ALL matches live; Simulcast live in high definition by ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD and ABC HD; Nightly World Cup Live studio shows
ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports, in conjunction with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), will present live coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9 from Germany.
ESPN2 and ESPN will combine to present 52 matches - 31 on ESPN2 and 21 on ESPN. ABC Sports will broadcast 12 matches including the title match Sunday, July 9 at 1:30 p.m. ET from Berlin's Olympiastadion (preceded by a 30-minute pre-game show at 1 p.m.). ALL MATCHES IN HD For the first time, all 64 FIFA World Cup matches will be available in high definition on ESPN HD, ABC HD and ESPN2 HD. The high definition telecasts will be offered as a simulcast of ESPN, ABC Sports and ESPN2's World Cup coverage.
In addition, the high definition services will feature the studio programs including the pre-match, halftime and post-match shows. WORLD CUP LIVE During the World Cup, ESPN and ESPN2 will present World Cup Live - the daily news, highlights and analysis studio show for the quadrennial event. Stand-alone editions of World Cup Live (32 episodes) will be aired on ESPN and ESPN2 generally between 12 midnight and 2 a.m. ET (9 - 11 p.m. PT) as part of ESPN's "Trifecta" block of programming. The late night shows - 29 on ESPN and three on ESPN2 - will include news updates as well as reviews and previews of World Cup action from Germany.
Additionally, ESPN2 will air 12 live editions of World Cup Live between matches on select days, June 9 through June19. Other U.S. first round matches: Sa 6/17 ABC/ABC HD at 2:30 p.m. Italy vs. USA Th 6/22 ESPN/ESPN HD at 9:55 a.m. Ghana vs. USA FIFA WORLD CUP TEAM GROUPINGS Group A Group B Group C Group D 1 Germany 1 England 1 Argentina 1 Mexico 2 Costa Rica 2 Paraguay 2 Ivory Coast 2 Iran 3 Poland 3 Trinidad & Tobago 3 Serbia & Montenegro 3 Angola 4 Ecuador 4 Sweden 4 Netherlands 4 Portugal
Group E Group F Group G Group H 1 Italy 1 Brazil 1 France 1 Spain 2 Ghana 2 Croatia 2 Switzerland 2 Ukraine 3 United States 3 Australia 3 South Korea 3 Tunisia 4 Czech Republic 4 Japan 4 Togo 4 Saudi Arabia 2006 WORLD CUP TV SCHEDULE -- ESPN, ESPN2, ABC SPORTS All times EASTERN / Schedule is subject to change All matches in high definition / ABC Sports broadcasts in italics Date Time (ET) Network Match Group Site #-match
Round Robin Phase
Fri 6/09 11:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Germany vs. Costa Rica A Munich 1 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Poland vs. Ecuador A Gelsenkirchen 2 Sa 6/10 9 a.m. ABC/ABC HD England vs. Paraguay B Frankfurt 3 12:00 p.m. ABC/ABC HD Trinidad & Tobago vs. Sweden B Dortmund 4 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Argentina vs. Ivory Coast C Hamburg 5
Su 6/11 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Serbia-Monte. vs. Netherlands C Leipzig 6 11:30 a.m. ABC/ABC HD Mexico vs. Iran D Nuremberg 7 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Angola vs. Portugal D Cologne 8 Mo 6/12 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Australia vs. Japan F Kaiserslautern 9 11:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD USA vs. Czech Republic E Gelsenkirchen 10 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Italy vs. Ghana E Hanover 11 Tu 6/13 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD South Korea vs. Togo G Frankfurt 12 11:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD France vs. Switzerland G Stuttgart 13 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Brazil vs. Croatia F Berlin 14 We 6/14 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Spain vs. Ukraine H Leipzig 15 11:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Tunisia vs. Saudi Arabia H Munich 16 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Germany vs. Poland A Dortmund 17
Th 6/15 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Ecuador vs. Costa Rica A Hamburg 18 11:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD England vs. Trinidad & Tobago B Nuremberg 19 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Sweden vs. Paraguay B Berlin 20
