{"id":3145,"date":"2026-03-18T13:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:16:46","slug":"usas-weston-mckennie-to-star-in-tubis-destination-world-cup-docuseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3145","title":{"rendered":"USA&#039;s Weston McKennie to Star in Tubi&#039;s &#039;Destination World Cup&#039; Docuseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>U.S. national team stalwart Weston McKennie is one of three global soccer stars who will feature in &#8220;Destination World Cup,&#8221; a forthcoming original docuseries from streaming service Tubi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>McKennie, who also stars for 36-time Italian champion Juventus, joins Marc Cucurella of defending European champions Spain and Premier League forward Harry Wilson of Wales.<\/p>\n<p><span>Weston McKennie will be one of the big World Cup stars for the USA. (Getty)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>The six-episode show will follow the trio &#8220;as they navigate their individual journeys to the world\u2019s greatest sporting event,&#8221; which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico and feature 48 teams for the first time \u2014 a 50 percent jump from 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>&#8220;Their stories will capture the contrasting pressures of hosting on home soil, carrying championship expectations and battling to qualify on the global stage,&#8221; Tubi, Fox Corporation\u2019s ad-supported streamer, said in a press release ahead of Wednesday\u2019s official announcement. The debut episode of &#8220;Destination World Cup&#8221; will premiere exclusively on Tubi on April 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>&#8220;We\u2019re bringing fans together, regardless of which team they\u2019re rooting for, to experience the intensity, ambition and humanity behind the players preparing for the world\u2019s biggest stage,&#8221; said Adam Lewinson, Tubi\u2019s Chief Content Officer. &#8220;As the World Cup returns to North America for the first time in over 30 years, we\u2019re excited to give viewers a front-row seat to this defining moment in global sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>Spain&#8217;s Marc Cucurella and Wales&#8217; Harry Wilson will start in Tubi&#8217;s new docuseries. (Getty)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>McKennie on Tuesday was named to the 27-man U.S. squad for tune-up games later this month against European powers Belgium and Portugal. It's the home team's last get-together before coach Mauricio Pochettino names his final roster for the 2026 World Cup, in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>McKennie has a career-high eight goals and seven assists in 40 games for Juve this season. The 27-year-old Texan started all four games for the Americans at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and has scored 11 times for his country in 62 appearances at the senior international level.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY U.S. national team stalwart Weston McKennie is one of three global soccer stars who will feature in &#8220;Destination World Cup,&#8221; a forthcoming original docuseries from streaming service Tubi. 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