World Cup Announcing Assignments for June 29, 2014

Two more games in the Round of 16 on Sunday. Netherlands vs. Mexico which should provide a huge audience for Univision/Univision Deportes. After a day off to cover Wimbledon, ESPN is back on the World Cup and will carry the rest of the Round of 16 through Tuesday.

ESPN will assign its usual English-language team to Mexico, Fernando Palomo and Alejandro Moreno. Univision will have Enrique “El Perro” Bermúdez, Pablo “La Torre de Jalisco” Ramírez and Jesús “El Profe” Bracamontes on the call on its platforms.

Costa Rica vs. Greece is the later game.

The games and announcing assignments are listed below. All times are Eastern.

11:30 a.m.

Round of 16

Netherlands vs. Mexico — Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil
ESPN: Fernando Palomo/Alejandro Moreno
ESPN Radio: Ross Dyer/Shep Messing
Univision/Univision Deportes: Enrique “El Perro” Bermúdez/Pablo “La Torre de Jalisco” Ramírez/Jesús “El Profe” Bracamontes

3:30 p.m.

Round of 16

Costa Rica vs. Greece — Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
ESPN: Daniel Mann/Kasey Keller
ESPN Radio: Mark Donaldson/Tommy Smyth
Univision/Univision Deportes: Jorge Pérez-Navarro, Diego Balado, Marcelo Balboa

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