The summer of soccer starts on Friday with Copa America Centenario’s opening match pitting the United States against the third-ranked team in the world in Colombia at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The two sides last squared off in a friendly held on Nov. 14, 2014 at Craven Cottage in London that saw the USMNT drop a 2-1 decision.
Both sides are looking to emerge from Group A, especially now with Costa Rica losing its starting goalkeeper Keylor Navas for the tournament. Los Ticos will face Paraguay on Saturday.
The marquee matchup for Copa’s opening weekend will take place on Sunday with Mexico facing Uruguay. El Tri is 7-0 under the leadership of Juan Carlos Osorio after its 1-0 friendly win over Chile on Wednesday while Uruguay looks to ride on the goal-scoring touch of striker Luis Suarez, who tallied 63 goals this year in all for Barcelona and La Celeste.
Meanwhile in Europe, national teams make their final preparations for Euro 2016 with a series of friendlies. Host country France will have a last tune-up against Scotland while Belgium, Netherlands are among the others in action.
Here is a rundown of all the soccer action on TV this weekend, with all times Eastern:
FRIDAY
COPA AMERICA CENTENARIO
9:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/UniMás/Univision/Univision Deportes — United States vs. Colombia
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY
Noon — beIN Sports Connect — Switzerland vs. Moldova
2 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Romania vs. Georgia
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS QUALIFYING
8:30 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Djibouti vs. Tunisia
1 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Mauritania vs. Cameroon
3 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Libya vs. Morocco
UEFA WOMEN’S EURO QUALIFYING
3 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — France vs. Greece
SATURDAY
COPA AMERICA CENTENARIO
5 p.m. — Fox/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/Univision/Univision Deportes — Costa Rica vs. Paraguay
7:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/Univision/Univision Deportes — Haiti vs. Peru
10 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/Univision/Univision Deportes — Brazil vs. Ecuador
NASL
7 p.m. — One World Sports/NASL Live — Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. New York Cosmos
7:30 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect/NASL Live — Carolina RailHawks vs. Jacksonville Armada
7:30 p.m. — ESPN3/NASL Live — Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Ottawa Fury
8 p.m. — ESPN3/NASL Live — Miami FC vs. Indy Eleven
9 p.m. — ESPN3/NASL Live — Rayo OKC vs. Minnesota United
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY
2:30 p.m. — ESPN3 — Austria vs. Netherlands
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3 — Slovakia vs. Northern Ireland
3 p.m. — ESPN2 — France vs. Scotland
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS QUALIFYING
9 a.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Tanzania vs. Egypt
11:30 a.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Guinea vs. Zambia
1:30 p.m. — beIN Sports USA/beIN Sports Connect — Ivory Coast vs. Gabon
SPANISH SEGUNDA DIVISION
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Alcorcón vs. Elche
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Ponferradina vs. Girona
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Gimnàstic Tarragona vs. Deportivo Alavés
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Real Oviedo vs. Osasuna
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Llagostera vs. Real Zaragoza
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports en Español/beIN Sports Connect — Mirandés vs. Leganés
2:30 p.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Córdoba vs. Almería
SUNDAY
COPA AMERICA CENTENARIO
5 p.m. — Fox/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/Univision/Univision Deportes — Jamaica vs. Venezuela
8 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go/Univision/Univision Deportes — Mexico vs. Uruguay
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY
9:10 a.m. — ESPN Deportes/ESPN3 — Czech Republic vs. Korea Republic
Noon — ESPN Deportes/ESPN3 — Belgium vs. Norway
Noon — ESPN3 — Serbia vs. Russia
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS QUALIFYING
7 a.m. — beIN Sports Connect — Mauritius vs. Ghana