sports presenter Rebecca Lowe began to promote for Corden’s late-night show ‘After Hours’, which is running during the World Cup.

Lalas then proceeded to call him a “full kit w*****r” live on air, leaving Lowe, Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was also presenting, shocked.

Lowe responded after a stunned silence: “Okay… Lucky we’re on American television, because the W word on British TV…”