By ADAM TROXTELL
Argentina will try to live up to the favorites tag with a strong opening to the Copa America against Paraguay.
Last year’s FIFA World Cup runners-up start life in Group B this afternoon. The Albiceleste cruised past Paraguay in their past three meetings, including a 5-2 win on the road during World Cup qualifying.
Qualifying for Euro 2016 keeps the international action going through the morning and afternoon. Ireland and Scotland face off in Group D, with the latter just ahead in the middle of the table.
The Women’s World Cup continues, with Brazil and Spain clashing in a battle of top teams in Group E. France can seal a spot in the next round from Group F with a win against Colombia.
Later, Brazil and Portugal kick-off in the Under-20 World Cup quarterfinal round. Later in the night and into early morning, the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team faces Serbia.
If you will be watching any of today’s action, feel free to leave your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (today’s soccer on TV schedule after the jump):
12:00 p.m. – ESPN 3 – Poland vs. Georgia
12:00 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Ireland vs. Scotland
12:00 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2Go – Finland vs. Hungary
12:00 p.m. – ESPN – Armenia vs. Portugal
1 p.m. – Fox – France vs. Colombia
2:45 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Gibraltar vs. Germany
2:45 p.m. – ESPN 3 – Faroe Islands vs. Greece
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer 2 Go – Northern Ireland vs. Romania
2:45 p.m. – ESPN 3 – Denmark vs. Serbia
2:45 p.m. – ESPN 3 – Albania vs. France
3 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – Uruguay vs. Jamaica
4 p.m. – Fox – England vs. Mexico
4 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – Brazil vs. Spain
5:30 p.m. – beIN Sports USA – Argentina vs. Paraguay
7 p.m. – MLS Live – New York City FC vs. Montreal Impact
7 p.m. – ESPN 3 – New York Cosmos vs. Jacksonville Armada
7 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Korea Republic vs. Costa Rica
7:30 p.m. – ESPN 3 – Indy Eleven vs. FC Edmonton
7:30 p,m. – ESPN 3 – Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Atlanta Silverbacks
7:30 p.m. – MLS Live – Columbus Crew vs. LA Galaxy
7:30 p.m. – MLS Live – New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire
8 p.m. – ESPN 3 – Minnesota United vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers
8:30 p.m. – ESPN 3 – San Antonio Scorpions vs. Ottawa Fury FC
9 p.m. – Fox Sports 2 – Brazil vs. Portugal
9 p.m. – Mali vs. Germany – Fox Soccer 2Go
10 p.m. – MLS Live- Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas
Is there really anything more enjoyable than listening to Ray Hudson call an Argentina game?
Also, SBI, you guys really need to list the competition next to the matchups. With several international competitions going on at once, just listing Country A vs. Country B is useless.
Yeah I have to second this suggestion. I like and regularly use these SBI listings because they consolidate all of the games I might be interested in watching, but this list left me wondering what the gender of the competitors would be, as well as the age group and competition (if any). Seems like an easy enough tweak, and it would definitely add value.
I was wondering how Colombia was beating France and then I turned on the game and the AR missed a blatant offside attack by Colombia and then a Colombian defender just straight up slapped the ball away from a Frenchwoman’s head without getting called for it so I guess that’s how.
We complain about MLS officiating all the time (and rightly so, it’s bad), but in this World Cup I am seeing officiating mistakes the likes of which I’ve NEVER seen, like not even in youth soccer. It’s ruining the competition. These women deserve better. You pour your life into this for four years only to have it ruined by a mistake that even someone unfamiliar with soccer wouldn’t make?
Something about the World Cup that brings this kind of people out of the woodwork.
Congratulations to Colombia. They were the better team and deservedly won.
There was a few refs that missed easy corner kick calls and potential penalties. One bad call went against Mexico in their match with Colombia, as they got a goal at the end of the 90 minutes, only for it to be questionably waived off. There was also the ref that called a Nigeria-Australia match at ’91 minutes with 4 minutes of injury time left, too….
Remember the “Hand of John O’Brien” vs MEX in 2002? It was exactly like the Colombian defensive strategy.
Vamos Vamos Argentina!! Vamos Vamos a Ganar!!!