James Corden appeared to take the hint, largely switching to 'football' for the remainder of their conversation

Prince Harry featured as a guest on Fox Sports' After Hours programme on Sunday evening, joining host James Corden alongside former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand and comedian Ian Karmel to dissect the 2026 World Cup final.

The Duke of Sussex, who has lived in the United States since 2020, wasted little time pulling up his fellow Briton over his choice of sporting vocabulary.

When Mr Corden enquired whether the prince was a "soccer" fan, Harry fired back: "Did I play football? Why are you calling it soccer?"

Mr Corden defended himself by pointing to their American surroundings: "Because we are in the United States, baby."

The exchange drew laughs from the studio, though Mr Corden appeared to take the hint, largely switching to "football" for the remainder of their conversation.

Mr Corden had also teased Harry about attending a school that was "too posh" for football, a jibe the prince was quick to bat away. Harry acknowledged the privileged nature of his education but insisted it worked in the sport's favour: "It was such a posh school that everything was an option. There was a football team."

The duke, who attended £35,000-a-year Wetherby Prep School before moving on to £63,000-a-year Eton College, then offered a candid account of his declining footballing fortunes.

"In prep school, I was on the first team," he said. "And then I went to the bigger school, and I ended up on the E team. Big A team, down to E team. So that didn't feel very good."

His dramatic slide down the ranks had the American studio audience in hysterics, with one person audibly cracking up. Harry addressed them directly: "You found that really funny, didn't you?", sparking yet more laughter.

Harry's insistence on correct terminology comes two weeks after he made the very same linguistic slip during a visit to Birmingham for the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.

Speaking with ITV presenter Alison Hammond, who had invited him round for ackee and saltfish, Harry enthusiastically responded: "And some soccer as well?" He caught himself almost immediately, adding: "Some football, sorry. Football, not soccer."

Beyond the banter about terminology, Harry offered a surprisingly detailed breakdown of England's 2-1 semi-final loss to Argentina, in which the Three Lions had taken the lead before ultimately capitulating.

"I think what we saw was a slight shock value for them, 's***, we are 1-0 up against Argentina,' and there was this immediate temptation to fall into defence," he said.

The prince was adamant that manager Thomas Tuchel had not instructed the team to sit back. "I don't think it was a tactic. I don't think that was the plan. It just happened," he said.

"You can't just defend a 1-0 lead against a team like that. The mindset is the belief. The fact that you are 1-0 up, believe that you can be 2-0 up."

To cap off the interview, Mr Corden challenged the prince to rank the most celebrated British Harrys. After some deliberation, he placed pop star Harry Styles at the top, followed by England striker Harry Kane in second.

For the remaining spot, the duke put himself and the fictional wizard Harry Potter in a shared third place. He suggested the tie could be settled with "a Quidditch-off", a nod to the broomstick-based sport from JK Rowling's novels.