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Meet Jessica Carrillo, stunning Telemundo host and anchor for World Cup live from Qatar

JESSICA CARRILLO is bringing soccer to America live from Qatar.

The reporter and host is in the Middle East for the global soccer tournament.

Jessica Carrillo is working as a host for Telemundo at the World Cup
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Jessica Carrillo is working as a host for Telemundo at the World CupCredit: INSTAGRAM
The Mexican-born reporter worked across news and entertainment before sport
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The Mexican-born reporter worked across news and entertainment before sportCredit: INSTAGRAM

Carrillo is working for Telemundo - who are the Spanish-language broadcasters in the US.

She is a co-host of football news show Al Rojo Vivo, which is on the road in Qatar.

The reporter is from Jalisco in Mexico and moved to the US, where her career has taken off.

Jessica joined Telemundo in 2004 to present news and weather in Las Vegas.

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She moved to Los Angeles in 2011, where she hosted a show called 'Acceso Total'.

The presenter often interviewed Hollywood stars for her show.

In sport, Jessica's previous work includes covering the Olympics in Rio in 2016.

She is now at her second World Cup having been part of the Russia 2018 team.

Jessica's work in Qatar so far has included riding a camel in the desert for a feature.

She has almost 500,000 followers on her Instagram account.

And the Mexican-born presenter has been wearing her colors with pride in Qatar so far.

Jessica is wearing her Mexico colors with pride
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Jessica is wearing her Mexico colors with prideCredit: INSTAGRAM
She hosts a football news show, which is on the road in Qatar
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She hosts a football news show, which is on the road in QatarCredit: INSTAGRAM
Jessica has almost 500,000 followers on Instagram
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Jessica has almost 500,000 followers on InstagramCredit: INSTAGRAM
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