FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group Stage U.S. TV Schedule
With 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa kicking off in two days, it’s time for soccer fans within the USA to plan their lives for the next month. For those not making the trip to South Africa, television and internet match broadcast avenues abound. Here are the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa first round (or group stage) United States TV schedules for both English and Spanish language outlets.
All 64 matches of the tournament will be available in English on the networks of ESPN (ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC) and in Spanish on those of Univision (Univision, Galavision and Telefutura). While a cable television subscription is required to view ESPN, ESPN2 and Galavision, ABC, Univision and Telefutura are available via free Over-the-air programming (OTA).
Online Coverage
– ESPN3.com will broadcast matches not shown on ABC live
– UnivisionFutbol.com will broadcast ALL matches live
Re-broadcasts
– ESPN Classic and ESPN2 will combine to re-air all 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup beginning Friday, June 11, through Monday, July 12. Each match day, generally between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET, ESPN Classic will present all the matches played earlier in the day on ESPN/ESPN2, totaling 113.5 hours. ESPN2 will also re-air the best match of the day on select nights throughout the tournament, dedicating 53 hours to match re-airs during the month.
– Telefutura will re-broadcast the marquee matches of each match day at 7:00 PM Eastern for the duration of the World Cup.
All times shown are U.S. Eastern and reflect the start of the match broadcasts (including pre-games). Matches will kick-off 30 minutes after the start of the broadcasts.
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GROUP A: France, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay
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Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 1 |
June 11
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9:30 a.m.
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South Africa vs. Mexico
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Johannesburg (Soccer City)
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ESPN, Univision
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June 11
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2 p.m.
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Uruguay vs. France
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Cape Town
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ESPN, Univision
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| 17 |
June 16
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2 p.m.
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South Africa vs. Uruguay
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Pretoria
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ESPN, Univision
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| 18 |
June 17
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2 p.m.
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France vs. Mexico
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Polokwane
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ESPN2, Univision
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| 33 |
June 22
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9:30 a.m.
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Mexico vs. Uruguay
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Rustenburg
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ESPN, Univision
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| 34 |
June 22
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9:30 a.m.
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France vs. South Africa
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Bloemfontein
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ESPN2, TeleFutura
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GROUP B: Argentina, Greece, Nigeria, South Korea
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Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 3 |
June 12
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9:30 a.m.
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Argentina vs. Nigeria
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Johannesburg (Ellis Park)
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ESPN, Univision
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| 4 |
June 12
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7 a.m.
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South Korea vs. Greece
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Port Elizabeth
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ESPN, Univision
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| 19 |
June 17
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9:30 a.m.
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Greece vs. Nigeria
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Bloemfontein
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ESPN, Univision
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| 20 |
June 17
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7 a.m.
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Argentina vs. South Korea
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Johannesburg (Soccer City)
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ESPN, Univision
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| 35 |
June 22
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2 p.m.
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Nigeria vs. South Korea
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Durban
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ESPN2, TeleFutura
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| 36 |
June 22
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2 p.m.
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Greece vs. Argentina
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Polokwane
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ESPN, Univision
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GROUP C: Algeria, England, Slovenia, USA
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Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 5 |
June 12
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2 p.m.
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England vs. USA
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Rustenburg
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ABC, Univision
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| 6 |
June 13
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7 a.m.
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Algeria vs. Slovenia
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Polokwane
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ESPN, Univision
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| 22 |
June 18
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9:30 a.m.
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Slovenia vs. USA
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Johannesburg (Ellis Park)
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ESPN, Univision
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| 23 |
June 18
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2 p.m.
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England vs. Algeria
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Cape Town
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ESPN2, Univision
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| 37 |
June 23
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9:30 a.m.
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Slovenia vs. England
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Port Elizabeth
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ESPN2, TeleFutura
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| 38 |
June 23
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9:30 a.m.
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USA vs. Algeria
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Pretoria
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ESPN, Univision
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GROUP D: Australia, Germany, Ghana, Serbia
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Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 7 |
June 13
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2 p.m.
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Germany vs. Australia
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Durban
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ABC, Univision
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| 8 |
June 13
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9:30 a.m.
