World Cup 2010 Schedule: World Cup TV Schedule, Times and Channels

Watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup on TV in the United States

Jake Emen
With the USA soccer team actually having a good chance to do some damage at the 2010 World Cup, fans across the United States want to know when they can check out their team play. In addition, soccer and football fans everywhere want to know about when, how and where they will be able to catch all of the World Cup 2010 games on television. Check out the World Cup 2010 schedule with complete TV schedule, channel and time information.

USA World Cup Games TV Schedule

The first match for the US soccer team is on June 12, against England. The game will air on ABC at 2:30 pm.

The second USA soccer World Cup game on TV is June 18 at 10:00 am. The match is against Slovenia and will be shown on ESPN.

The final group stage US soccer game will be June 23 at 10:00 am against Algeria, shown on ESPN.

These three matches determine if the USA soccer team will advance to the Round of 16. If they did, they would play on either June 26 at 2:30 pm on ABC, or June 27 at 10:00 am on ESPN, depending on their position.

Complete 2010 World Cup TV Schedule

With the US soccer World Cup television schedule out of the way, here's the complete breakdown for all of the matches, times and channels for the FIFA South Africa World Cup 2010.

All of the 2010 World Cup games will be shown live, which means they will air in the morning and early afternoon in the United States. All of the games will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, and all times listed below are Eastern. A few noteworthy games along the way are italicized and underlined.

World Cup 2010 Group Stage TV Schedule

June 11 - South Africa vs. Mexico, 10 am, ESPN; Uruguay vs. France, 2:30 pm ESPN

June 12 - South Korea vs. Greece, 7:30 am, ESPN; Argentina vs. Nigeria, 10 am, ESPN; England vs. USA, 2:30 pm, ABC

June 13 - Algeria vs. Slovenia, 7:30 am, ESPN; Serbia vs. Ghana, 10 am, ESPN; Germany vs. Australia, 2:30 pm, ABC

June 14 - Netherlands vs. Denmark, 7:30 am, ESPN; Japan vs. Cameroon, 10 am, ESPN; Italy vs. Paraguay, 2:30 pm, ESPN

June 15 - New Zealand vs. Slovakia, 7:30 am, ESPN; Ivory Coast vs. Portugal, 10 am, ESPN; Brazil vs. North Korea (Korea DPR), 2:30 pm, ESPN

June 16 - Honduras vs. Chile, 7:30 am, ESPN; Spain vs. Switzerland, 10 am, ESPN; South Africa vs. Uruguay, 2:30 pm, ESPN

June 17 - Argentina vs. South Korea (Korea Republic), 7:30 am, ESPN; Greece vs. Nigeria, 10 am, ESPN; France vs. Mexico, 2:30 pm, ESPN2

June 18 - Germany vs. Serbia, 7:30 am, ESPN; Slovenia vs. USA, 10 am, ESPN; England vs. Algeria, 2:30 pm, ESPN2

June 19 - Netherlands vs. Japan, 7:30 am, ESPN; Ghana vs. Australia, 10 am, ESPN; Cameroon vs. Denmark, 2:30 pm, ABC

June 20 - Slovakia vs. Paraguay, 7:30 am, ESPN; Italy vs. New Zealand, 10 am, ESPN; Brazil vs. Ivory Coast, 2:30 pm, ABC

June 21 - Portugal vs. North Korea (Korea DPR), 7:30 am, ESPN; Chile vs. Switzerland, 10 am, ESPN; Spain vs. Honduras, 2:30 pm, ESPN

June 22 - Mexico vs. Uruguay, 10 am, ESPN; France vs. South Africa, 10 am, ESPN2; Nigeria vs. South Korea (Korea Republic), 2:30 pm, ESPN2; Greece vs. Argentina, 2:30 pm, ESPN

June 23 - Slovenia vs. England, 10 am, ESPN2, USA vs. Algeria, 10 am, ESPN; Ghana vs. Germany, 2:30 pm, ESPN; Australia vs. Serbia, 2:30 pm, ESPN2

June 24 - Slovakia vs. Italy, 10 am, ESPN; Paraguay vs. New Zealand, 10 am, ESPN2; Denmark vs. Japan, 2:30 pm, ESPN; Cameroon vs. Netherlands, 2:30 pm, ESPN2

June 25 - North Korea (Korea DPR) vs. Ivory Coast, 10 am, ESPN2; Portugal vs. Brazil, 10 am, ESPN; Switzerland vs. Honduras, 2:30 pm, ESPN2; Chile vs. Spain, 2:30 pm, ESPN

Round of 16 World Cup TV Schedule

June 26 - 10 am - 1A vs. 2B, ESPN; 2:30 pm - 1C vs. 2D, ABC (potential USA game)

June 27 - 10 am - 1D vs. 2C, ESPN (potential USA game); 2:30 pm - 1B vs. 2A, ABC

June 28 - 10 am - 1E vs. 2F, ESPN; 2:30 pm - 1G vs. 2H, ESPN

June 29 - 10 am - 1F vs. 2E, ESPN; 2:30 pm - 1H vs. 2G, TBD

Quarterfinals World Cup TV Schedule

July 2 - 10 am - Winners Matches 53 & 54, ESPN; 2:30 pm - Winners Matches 49 & 50, ESPN (potential USA game)

July 3 - 10 am - Winners Matches 51 & 52, ABC (potential USA game); 2:30 pm - Winners Matches 55 & 56, ABC

Semifinals World Cup TV Schedule

July 6 - 2:30 pm - Winners Quarterfinals 1 & 2, ESPN

July 7 - 2:30 pm - Winners Quarterfinals 3 & 4, ESPN

World Cup Finals TV Schedule

July 10 - 2:30 pm - Third Place Game - ABC

July 11 - 2:30 pm - Championship Match -ABC

So please bookmark this page to always have your 2010 World Cup TV schedule, times and channels available so you can catch your favorite team and all of the big games live on television.

Sources: www.espn.com for World Cup 2010 TV schedules, times and channels

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  • Jake Emen6/6/2010

    Hi Darren, as mentioned in the article, these times are all Eastern.

  • Darren6/6/2010

    Time zone? Eastern? Pacific? Central?

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