World Cup Announcing Assignments for June 28, 2014

Here are the announcers for today’s games in the FIFA World Cup. Today begins the Knockout Round and it signifies that ABC will carry a doubleheader today. Univision/Univision Deportes carries the games in Spanish.

Ian Darke and Steve McManaman will call Brazil vs. Chile on ABC.

Here are the schedule of matches plus announcers. As usual, times are Eastern.

11:30 a.m.

Round of 16

Brazil vs. Chile — Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
ABC: Ian Darke/Steve McManaman
ESPN Radio: Ross Dyer/Shep Messing
Univision/Univision Deportes: Luis Omar Tapia/José Luis López Salido/Félix “El Gato” Fernández

3:30 p.m.

Round of 16

Colombia vs. Uruguay — Maracanã – Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ABC: Jon Champion/Stewart Robson
ESPN Radio: Mark Donaldson/Tommy Smyth
Univision/Univision Deportes: Edgar Martínez/Diego Balado/Félix de Bedout

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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