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Serbia vs. Ghana
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Pretoria
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ESPN, Univision
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| 21 |
June 18
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7 a.m.
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Germany vs. Serbia
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Port Elizabeth
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ESPN, Univision
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| 24 |
June 19
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9:30 a.m.
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Ghana vs. Australia
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Rustenburg
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ESPN, Univision
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| 39 |
June 23
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2 p.m.
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Ghana vs. Germany
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Johannesburg (Soccer City)
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ESPN, Univision
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| 40 |
June 23
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2 p.m.
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Australia vs. Serbia
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Nelspruit
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ESPN2, TeleFutura
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GROUP E: Cameroon, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands
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Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 9 |
June 14
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7 a.m.
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Netherlands vs. Denmark
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Johannesburg (Soccer City)
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ESPN, Univision
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| 10 |
June 14
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9:30 a.m.
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Japan vs. Cameroon
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Bloemfontein
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ESPN, Univision
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| 25 |
June 19
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7 a.m.
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Netherlands vs. Japan
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Durban
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ESPN, Univision
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| 26 |
June 19
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2 p.m.
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Cameroon vs. Denmark
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Pretoria
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ABC, Univision
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| 43 |
June 24
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2 p.m.
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Denmark vs. Japan
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Rustenburg
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ESPN, TeleFutura
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| 44 |
June 24
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2 p.m.
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Cameroon vs. Netherlands
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Cape Town
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ESPN2, Univision
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GROUP F: Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia
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Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 11 |
June 14
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2 p.m.
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Italy vs. Paraguay
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Cape Town
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ESPN, Univision
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| 12 |
June 15
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7 a.m.
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New Zealand vs. Slovakia
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Rustenburg
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ESPN, Univision
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| 27 |
June 20
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7 a.m.
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Slovakia vs. Paraguay
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Bloemfontein
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ESPN, Univision
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| 28 |
June 20
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9:30 a.m.
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Italy vs. New Zealand
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Nelspruit
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ESPN, Univision
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| 41 |
June 24
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9:30 a.m.
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Slovakia vs. Italy
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Johannesburg (Ellis Park)
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ESPN, TeleFutura
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| 42 |
June 24
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9:30 a.m.
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Paraguay vs. New Zealand
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Polokwane
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ESPN2, Univision
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GROUP G: Brazil, Ivory Coast, North Korea, Portugal
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Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 13 |
June 15
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9:30 a.m.
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Ivory Coast vs. Portugal
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Port Elizabeth
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ESPN, Univision
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| 14 |
June 15
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2 p.m.
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Brazil vs. North Korea
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Johannesburg (Ellis Park)
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ESPN, Univision
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| 29 |
June 20
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2 p.m.
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Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
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Johannesburg (Soccer City)
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ABC, Univision
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| 30 |
June 21
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7 a.m.
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Portugal vs. North Korea
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Cape Town
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ESPN, Univision
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| 45 |
June 25
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9:30 a.m.
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Portugal vs. Brazil
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Durban
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ESPN, Univision
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| 46 |
June 25
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9:30 a.m.
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North Korea vs. Ivory Coast
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Nelspruit
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ESPN2, TeleFutura
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GROUP H: Chile, Honduras, Spain, Switzerland
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| Match |
Date
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Time
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Teams/result
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Venue
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TV
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| 15 |
June 16
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7 a.m.
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Honduras vs. Chile
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Nelspruit
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ESPN, Univision
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| 16 |
June 16
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9:30 a.m.
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Spain vs. Switzerland
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Durban
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ESPN, Univision
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| 31 |
June 21
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9:30 a.m.
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Chile vs. Switzerland
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Port Elizabeth
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ESPN, Univision
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| 32 |
June 21
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2 p.m.
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Spain vs. Honduras
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Johannesburg (Ellis Park)
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ESPN, Univision
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| 47 |
June 25
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2 p.m.
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Chile vs. Spain
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Pretoria
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ESPN, Univision
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| 48 |
June 25
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2 p.m.
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Switzerland vs. Honduras
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Bloemfontein
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ESPN2, TeleFutura
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