ESPN will air all 64 games from the 2014 World Cup. ESPN will televise 43 matches, while ESPN2 will air 11 and ABC will show 10, including the final. All games will also be available on all available on WatchESPN (ESPN and ESPN2 matches) or WATCH ABC (ABC matches).
Kickoff times are generally noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET until the final games of the group stage when they move to noon and 4 p.m. for the matches that are played simultaneously. The kickoff times remain at noon and 4 p.m. through the knockout stage until the final, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET.
Of note, the first two U.S. games, June 16 against Ghana and June 22 against Portugal, will air at 6 p.m. ET, the latest U.S. viewers will have watched the USA at the World Cup.
ESPN’s coverage of every game will be preceded by a 30-minute pregame show, including teams walking onto the field, national anthems and ceremonial handshakes. Post-match segments will follow each game presentation.
Special editions of ESPN's SportsCenter will follow all games except when a game precedes another live event on the network. On every match day, World Cup Tonight will recap the day’s action, and ESPN FC World Cup Encore – which will generally air for two hours on match days on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNEWS – will feature condensed versions of the best action in the day’s matches with analysis from ESPN FC pundits.
Note: All times are ET. Kickoff follows after half-hour pregame show.
WE WILL SHOW THESE GAMES...FOR SURE!
ESPN TV SCHEDULE:
Group Stage:
Thursday, June 12
3:30 p.m. ESPN Brazil vs. Croatia A Sao Paulo 1Friday, June 13
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Mexico vs. Cameroon A Natal 2
2:30 p.m. ESPN Spain vs. Netherlands B Salvador 3
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Chile vs. Australia B Cuiaba 4Saturday, June 14
11:30 a.m. ABC Colombia vs. Greece C Belo Horizonte 5
2:30 p.m. ABC Uruguay vs. Costa Rica D Fortaleza 7
5:30 p.m. ESPN England vs. Italy D Manaus 88:30 p.m. ESPN Ivory Coast vs. Japan C Recife 6
Sunday, June 15
11:30 a.m. ABC Switzerland vs. Ecuador E Brasilia 9
2:30 p.m. ABC France vs. Honduras E Porto Alegre 10
5:30 p.m. ESPN Argentina vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina F Rio de Janeiro 11
Monday, June 16
11:30 a.m. ESPN Germany vs. Portugal G Salvador 13
2:30 p.m. ESPN Iran vs. Nigeria F Curitiba 12
5:30 p.m. ESPN Ghana vs. United States G Natal 14Tuesday, June 17
11:30 a.m. ESPN Belgium vs. Algeria H Belo Horizonte 15
2:30 p.m. ESPN Brazil vs. Mexico A Fortaleza 17
5:30 p.m. ESPN Russia vs. South Korea H Cuiaba 16Wednesday, June 18
11:30 a.m. ESPN Australia vs. Netherlands B Porto Alegre 20
2:30 p.m. ESPN Spain vs. Chile B Rio de Janeiro 19
5:30 p.m. ESPN Cameroon vs. Croatia A Manaus 18Thursday, June 19
11:30 a.m. ESPN Colombia vs. Ivory Coast C Brasilia 21
2:30 p.m. ESPN Uruguay vs. England D Sao Paulo 23
5:30 p.m. ESPN Japan vs. Greece C Natal 22Friday, June 20
11:30 a.m. ESPN Italy vs. Costa Rica D Recife 24
2:30 p.m. ESPN Switzerland vs. France E Salvador 25
5:30 p.m. ESPN Honduras vs. Ecuador E Curitiba 26Saturday, June 21
11:30 a.m. ESPN Argentina vs. Iran F Belo Horizonte 27
2:30 p.m. ESPN Germany vs. Ghana G Fortaleza 29
5:30 p.m. ESPN Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina F Cuiaba 28Sunday, June 22
11:30 a.m. ABC Belgium vs. Russia H Rio de Janeiro 31
2:30 p.m. ABC South Korea vs. Algeria H Porto Alegre 32
5:30 p.m. ESPN United States vs. Portugal G Manaus 30Monday, June 23
11:30 a.m. ESPN Netherlands vs. Chile B Sao Paulo 36
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Australia vs. Spain B Curitiba 35
3:30 p.m. ESPN Croatia vs. Mexico A Recife 34
3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Cameroon vs. Brazil A Brasilia 33
Tuesday, June 24
11:30 a.m. ESPN Italy vs. Uruguay D Natal 39
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Costa Rica vs. England D Belo Horizonte 40
3:30 p.m. ESPN Japan vs. Colombia C Cuiaba 37
3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Greece vs. Ivory Coast C Fortaleza 38
Wednesday, June 25
11:30 a.m. ESPN Nigeria vs. Argentina F Porto Alegre 43
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran F Salvador 44
3:30 p.m. ESPN Ecuador vs. France E Rio de Janeiro 423:30 p.m. ESPN2 Honduras vs. Switzerland E Manaus 41
Thursday, June 26
11:30 a.m. ESPN United States vs. Germany G Recife 45
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Portugal vs. Ghana G Brasilia 46
3:30 p.m. ESPN South Korea vs. Belgium H Sao Paulo 473:30 p.m. ESPN2 Algeria vs. Russia H Curitiba 48
Knockout Stage:
Round of 16
Saturday, June 28
11:30 a.m. ABC 1A vs. 2B Belo Horizonte 49
3:30 p.m. ABC 1C vs. 2D Rio de Janeiro 50Sunday, June 29
11:30 a.m. ESPN 1B vs. 2A Fortaleza 51
3:30 p.m. ESPN 1D vs. 2C Recife 52Monday, June 3011:30 a.m. ESPN 1E vs. 2F Brasilia 53
3:30 p.m. ESPN 1G vs. 2H Porto Alegre 54Tuesday, July 1
11:30 a.m. ESPN 1F vs. 2E Sao Paulo 55
3:30 p.m. ESPN 1H vs. 2G Salvador 56
Quarterfinals
Friday, July 4
11:30 a.m. ESPN2 Winners 53 vs. 54 Rio de Janeiro 58
3:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 49 vs. 50 Fortaleza 57Saturday, July 5
11:30 a.m. ABC Winners 55 vs. 56 Brasilia 60
3:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 51 vs. 52 Salvador 59
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 83:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 57 vs. 58 Belo Horizonte 61Wednesday, July 9
3:30 p.m. ESPN Winners 59 vs. 60 Sao Paulo 62
Third-Place Match
Saturday, July 12
3:30 p.m. ESPN Losers – 61 vs. 62 Brasilia 63
Final
Sunday, July 13 2:30 p.m. ABC Winners – 61 vs. 62 Rio de Janeiro 64
