It is a do-or-die weekend for some of the world's best players, and you will be able to watch most of it on TV.
Okay, so maybe you won't be able to watch most of it on TV, but with some help from your local soccer bar, as well as those reliable internet feeds, you should be able to see the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry as they try to keep their World Cup dreams alive.
The USA-Honduras World Cup qualifier is at the top of the list for American fans, but there is still plenty of other soccer to watch and follow. Along with qualifiers from around the world, there are also crucial MLS matches with major playoff implications.
Here is this weekend's schedule of soccer on TV (along with listings of top matches that aren't on TV, for those of you who want to know what time to start scouring the web):
SATURDAY
10:30am– ESPN360.com/Galavision- Brazil vs. Germany (Under-20 World Cup)
11am– Setanta USA- Russia vs. Germany
11:30am– FSC- Bahrain vs. New Zealand
Noon– FSE- Armenia vs. Spain
12:15pm– (No TV) Ukraine vs. England
2pm– FSE- Denmark vs. Sweden
2pm– ESPN360.com- Liechtenstein vs. Azerbaijan
2pm– ESPN360.com/Galavision- UAE vs. Costa Rica (Under-20 World Cup)
2:30– (No TV)- Serbia vs. Romania
2:30pm– (No TV)- Czech Republic vs. Poland
2:30pm– (No TV)- Greece vs. Latvia
2:30pm– (No TV)- Belgium vs. Turkey
3pm– (No TV)- Ireland vs. Italy
3pm– FSC- France vs. Faroe Islands
3:45pm– Setanta Sports USA- Portugal vs. Hungary
4pm– Direct Kick- Toronto FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes
5pm- FSC- Denmark vs. Sweden (Delayed)
5:45pm– Setanta USA- Greece vs. Latvia
6pm– Telemundo- Mexico vs. El Salvador
6pm– ESPN Deportes - Venezuela vs. Paraguay
6pm– (No TV)- Argentina vs. Peru
6pm– (No TV)- Colombia vs. Chile
6pm– (No TV)- Ecuador vs. Uruguay
7:30pm– FSC- New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew
7:30pm– Setanta USA- Belgium vs. Turkey (Delayed)
8:30pm– Galavision- Tecos vs. Guadalajara
9pm– Univision- San Luis vs. Atlante
10pm– (No TV)- Honduras vs. USA
10pm– GolTV- Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago
10:30pm– Direct Kick- Chivas USA vs. Kansas City Wizards
SUNDAY
3:30pm- Setanta USA- Ireland vs. Italy (Repeat)
5pm– FSC- Texas vs. Loyola
7pm– Setanta USA- Serbia vs. Romania
11pm– FSC- River Plate vs. Independiente
7pm– GolTV- Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago (Repeat)
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What matches will you be watching this weekend? Which stars do you see stepping up?
Share your thoughts below.
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I agree, Adler has been a wall…
HEY FOLKS, THE SOCCER SATURDAY POST IS UP SO FEEL FREE TO MOVE THE CONVERSATION OVER THERE.
Adler is MOM to this point. He’s been very, very good for Germany.
man, Fabregas just can’t stop play great lately.
Russia is snakebit at this point.
Beautiful side-footed goal by Fabregas from a great pass by Xavi to put Spain up 1-0…
!##$%^^, Russia just cannot buy a break today, another good shot and good save by Adler.
Boateng another late challenge for the 2nd yellow, nice to see half way decent refereeing for a change…
Germany down to 10 men, obvious 2nd yellow.
Russia is flat out dominating this half. Germany is hanging on for dear life. That could have been a red there for last defender.
The Red Menace is putting together some great attacking play, but continue to lack a cutting edge…
ballack is a thug.
The Armenians are hacking the Spanish all over the place early on, I hope Torres makes it out of that game unscathed…
oh how close can they come to scoring?
Zhirkov worst player on the field? That’s harsh. He looked pretty good when he almost got his team a penalty, after blowing by Boateng just before the half and forcing the youngster to hack him down just outside the box…
The Soviet scourge just had a pretty good chance, Arshavin slams a shot right at Adler, wow another great save from Adler…
Russia just had another very good chance to score, good save by Germany goalkeeper and the follow-up went over the bar.
Germany’s defense is playing an awfully high line and Russia has been one touch away from burning them twice in this half. I think there’s more in this game.
And I agree that Zhirkov looks out of sorts. Worst player on the field in the first half.
“I like Russians though….just didn’t like Soviets.”
That is a VERY important distinction. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (a Nobel Prize-winning Russian author who just died about a year ago) was adamant that the USSR was not Russian, and that Russian culture was oppressed as much as, if not more so, than all the others in the USSR.
Anyway, I like the way Russia plays and for some reason I always find myself rooting against Germany. So go Russia. 🙂
Klose always steps up in BIG games. Love em