Matt Damon mistaken for A-list actor by World Cup Final 2026 commentator: ‘Huge ego boost’

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Matt Damon was mistaken for his "Ocean's Eleven" co-star Brad Pitt while attending this weekend's FIFA World Cup Final 2026.

"Brad Pitt also among the fans here," a commentator told viewers on Sunday as cameras panned to Damon, 55, and his wife, Luciana Barroso, in the stands.

The Fox sportscaster quickly amended, "Oh, it's Matt Damon. That's Matt Damon."

He blamed the mix-up on "a lot of glare on [the] monitors," adding, "[I] apologize to both."

Damon wore a navy blue polo to the sporting event, while his partner, 49, repped Argentina — the team that ultimately lost to Spain — with a jersey and bucket hat.

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Social media users poked fun at the confused commentator via X, with a fan quipping that Damon looked like he was "preparing for his next role as Brad Pitt."

Others dubbed this a "huge ego boost" and "the best compliment a man can receive" as there "are worst [sic] guys to be mistaken for."

One referenced Damon's new "Odyssey" film while joking, "It’s been a hell of a weekend for Matt Damon. He has #1 movie at the box office, got to attend the World Cup Final and just got mistaken for Brad Pitt on the TV broadcast."

One pointed out that Damon stars as Odysseus in the film, while Pitt played Achilles in "Troy" in 2004, tweeting, "Odysseus being mistaken for Achilles."

Multiple people noted that "Estonian commentators thought it was Brad Pitt as well."

Pitt, notably, attended a World Cup game at SoFi Stadium in California earlier this month with girlfriend Ines de Ramon.

The duo watched from a suite alongside Penélope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem on July 10 as Spain beat Belgium.

Pitt and Damon have yet to react to Sunday's blunder publicly.

The A-list actors have shared the screen multiple times over the years in the "Ocean's" franchise, with both making cameos in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" in 2002.

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