Soccer fans have something new to celebrate. All 52 matches of the FIFA U-20 World Cup will be available to watch, mostly on ESPN3 until the quarterfinals. However every USA and Mexico game will be on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU, and a few select other games will be on ESPNU. All USA and Mexico games also have the announcing assignments included. All 4 quarterfinal games, the 2 semifinal games, and the 3rd place game will be live on ESPNU while the championship will be live on ESPN. Below is the press release announcing the details.
ESPN Networks to Present all 52 Matches of 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup from Turkey, June 21 – July 13
The ESPN networks will present all 52 matches of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup from Turkey — June 21 – July 13 – with 21 games on ESPNU including the quarterfinals and semifinals, and the final live from Istanbul on ESPN. All games will also be available live and on replay on computers, smartphones and tablets via WatchESPN. The tournament will kick off Friday, June 21, with two matches beginning at 10:45 a.m. ET on ESPN3, and the U.S. National team will begin its campaign on ESPN and WatchESPN at 1:45 p.m. against perennial power Spain.
The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup will feature the next crop of international stars from 24 countries, including defending champion Brazil, as well as Mexico and the United States. The U.S. team, coached by former U.S. Men’s National team star Tab Ramos, will make its seventh consecutive appearance in the tournament and is helmed by defender Caleb Stanko, who co-captained the team during the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Previous U.S. teams have fielded current USMNT stalwarts Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore.
ESPN play-by-play commentators Adrian Healey and Max Bretos and analysts Taylor Twellmanand Monica Gonzalez will be calling the action from all U.S. and Mexico matches. The networks will utilize the English-language world feed and commentators provided by FIFA for the remaining games. ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of the event will include ESPNFC blog posts from Jeff Carlisle, who will be covering the U.S. team throughout the tournament alongside Doug McIntyre.
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, United States and Mexico Matches:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match / Commentators | Site | Network(s) |
| Fri, Jun 21 | 1:45 p.m. | United States vs. Spain Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman | Istanbul Arena Istanbul | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sat, Jun 22 | 10:45 a.m. | Mexico vs. Greece Max Bretos, Monica Gonzalez | Kamil Ocak Stadium Gaziantep, Turkey | ESPN, WatchESPN |
| Mon, Jun 24 | 10:45 a.m. | France vs. United States Healey, Twellman | Istanbul Arena | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Tue, Jun 25 | 10:45 a.m. | Mexico vs. Paraguay Healey, Gonzalez | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu, Jun 27 | 12:45 p.m. | Ghana vs. United States Healey/Twellman | Kadir Has Stadium Kayseri, Turkey | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| Fri, Jun 28 | 10:45 a.m. | Mali vs. Mexico Bretos/Gonzalez | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
Full 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup on ESPN Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match / Commentators | Site | Network(s) |
| Fri, Jun 21 | 10:45 a.m. | Cuba vs. South Korea | Kadir Has Stadium Kayseri, Turkey | ESPN3 |
| 10:45 a.m. | France vs. Ghana | Istanbul Arena Istanbul | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Nigeria vs. Portugal | Kadir Has Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | United States vs. Spain Healey/Twellman | Istanbul Arena | ESPN2, WatchESPN | |
| Sat, Jun 22 | 10:45 a.m. | Colombia vs. Australia | Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium Trabzon, Turkey | ESPN3 |
| 10:45 a.m. | Mexico vs. Greece Bretos/Gonzalez | Kamil Ocak Stadium Gaziantep, Turkey | ESPN, WatchESPN | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Turkey vs. El Salvador | Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium Trabzon, Turkey | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Paraguay vs. Mali | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Jun 23 | 9:45 a.m. | New Zealand vs. Uzbekistan | Ataturk Stadium Bursa, Turkey | ESPN3 |
| 10:45 a.m. | Chile vs. Egypt | Akdeniz University Stadium Antalya, Turkey | ESPN3 | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Uruguay vs. Croatia | Ataturk Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | England vs. Iraq | Akdeniz University | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| Mon, Jun 24 | 10:45 a.m. | France vs. United States Healey, Twellman | Istanbul Arena | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| 10:45 a.m. | Cuba vs. Nigeria | Kadir Has Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Spain vs. Ghana | Istanbul Arena | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Portugal vs. South Korea | Kadir Has Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| Tue, Jun 25 | 10:45 a.m. | Mexico vs. Paraguay Healey, Gonzalez | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| 10:45 a.m. | Australia vs. El Salvador | Yeni Sehir Stadium Rize, Turkey | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Turkey vs. Colombia | Yeni Sehir Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Mali vs. Greece | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| Wed, Jun 26 | 10:45 a.m. | Chile vs. England | Akdeniz University Stadium | ESPN3 |
| 10:45 a.m. | New Zealand vs. Uruguay | Ataturk Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Iraq vs. Egypt | Akdeniz University Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Croatia vs. Uzbekistan | Ataturk Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Jun 27 | 9:45 a.m. | South Korea vs. Nigeria | Istanbul Arena | ESPN3 |
| 9:45 a.m. | Portugal vs. Cuba | Kadir Has Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Ghana vs. United States Healey, Twellman | Kadir Has Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Spain vs. France | Istanbul Arena | WatchESPN, ESPNU (at 7 p.m.) | |
| Fri, Jun 28 | 10:45 a.m. | Mali vs. Mexico Bretos, Gonzalez | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| 10:45 a.m. | Greece vs. Paraguay | Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Australia vs. Turkey | Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | El Salvador vs. Colombia | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Jun 29 | 10:45 a.m. | Uzbekistan vs. Uruguay | Akdeniz University Stadium | ESPN3 |
| 10:45 a.m. | Croatia vs. New Zealand | Ataturk Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Egypt vs. England | Ataturk Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Iraq vs. Chile | Akdeniz University Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| Tue, Jul 2 | 10:45 a.m. | Round of 16 | Istanbul Arena | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| 10:45 a.m. | Round of 16 | Kamil Ocak Stadium | WatchESPN, ESPNU (at 7 p.m.) | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Round of 16 | Kamil Ocak Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Round of 16 | Istanbul Arena | ESPN3 | |
| Wed, Jul 3 | 10:45 a.m. | Round of 16 | Kadir Has Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| 10:45 a.m. | Round of 16 | Ataturk Stadium | ESPN3 | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Round of 16 | Akdeniz University Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Round of 16 | Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium | WatchESPN, ESPNU (at 7 p.m.) | |
| Sat, Jul 6 | 10:45 a.m. | Quarterfinals | Yeni Sehir Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| 1:45 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Ataturk Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| Sun, Jul 7 | 10:45 a.m. | Quarterfinals | Kadir Has Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| 1:45 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Istanbul Arena | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| Wed, Jul 10 | 10:45 a.m. | Semifinals | Ataturk Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| 1:45 p.m. | Semifinals | Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium | ESPNU, WatchESPN | |
| Sat, Jul 13 | 10:45 a.m. | Third Place Match | Istanbul Arena | ESPNU, WatchESPN |
| 1:45 p.m. | Final | Istanbul Arena | 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 and Mexican National Team matches, international friendlies, and more.
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