ESPN TV and Radio World Cup Announcing Assignments Through June 26

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We have the announcing assignments for the ESPN Family of Networks from Friday, June 20 through Thursday, June 26. This will mark the end of Group Play as on Monday, there will be simultaneous games from each group both at noon ET and 4 p.m.

So there will be four games between Monday, June 23 and Thursday, June 26, but with two played at the same time. On Monday, Group B games will be the early games and Group A will be the late games. Then the groups will continue this way until the end of preliminary play. ESPN and ESPN2 will air games in each window.

The knockout round will begin on Saturday, June 28 and that will be quite strange not to have any games on Friday, June 27.

Some of the key games coming up: Germany vs. Ghana on Saturday will be called by Jon Champion and Stewart Robson and USA vs. Portugal on Sunday will have Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman on the call.

Here is the schedule through next Thursday.

ESPN TV and Radio Commentators for 2014 FIFA World Cup, Through June 26

ESPN’s month-long coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil continues with of Group Stage matches, culminating Thursday, June 26. Lead play-by-play commentator Ian Darke and analyst Taylor Twellman will call the much-anticipated United States vs. Portugal match from Manaus on Sunday, June 22, at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN3 and WatchESPN, while JP Dellacamera and Tommy Smyth will provide commentary on ESPN Radio’s broadcast of the match. Other weekend highlights:

• Jon Champion and Stewart Robson will call Germany vs. Ghana, a key match in Group G, on Saturday, June 21, at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN;
• Fernando Palomo and Alejandro Moreno, ESPN’s English-language commentating team for Mexican National Team matches, will describe the action from Croatia vs. Mexico, a decisive Group A match, on Monday, June 23, at 3:30 a.m. on ESPN;
• Darke and Steve McManaman will call Costa Rica vs. England on Tuesday, June 24, at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN2;

ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the tournament includes all 64 matches televised live on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, ESPN3 and WatchESPN, as well as 54 matches on ESPN Deportes and another 10 on ESPN Deportes+.  ESPN Radio is also broadcasting all 64 matches.

2014 WORLD CUP TV SCHEDULE – ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC (All matches also airing on ESPN Radio)

All times EASTERN
Schedule is subject to change
ABC broadcasts in italics

Date	Time (ET)	Network	Match	Group	Site	Match #
Fri 6/20	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	Italy vs. Costa Rica TV: Derek Rae, Kasey Keller Radio: JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth	D	Recife	24
	2:30 p.m.	ESPN	Switzerland vs. France TV: Daniel Mann, Efan Ekoku Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	E	Salvador	25
	5:30 p.m.	ESPN	Honduras vs. Ecuador TV: Fernando Palomo, Alejandro Moreno Radio: Mark Donaldson, Janusz Michallik	E	Curitiba	26
Sat 6/21	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	Argentina vs. Iran TV: Adrian Healey, Roberto Martinez Radio: Mark Donaldson, Janusz Michallik	F	Belo Horizonte	27
	2:30 p.m.	ESPN	Germany vs. Ghana TV: Jon Champion, Stewart Robson Radio: JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth	G	Fortaleza	29
	5:30 p.m.	ESPN	Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina TV: Daniel Mann, Efan Ekoku Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	F	Cuiaba	28
Sun 6/22	11:30 a.m.	ABC	Belgium vs. Russia TV: Derek Rae, Efan Ekoku Radio: Mark Donaldson, Paul Mariner	H	Rio de Janeiro	31
	2:30 p.m.	ABC	South Korea vs. Algeria TV: Daniel Mann, Kasey Keller Radio: Ross Dyer, Janusz Michallik	H	Porto Alegre	32
	5:30 p.m.	ESPN	United States vs. Portugal TV: Ian Darke, Taylor Twellman Radio: JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth	G	Manaus	30
Mon 6/23	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	Netherlands vs. Chile TV: Jon Champion, Stewart Robson Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	B	Sao Paulo	36
	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Australia vs. Spain TV: Daniel Mann, Kasey Keller Radio: JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth	B	Curitiba	35
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN	Croatia vs. Mexico TV: Fernando Palomo, Alejandro Moreno Radio: Mark Donaldson, Janusz Michallik	A	Recife	34
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Cameroon vs. Brazil TV: Adrian Healey, Efan Ekoku Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	A	Brasilia	33
Tue 6/24	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	Italy vs. Uruguay TV: Jon Champion, Stewart Robson Radio: JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth	D	Natal	39
	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Costa Rica vs. England TV: Ian Darke, Steve McManaman Radio: Ross Dyer, Janusz Michallik	D	Belo Horizonte	40
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN	Japan vs. Colombia TV: Daniel Mann, Taylor Twellman Radio: Mark Donaldson, Paul Mariner	C	Cuiaba	37
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Greece vs. Ivory Coast TV: Derek Rae, Kasey Keller Radio: Ross Dyer, Janusz Michallik	C	Fortaleza	38
Wed 6/25	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	Nigeria vs. Argentina TV: Derek Rae, Efan Ekoku Radio: JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth	F	Porto Alegre	43
	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran TV: Daniel Mann, Craig Burley Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	F	Salvador	44
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN	Ecuador vs. France TV: Adrian Healey, Alejandro Moreno Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	E	Rio de Janeiro	42
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Honduras vs. Switzerland TV: Fernando Palomo, Kasey Keller Radio: Mark Donaldson, Janusz Michallik	E	Manaus	41
Thu 6/26	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	United States vs. Germany TV: Ian Darke, Taylor Twellman Radio: JP Dellacamera, Tommy Smyth	G	Recife	45
	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Portugal vs. Ghana TV: Jon Champion, Stewart Robson Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	G	Brasilia	46
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN	South Korea vs. Belgium TV: Adrian Healey, Alejandro Moreno Radio: Mark Donaldson, Paul Mariner	H	Sao Paulo	47
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Algeria vs. Russia TV: Derek Rae, Efan Ekoku Radio: Ross Dyer, Shep Messing	H	Curitiba	48

That is all.

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