International friendlies dominate the mid-week soccer slate, as France-Brazil and Germany-Italy are just two of a number of intriguing matchups taking place on Wednesday.
Perhaps no match is more intriguing than the Argentina-Portugal one, though. It will feature Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have scored 24 goals apiece in league play for Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively, as they take their individual rivalry to the international stage for the first time.
For a complete schedule of the day's games, click here. Below are the games most easily accesible on TV or the Internet:
2:15 p.m. – Denmark vs. England – ESPN3.com
2:30 p.m. – Netherlands vs. Austria – ESPN3.com
2:45 p.m. – France vs. Brazil – ESPN2/ESPNDeportes/ESPN3.com
2:45 p.m. – Germany vs. Italy – ESPN3.com
2:55 p.m. – Argentina vs. Portugal – GOLTV
3:30 p.m. – Spain vs. Colombia – ESPN3.com
8 p.m. – Mexico vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina – Telefutura
If you will be watching any or all of Wednesday's international matches, please feel free to share any thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below. Enjoy the action!
You caption it: “pew! pew! pew!”
Ray Hudson could make even Jim Rome enjoy watching a match. His passion for the game (and Messi) is contagious
I really like our blue kits with the white slash. The white ones are okay but not horrible imo.
booooooooo….. don’t diss Ray!
We all have a different opinion. I’ll have to give him a second chance, but today was not good.
To Ives since i don’t have twitter. Messi was better no doubt, but everything HAS to go through Messi, Argentina is far more dependent on him then Portugal is in C. Ronaldo. Paulo Bento also seemed to treat the game for more like a friendly by trying new subs and such, in contrast to Argentina who kept on many of their best players on for longer.
i’m not listening, but i assume you are talking about Ray Hudson…who, by the way, is the man! Despite his obsession with Barca/Messi. But he is hilarious.
K, I was wrong,but Portugal will get them next match up. 😀
Bite your tongue!
I’m shocked.
Who is the Scottish commentator on GolTV? He is awful and has a legitimate crush on Messi. At least mine is a man crush.
England currently has the likes of
Rooney, Defoe, Bent, Crouch, Cole, Agbonlahor, Carroll, Sturridge and others
I can’t see Crouch making the squad for euro2012 and Cole doesn’t have any shot. Bent however does with his goal-scoring prowess. Rooney will continue to make it. Agbonlahor has a chance but may lose it when Sturridge is shown to be his superior. Carroll probably will start alongside Rooney in the attack. Defoe has certain qualities though is old compared to the rest
Brazil has some whiny punks. Not naming names.
rossi scores off his own rebound
Brazil’s jerseys have big green minus signs on them. Guess that’s better than a thick pale grey slash (still bitter about our jerseys…).
Wow! One of the worst misses I’ve ever seen from Almeida . . . how did he not put that in??
Oh what was that?? Ale France’!!!
shaka hislop loving on rossi
rossi in to start the 2nd.
England has a scary attack with Bent, Sturridge, Carroll
I know they were stacked last cycle and didn’t do anything but i would give anything to have one of those guys, especially sturridge, kid is a finisher
Brazil down to 10 men after a Brazilian player saw a straight red for going studs up into Benzema’s upper chest.
Reminiscent of De Jong.
Vamos Colombia!!
Its France what do you expect, lol. 😀
Is Rossi not playing? Who is the striker for Italy?
Miereles with a wonderful out wide to Nani. Nani puts in a beauty of a cross to Almeida. Almeida with a peach of a flick on and Ronaldo in the right place to knock it in.
And there’s Ronaldo tying it up 1-1
Anyone notice the numbers on the back of Brazil’s jerseys??
Looks like some kid in special classes wrote them with crayon
Wow, Messi was unreal on that goal.
yes… “poor” rossi…
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
goooolll!! Argentina!! 1-0 14th min Di Maria
Messi = God
Wow.
is there a feed to the Portugal Argentina feed?
Benzema NEEDS to score that. This guy chokes like nobody’s business.
what a goal from germany!
France looks… terrible.
Italian selection process is odd to say the least and is full of biases. Rossi should have seen this coming.
Sneijder scored a magnificent goal in the 27′
Poor Rossi. Easily the best scoring striker for Italy, based on form. Plus he plays in a better league and still rides the pine.
PORTUGAL IS GOING TO RIP UP ARGENTINA INTO SHREDS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is anybody watching the Netherlands vs. Austria game?? I don’t to change it from the England/Denmark game but I’m intrigued by the prospect of watching the Dutch play good football.
Anyone have any feeds for the Argentina game?
England v. Denmark has been a wide open affair. The Danes are on the board 9 minutes in. And now England gets it back
England looks poor, wow!
ARGENTINA VS PORTUGAL, THE BEST OPTION BY FAR
which game is everyone watching?
I’m leaning toward the Argentina vs. Portugal game.