By DAN KARELL
World Cup places will be booked while others’ dreams are dashed as World Cup qualifying kicks into high gear on Friday.
One of the most interesting match ups in Europe is new power Belgium visiting Croatia, who are always one to watch in international tournaments and rarely lose at home. The winner of this match will surely win the group and with it, automatic qualification to Brazil next summer.
In South America, while Argentina are qualified and Colombia and Chile are likely to join, Ecuador and Uruguay battle in a game that could decide who earns automatic qualification and who has to play in the play-off game against Jordan in November. Estadio Azteca takes center stage tonight as Mexico face a must-win match against Panama, knowing that they could be out of the World Cup if results around them don’t go their way.
If you will be watching today’s action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today’s TV schedule is after the jump):
11am – Armenia vs. Bulgaria – ESPN3
11:30am – Lithuania vs. Latvia – ESPN3
12pm – Moldova vs. San Marino – ESPN3
12pm – Croatia vs. Belgium – ESPN Deportes/ESPN3
12pm – Azerbaijan vs. Northern Ireland – ESPN3
1:30pm – Malta vs. Czech Republic – ESPN3
2pm – Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Liechtenstein – ESPN3
2:30pm – Albania vs. Switzerland – ESPN3
2:30pm – Luxembourg vs. Russia – ESPN3
2:30pm – Netherlands vs. Hungary – ESPN3
2:30pm – Estonia vs. Turkey – ESPN3
2:40pm – Andorra vs. Romania – ESPN3
2:45pm – Germany vs. Republic of Ireland – ESPN2/Galavision
2:45pm – Sweden vs. Austria – GolTV USA
2:45pm – Greece vs. Slovakia – ESPN3
2:45pm – Slovenia vs. Norway – ESPN3
2:45pm – Iceland vs. Cyprus – ESPN3
3pm – England vs. Montenegro – Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes
3pm – France vs. Australia (Friendly Match) – Univision Deportes/ESPN3
3:45pm – Portugal vs. Israel – ESPN3
4pm – Spain vs. Belarus – ESPN Deportes/ESPN3
4:30pm – Venezuela vs. Paraguay – beIN Sport Play
5pm – Ecuador vs. Uruguay – beIN Sport en Español
5pm – Colombia vs. Chile – beIN Sport Play
5pm – Honduras vs. Costa Rica – beIN Sport USA
6:30pm – USA vs. Jamaica – ESPN/UniMas
7pm – Virginia vs. Maryland (College Soccer) – ESPN3
7pm – Argentina vs. Peru – beIN Sport USA/beIN Sport en Español
9:30pm – Mexico vs. Panama – ESPN News/UniMas