Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thierry Henry say they became emotional while watching FOX coworker Alexi Lalas during the USMNT’s World Cup opener against Paraguay. Both outlets report that Lalas showed a strong reaction during the National Anthem, becoming visibly emotional. Henry describes the moment on air and links it to why he and Ibrahimović felt moved as well. The accounts focus on their reaction to Lalas’s behavior rather than the game itself, describing how the anthem moment stood out to them before kickoff. The outlets present the incident as an example of broadcast colleagues reacting to a high-emotion event, with Henry explaining that Lalas’s response resonated with them personally. Overall, the reporting centers on Lalas being moved to tears during the anthem and on Henry and Ibrahimović acknowledging that the reaction affected them during the broadcast of the match, which USMNT plays against Paraguay in its World Cup opener.