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By J. MAC DALY
A full slate of World Cup warm-up games will air this weekend as many teams are days away from packing up and heading to Brazil.
For U.S. Men’s National Team fans, the weekend will include games featuring all four members of the “Group of Death”. Germany is the first to kick-off, playing Armenia at 2:45pm on Friday, shortly followed by Portugal vs. Mexico at Gillette Stadium. Saturday, the USMNT takes on Nigeria at 6pm and on Monday night Ghana will take on South Korea in Miami.
Among the other important games this weekend, World Cup host Brazil, perennial contenders Argentina and current champions Spain will all be in action.
MLS fans will also be excited to see big match ups in both conferences. In a battle of surprising play-off contenders D.C. United will take on the Columbus Crew, a Real Salt Lake side without Nick Rimando, Alvaro Saborio, and Kyle Beckerman will face-off against the Portland Timbers, and Eastern Conference leaders New England Revolution will play host to the New York Red Bulls.
For these exciting match-ups and more here is This Weekend’s Soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
10am – Russia vs. Morocco – ESPN Deportes/ESPN3
2:45pm – Germany vs. Armenia – Univision Deportes/ ESPN3
3pm – Brazil vs. Serbia – BeIN Sports USA/ BeIN SPORTS en Español
7pm – Columbia vs. Jordan – BeIN Sports en Español
8pm – Greece vs. Bolivia – BeIN Sports USA
8:30pm – Mexico vs. Portugal – ESPN2/ UniMas
8:30pm – Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City – MLS Direct Kick
SATURDAY
12:30pm – Girona vs. Deportivo La Coruna – BeIN Sports en Español
2:45pm – Argentina vs. Slovenia – BeIN SPORTS USA/BeIN Sports en Español
4pm – Spain vs. El Salvador – Univision
4pm- Toronto FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes- MLS Direct Kick
4:45pm – England vs. Honduras – BeIN Sports USA
6 p.m. – USA vs. Nigeria – ESPN/UniMas
6:30pm – D.C. United vs. Columbus Crew – MLS Direct Kick
7pm – Philadelphia Union vs. Vancouver Whitecaps – MLS Direct Kick
8:30pm – F.C. Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids – MLS Direct Kick
8:30pm – Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders – MLS Direct Kick
10pm – Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers – MLS Direct Kick/Univision Deportes
SUNDAY
12pm – Numancia vs. Eibar – BeIN Sports en Español
3pm – Montevideo Wanderers vs. Danubio – GolTV USA
5pm – New England Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls – MLS Direct Kick
5pm – New York Cosmos vs. Ottawa Fury – One World Sports
8pm – LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA – Univision Deportes/MLS Direct Kick