All Matches in High
Definition on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS
ESPN, ESPN2 and
ESPNEWS will combine to televise all matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013, June 15-30, from six cities in
Brazil, host nation for next summer’s 2014 FIFA World Cup. All 16 matches
will be available live and for replay on WatchESPN. Also, ESPN3, the
company’s live multi-screen sports network available in 83 million homes, will
show several matches.
Live match coverage
will begin on Saturday, June 15, on ESPN and WatchESPN with the tournament’s
opening match – host country Brazil vs. Japan – at 2:30 p.m. ET from Estádio
Nacional in Brasilia.
ESPN and ESPN Mobile
TV will air 13 matches, including three group stage contests featuring the
Mexican Men’s National Team – vs. Italy (June 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET), vs. Brazil
(June 19 at 2:30 p.m.), and vs. Japan (June 22 at 2:30 p.m.). ESPN2 will
televise two matches including the third-place match on June 30 at 11:45 a.m.,
and ESPNEWS will show one match on Sat., June 22 at 2:30 p.m. – the second of
two simultaneous matches in Group B between legendary soccer teams Italy and
Brazil.
All Matches in HD:
Confederations Cup
matches will be available in high definition on ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD and ESPNEWS
HD. The high definition telecasts will be offered as a simulcast of ESPN,
ESPN2, and ESPNEWS’ coverage.
ESPN on Demand:
ESPN on Demand will
make full-length versions of all matches from the Confederations Cup available
for TV and Mobile on Demand, a day after the match is aired live.
Prematch, Halftime
and Postmatch Segments:
All FIFA
Confederations Cup match telecasts will feature prematch, halftime and
postmatch studio segments. The prematch segments will include the teams
walking onto the pitch, the national anthems and ceremonial handshakes – all
symbolic tradition of FIFA-sanctioned international matches. ESPN and ESPN2
will combine to present a two-hour pregame studio program leading into the
title match on Sunday, June 30.
The Event:
The Confederations
Cup is a competitive international tournament featuring champions of the six
FIFA Confederations – CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and
Caribbean Association Football), UEFA (Union of European Football
Associations), CAF (African Football Confederation), CONMEBOL (South American
Football Confederation), AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and OFC (Oceana
Football Confederation) – and the upcoming host and past winner of the FIFA
World Cup.
Originally organized
by and held in Saudi Arabia, and known as the King Fahd Cup, the tournament was
founded in 1992. FIFA took control of the event in 1997, renaming it the FIFA
Confederations Cup and hosting the tournament every two years. It is now
contested every four years (since 2005) and it is held one-year prior to the
FIFA World Cup.
The Confederation Cup
matches will be played in six cities in Brazil – Belo Horizonte, Brasilia,
Fortaleza, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador.
The teams:
CONCACAF: Mexico – 2011 Gold Cup; Italy
– UEFA EURO 2012 Runner-up to Spain; UEFA: Spain – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Champions; CONMEBOL: Uruguay – 2011 Copa America Champions; Brazil
– Host (2014 FIFA World Cup); AFC: Japan – 2011 Asian Cup; CAF:
Nigeria – 2013 African Cup of Nations Champions; OFC: Tahiti –
2012 OFC Nations Cup.
2013 Confederations
Cup Team Groupings
Group
A
|
Group
B
|
Brazil
#19
|
Spain
#1
|
Mexico
#16
|
Uruguay
#17
|
Italy
#8
|
Nigeria
#28
|
Japan
#30
|
Tahiti
#135
|
#
Current FIFA World Ranking
|
2013 Confederations
Cup TV Schedule (All times EASTERN)
Schedule is subject
to change
Date
|
Time
(ET)
|
Matchup
|
Networks
|
Sat,
June 15
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Brazil
vs. Japan
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
Sun,
June 16
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Mexico
vs. Italy
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
5:45
p.m.
|
Spain
vs. Uruguay
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
|
Mon,
June 17
|
2:45
p.m.
|
Tahiti
vs. Nigeria
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
Wed,
June 19
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Brazil
vs. Mexico
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
5:45
p.m.
|
Italy
vs. Japan
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
|
Thu,
June 20
|
2:45
p.m.
|
Spain
vs. Tahiti
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
5:45
p.m.
|
Nigeria
vs. Uruguay
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
|
Sat,
June 22
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Japan
vs. Mexico
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Italy
vs. Brazil
|
ESPNEWS
|
|
Sun,
June 23
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Nigeria
vs. Spain
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Uruguay
vs. Tahiti
|
ESPN2/WatchESPN
|
|
Wed,
June 26
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Semifinal
I – A1 vs. B2
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
Thu,
June 27
|
2:30
p.m.
|
Semifinal
II – B1 vs. A2
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
Sun,
June 30
|
11:45
a.m.
|
3rd
Place Match
|
ESPN2/WatchESPN
|
5:30
p.m.
|
Title
Match
|
ESPN/WatchESPN
|
ESPN and Soccer in
the United States:
ESPN is committed to
offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s premier soccer events in the
United States. ESPN is the English-language television home – and other
languages, except Spanish – in the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations
Cup and other FIFA events through 2014. The media company is also the
English- and Spanish-language home of the UEFA European Football Championship
through 2016™, and a collection of FIFA World Cup qualifying matches from UEFA
nations – Spain, Germany, France and more. ESPN’s multimedia platforms
also provide extensive coverage of a myriad of top-tier international leagues
and Major League Soccer in the U.S., as well as telecasts of the United States
National Team matches, international friendlies, and more.
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