So the matches have been set, and now ESPN and their related networks have announced their TV and online viewing schedule and once again every match will be broadcast in HD. For me the questions is how to record and wwatch every match. While I am no fan of how ESPN has done their coverage of MLS, or soccer in general, it is hard to find fault when every match will be broadcast in HD and most available online as well.
Here is the TV and online schedule for the 2010 World Cup
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Match |
Group |
Site |
Match # |
|
Fri 6/11 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
South Africa vs. Mexico |
A |
Johannesburg |
1 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Uruguay vs. France |
A |
Cape Town |
2 |
|
Sat 6/12 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Korea Republic vs. Greece |
B |
Port Elizabeth |
3 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Argentina vs. Nigeria |
B |
Johannesburg |
4 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ABC |
England vs. USA |
C |
Rustenburg |
5 |
|
Sun 6/13 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Algeria vs. Slovenia |
C |
Polokwane |
6 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Serbia vs. Ghana |
D |
Pretoria |
7 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Germany vs. Australia |
D |
Durban |
8 |
|
Mon 6/14 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Netherlands vs. Denmark |
E |
Johannesburg |
9 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Japan vs. Cameroon |
E |
Bloemfontein |
10 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Italy vs. Paraguay |
F |
Cape Town |
11 |
|
Tue 6/15 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
New Zealand vs. Slovakia |
F |
Rustenburg |
12 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Ivory Coast vs. Portugal |
G |
Port Elizabeth |
13 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Brazil vs. Korea DPR |
G |
Johannesburg |
14 |
|
Wed 6/16 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Honduras vs. Chile |
H |
Nelspruit |
15 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Spain vs. Switzerland |
H |
Durban |
16 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
South Africa vs. Uruguay |
A |
Pretoria |
17 |
|
Thu 6/17 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Argentina vs. Korea Rep. |
B |
Johannesburg |
18 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Greece vs. Nigeria |
B |
Bloemfontein |
19 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
France vs. Mexico |
A |
Polokwane |
20 |
|
Fri 6/18 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Germany vs. Serbia |
D |
Port Elizabeth |
21 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Slovenia vs. USA |
C |
Johannesburg |
22 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
England vs. Algeria |
C |
Cape Town |
23 |
|
Sat 6/19 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Netherlands vs. Japan |
E |
Durban |
24 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Ghana vs. Australia |
D |
Rustenburg |
25 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ABC |
Cameroon vs. Denmark |
E |
Pretoria |
26 |
|
Sun 6/20 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Slovakia vs. Paraguay |
F |
Bloemfontein |
27 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Italy vs. New Zealand |
F |
Nelspruit |
28 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ABC |
Brazil vs. Ivory Coast |
G |
Johannesburg |
29 |
|
Mon 6/21 |
7 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Portugal vs. Korea DPR |
G |
Cape Town |
30 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Chile vs. Switzerland |
H |
Port Elizabeth |
31 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Spain vs. Honduras |
H |
Johannesburg |
32 |
|
Tue 6/22 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Mexico vs. Uruguay |
A |
Rustenburg |
33 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
France vs. South Africa |
A |
Bloemfontein |
34 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
Nigeria vs. Korea Republic |
B |
Durban |
35 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Greece vs. Argentina |
B |
Polokwane |
36 |
|
Wed 6/23 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
Slovenia vs. England |
C |
Port Elizabeth |
37 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
USA vs. Algeria |
C |
Pretoria |
38 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Ghana vs. Germany |
D |
Johannesburg |
39 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
Australia vs. Serbia |
D |
Nelspruit |
40 |
|
Thu 6/24 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Slovakia vs. Italy |
E |
Johannesburg |
41 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
Paraguay vs. New Zealand |
E |
Polokwane |
42 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Denmark vs. Japan |
F |
Rustenburg |
43 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
Cameroon vs. Netherlands |
F |
Cape Town |
44 |
|
Fri 6/25 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Portugal vs. Brazil |
G |
Durban |
45 |
|
|
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
Ivory Coast vs. Korea DPR |
G |
Nelspruit |
46 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Chile vs. Spain |
H |
Pretoria |
47 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN360.com |
Switzerland vs. Honduras |
H |
Bloemfontein |
48 |
The rest of the schedule after the jump
For those teams lucky enough to escape the group stages:
|
Group of 16 |
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|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
|
Sat 6/26 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
1st A vs. 2nd B |
|
Port Elizabeth |
49 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ABC |
1st C vs. 2nd D |
|
Rustenburg |
50 |
|
Sun 6/27 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
1st D vs. 2nd C |
|
Bloemfontein |
51 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ABC |
1st B vs. 2nd A |
|
Johannesburg |
52 |
|
Mon 6/28 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
1st E vs. 2nd F |
|
Durban |
53 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
1st G vs. 2nd H |
|
Johannesburg |
54 |
|
Tue 6/29 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
1st F vs. 2nd E |
|
Pretoria |
55 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
1st H vs. 2nd G |
|
Cape Town |
56 |
|
Quarterfinals |
||||||
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
|
Fri 7/2 |
9:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Winners 53 vs. 54 |
A |
Port Elizabeth |
57 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Winners 49 vs. 50 |
B |
Johannesburg |
58 |
|
Sat 7/3 |
9:30 a.m. |
ABC |
Winners 52 vs. 51 |
C |
Cape Town |
59 |
|
|
2 p.m. |
ABC |
Winners 55 vs. 56 |
D |
Johannesburg |
60 |
|
Semi-Finals |
||||||
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
|
Tue 7/6 |
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Winners A vs. C |
|
Cape Town |
61 |
|
Wed 7/7 |
2 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN360.com |
Winners B vs. D |
|
Durban |
62 |
|
3rd Place |
||||||
|
Sat 7/10 |
2 p.m. |
ABC |
Losers - 61 vs. 62 |
|
Port Elizabeth |
63 |
|
Finals |
||||||
|
Sun 7/11 |
1:30 p.m. |
ABC |
Winners - 61 vs. 62 |
|
Johannesburg |
64 |
It is a great schedule and I can't wait for it to begin. There are some really interesting matchups but perhaps nothing has captured more attention that the opening match of group C when the US faces off against England. I have to admit that I love that so many matches will be covered on ESPN360.com, meaning I won't have to skip too many days of work to ensure I get to watch all the matches.