Fr 6/16 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Argentina vs. Serbia-Monte. C Gelsenkirchen 21 11:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Netherlands vs. Ivory Coast C Stuttgart 22 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Mexico vs. Angola D Hanover 23 Date Time (ET) Network Match Group Site #-match Sa 6/17 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Portugal vs. Iran D Frankfurt 24 11:30 a.m. ABC/ABC HD Czech Republic vs. Ghana E Cologne 25 2:30 p.m. ABC/ABC HD Italy vs. USA E Kaiserslautern 26 Su 6/18 9 a.m. ABC/ABC HD Japan vs. Croatia F Nuremberg 27 11:30 a.m. ABC/ABC HD Brazil vs. Australia F Munich 28 2:30 p.m. ABC/ABC HD France vs. South Korea G Leipzig 29 Mo 6/19 8:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Togo vs. Switzerland G Dortmund 30 11:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Saudi Arabia vs. Ukraine H Hamburg 31 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Spain vs. Tunisia H Stuttgart 32 Tu 6/20 9:55 a.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Ecuador vs. Germany A Berlin 33 9:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Costa Rica vs. Poland A Hanover 34 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Sweden vs. England B Cologne 35 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Paraguay vs. Trinidad & Tobago B Kaiserslautern 36 We 6/21 9:55 a.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Portugal vs. Mexico D Gelsenkirchen 37 9:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Iran vs. Angola D Leipzig 38 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Netherlands vs. Argentina C Frankfurt 39 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN HD Ivory Coast vs. Serbia-Monte. C Munich 40 Th 6/22 9:55 a.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Ghana vs. USA E Nuremberg 41 9:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Czech Republic vs. Italy E Hamburg 42 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Japan vs. Brazil F Dortmund 43 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Croatia vs. Australia F Stuttgart 44 Fr 6/23 9:55 a.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Saudi Arabia vs. Spain H Kaiserslautern 45 9:55 a.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Ukraine vs. Tunisia H Berlin 46 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Togo vs. France G Cologne 47 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Switzerland vs. South Korea G Hanover 48 Date Time (ET) Network Match #-match Site 2nd Stage -- Round of 16
Sa 6/24 10:30 a.m. ABC/ABC HD 1st A vs. 2nd B 49 Munich 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD 1st C vs. 2nd D 50 Leipzig Su 6/25 10:30 a.m. ABC/ABC HD 1st B vs. 2nd A 51 Stuttgart 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD 1st D vs. 2nd C 52 Nuremberg Mo 6/26 10:55 a.m. ESPN/ESPN HD 1st E vs. 2nd F 53 Kaiserslautern 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD 1st G vs. 2nd H 54 Cologne Tu 6/27 10:55 a.m. ESPN/ESPN HD 1st F vs. 2nd E 55 Dortmund 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD 1st H vs. 2nd G 56 Hanover 2nd Stage -- Quarterfinals
Fr 6/30 10:55 a.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Winners - 49 vs. 50 57 Berlin 2:55 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Winners - 53 vs. 54 58 Hamburg " Sa 7/01 10:30 a.m. ABC/ABC HD Winners - 51 vs. 52 59 Gelsenkirchen 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Winners - 55 vs. 56 60 Frankfurt Date Time (ET) Network Match #-match Site 3rd Stage -- Semifinals Tu 7/04 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Winners - 57 vs. 58 61 Dortmund We 7/05 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Winners - 59 vs. 60 62 Munich Third Place Game Sa 7/08 2:55 p.m. ESPN/ESPN HD Third Place Game 63 Stuttgart Losers -- 61 vs. 62 World Cup Final on ABC Sports Su 7/09 1:30 p.m. ABC World Cup Title Game 64 Berlin