Several of the world's best players will be playing for their World Cup dreams today as some top national teams face must-win World Cup qualifiers.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal and Thierry Henry and France are just two of the world powers in dire needs of victories today, as Portugal faces Hungary and France squares off against Serbia.
Of course, USA fans will be tuning into the the U.S. national team's qualifier vs. Trinidad & Tobago, but they will also turn an eye towards the pivotal Mexico-Honduras clash.
Luckily for us, most of the top matches are on TV (or at least available online somewhere, wink). Here is a rundown of today's matches on TV:
Today's Soccer on TV
1:30pm– ESPN360.com-Leichtenstein vs. Finland
2:30pm– GolTV/RAI-Italy vs. Bulgaria
2:45pm– Setanta Sports USA- Hungary vs. Portugal
2:45pm– ESPN360.com-Wales vs. Russia
3pm– ESPN360.com-Scotland vs. Netherlands
4:45pm– Setanta Sports USA- Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Turkey (Delayed)
5pm– FSC- Wales vs. Russia (Delayed)
5pm– FSE- Northern Ireland vs. Slovakia (Delayed)
6:45pm– Setanta Sports USA- Serbia vs. France (Delayed)
7pm- ESPN Classic/Telefutura- USA vs. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
8pm– FSC- Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain (Delayed)
8pm– Direct Kick- D.C. United vs. Kansas City Wizards
8:30pm– Setanta Sports USA- Hungary vs. Portugal (Delayed)
9pm– ESPN Deportes- Venezuela vs. Peru
9pm– Telemundo- Mexico vs. Honduras
Which matches (aside from USA-T&T) are you most looking forward to? Think Portugal can pull off a qualifying comeback? Will you be rooting for the French against Serbia and the defender who shall not be named? Plan on rooting for red cards galore in the Mexico-Honduras match?
Share your thoughts below.
Why has CR7 done so poorly with Portugal; no guesses or denials please.
make sure to tape to very the end of the Saudi Vs. Bahrain match…
Why is Ives winking at me?
what the f*ck
ESPN Classic? can we get the game on a real freakin channel
ESPN SUCKS ASS
(SBI-Honduras has actually had three players already serve yellow card suspensions during the Hex (Wilson Palacios, Costly and Rambo DeLeon). Osman Chavez, Ramon Nunez, Mario Beata, Hendry Thomas, Mario Rodriguez and Carlos Pavon are all on yellow cards.)
I really hope Mexico ticks off Honduras…the more the merrier
I have tickets for the US v Costa Rica game…so I wouldn’t mind if it was for all the marbles. However, I’d rather get this WC spot locked in asap.
If the worst happens and USA loses or draws with T&T, we all have to root for El Salvador to get at least a draw against Costa Rica.
It will guarantee that the worst that could happen is that USA/Costa Rica will be for all the marbles with a USA victory getting them through with no need of any other results on the last day.
USA 4-0
MOTM:Jozy and Davies doing stanky leg over and over and over
Surprise star=Holden if he gets subbed in and gets a cross assist or Torres
there is nothing better than live soccer on espn360 during class
I’m gonna be at RFK with dozens and dozens of fellow fans to watch the brilliantly rescheduled match vs. the Wizards…that Madrid game is the gift that keeps on hosing.
^^^^^
Leonardo is dreaming. A nice dream, but still a dream.
USA 3-0
Jozy, Davies, Deuce score 1 each.
Torres 1 assist, Donovan 2 assists.
MOTM: Donovan
Surprise star = Torres
I can’t wait any longer to watch Portugal…Boy do we need the 3 points today…
FORCA PORTUGAL!!!
Red Cards would be glorious more or less for Honduras…actually are they in yellow card trouble at all?
(SBI-Honduras has actually had three players already serve yellow card suspensions during the Hex (Wilson Palacios, Costly and Rambo DeLeon). Osman Chavez, Ramon Nunez, Mario Beata, Hendry Thomas, Mario Rodriguez and Carlos Pavon are all on yellow cards.)
BellusLudas, I find your claims hard to believe. It might be more credible if you spelled Liechtenstein correctly.
BTW, GolTV will show the Germany gae at 4:45pm (delayed).
http://www.atdhe.net/
watch it live, no tape delay. be prepared to be multi-lingual. the int’l babes in the commercials are the best too.
GO USA! c’mon JOZY!
Go Colombia!
make it Bahrain on dem hoes
Also, everyone cheer for El Salvador to beat Costa Rica tonight. That would give the USMNT some breathing room. Again, we just need to be in the top 3 and if Costa Rica decides to fade, that will likely ensure that we don’t have to go through the playoff.
Go Trucos! Go Guanacos!
Northern Ireland v. Slovakia is live on Fox Soccer Channel at 2:30pm ET
Will be watching at PJ Ryan’s in beautiful Phoenixville, PA. Too lazy to drive into Philly.
Wish ESPN would show better respect for the Nats…Classic is hardly a mainstay of the cable world. I have the choice of travelling to a US Soccer Bar (not bad, but 40 miles away), or watching the match in Spanish. So, the drive it is.
That said, moving on to the lineup question, please tell me that Bradley is benching Broenstein and moving Boca out left, leaving Gooch partnered with Marshall! I also hope that he moves baby Bradley forward (replacing Feilhaber) and adds some defensive bite to the midfield with Rico Clark!
Definitely Leichtenstein vs. Finland…being a long-time Leichtenstein fan and former, almost national team member (damn immigration rules!) I will be glued to the monitor hoping against hope that our team will rise up against the mighty reindeer herders! OK, maybe Hungary vs Portugal will be a better match 🙂
I think the red cards galore is a good idea for the Mexico Honduras game. Other than that game the Serbia vs France game looks the most interesting.