Maria Komandnaya

About

Sports journalist who was chosen to host the drawing ceremony for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. She has spent many years as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports, having covered events like the 2016 and 2017 Confederations Cup.

Before fame

She hails from Krasnogorsk, Russia and attended Moscow State University.

Trivia

She is a huge supporter of Manchester United.

Family life

She posted an Instagram photo with her mother in March 2018.

Associated with

She was picked to co-host the FIFA World Cup drawing ceremony alongside former soccer star Gary Lineker.