By SBI SOCCER
While all of the stateside attention will be on the CONCACAF Cup clash between the U.S. and Mexico this weekend, Euro 2016 qualifying matches continue to roll on as several more countries look to punch their tickets to the continental tournament next year in France.
Group D continues to provide fireworks and drama as the trio of Germany, Poland and Republic of Ireland are still battling it out for the top spots, with Die Mannschaft leading with 19 points and the latter two trailing closely behind with 18.
Germany will try to rebound from Thursday’s 1-0 loss to Ireland when it hosts Georgia on Sunday while Robert Lewandowski looks to continue his scorching form when he leads the Polish at home against Ireland.
Elsewhere, Netherlands pays a visit to Kazakhstan hoping to pick up three vital points to remain in contention in Group A for a playoff berth, and England attempts to keep its perfect qualifying record intact when it takes on Estonia at Wembley Stadium on Friday.
Here is a rundown of all the weekend’s action on TV:
FRIDAY
EURO QUALIFYING
2:45 p.m. — ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN — Spain vs. Luxembourg
2:45 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — England vs. Estonia
2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Switzerland vs. San Marino
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN — Macedonia vs. Ukraine
2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Slovenia vs. Lithuania
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/ESPN Deportes — Moldova vs. Russia
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/ESPN Deportes + — Slovakia vs. Belarus
2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Liechtenstein vs. Sweden
2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Montenegro vs. Austria
MEXICAN LIGA MX
9:30 p.m. — Univision Deportes — Monterrey vs. Puebla
NCAA MEN
6:30 p.m. — Pac-12 Network — California vs. Oregon State
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Louisville vs. Clemson
7 p.m. — SEC Network + — Florida Atlantic vs. South Carolina
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Wake Forest vs. NC State
11 p.m. — Pac-12 Network — Stanford vs. Washington
NCAA WOMEN
4 p.m. — ESPN3 — Bowling Green vs. Toledo
7 p.m. — SEC Network + — Florida vs. Tennessee
7 p.m. — SEC Network + — Mississippi State vs. Georgia
7:30 p.m. — SEC Network + — Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky
8 p.m. — Longhorn Network — Texas vs. Iowa State
8 p.m. — SEC Network + — Missouri vs. LSU
8 p.m. — SEC Network + — Ole Miss vs. Arkansas
8 p.m. — SEC Network + — Alabama vs. Texas A&M
SATURDAY
EURO QUALIFYING
Noon — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes — Kazakhstan vs. Netherlands
Noon — ESPN3/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN — Azerbaijan vs. Italy
Noon — Fox Soccer 2Go — Iceland vs. Latvia
Noon — Fox Soccer 2Go — Norway vs. Malta
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/ESPN Deportes + — Andorra vs. Belgium
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN/ESPN Deportes — Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Wales
2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Czech Republic vs. Turkey
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN — Croatia vs. Bulgaria
2:4 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Israel vs. Cyprus
MLS
6 p.m. — MLS Live — Colorado Rapids vs. Montreal Impact
NASL
7:30 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN — Indy Eleven vs. San Antonio Scorpions
7:30 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN — Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Ottawa Fury
7:30 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN — Carolina RailHawks vs. Jacksonville Armada
8 p.m. —ESPN3/WatchESPN — Minnesota United vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers
CONCACAF CUP
9:30 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Univision Deportes — United States vs. Mexico
NCAA MEN
Noon — ESPN3 — Duke vs. Notre Dame
3 p.m. — ESPN3 — Illinois-Chicago vs. Northern Kentucky
4 p.m. — ESPN3 — Dartmouth vs. Yale
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Syracuse vs. North Carolina
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Brevard vs. Wingate
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Valparaiso vs. Wright State
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Iona vs. Canisius
NCAA WOMEN
1 p.m. — ESPN3 — Illinois-Chicago vs. Detroit
3 p.m. — ESPN3 — Oakland vs. Wright State
5 p.m. — ESPN3 — Brevard vs. Wingate
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State
7 p.m. — ESPN3 — Dartmouth vs. Yale
SUNDAY
EURO QUALIFYING
Noon — ESPN3/WatchESPN/ESPN Deportes — Serbia vs. Portugal
Noon — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Finland vs. Northern Ireland
Noon — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Greece vs. Hungary
Noon — Fox Soccer 2Go — Faroe Islands vs. Romania
Noon — ESPN3/ESPN Deportes + — Armenia vs. Albania
2:45 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Germany vs. Georgia
2:45 p.m. — ESPN/ESPN3 — Poland vs. Republic of Ireland
2:45 pm. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — Gibraltar vs. Scotland
NASL
5 p.m. — ESPN3/WatchESPN/One World Sports — New York Cosmos vs. Edmonton
NCAA MEN
1 p.m. — ESPN3 — NC State vs. Miami
1 p.m. — ESPN3 — North Carolina vs. Florida State
2 p.m. — ESPN3 — Oklahoma vs. Kansas
2 p.m. — ESPN3 —Loyola vs. Valparaiso
4 p.m. — Pac-12 Network — Stanford vs. Oregon State
6 p.m. — Pac-12 Network — California vs. Washington
NCAA WOMEN
1 p.m. — ESPN3 — Boston College vs. Notre Dame
1 p.m. — ESPN3 — Duke vs. Louisville
1 p.m. — Big Ten Network — Iowa vs. Minnesota
1 p.m. — SEC Network + — LSU vs. Florida
2 p.m. — SEC Network + — Georgia vs. Missouri
2 p.m. — SEC Network + — Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt
3 p.m. — SEC Network + — Texas A&M vs. Auburn
5 p.m. — Longhorn Network — Texas vs. TCU
7 p.m. — SEC Network + — Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
8 p.m. — SEC Network + — South Carolina vs. Ole Miss
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY
2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN — Denmark vs. France
Isn’t there just a little too much hype over the U.S./Mexico game? Let’s “pump the brakes”.
Come on man, its international soccer, we don’t get meaningful games that often, so when we do(and this qualifies as meaningful) us fans get excited and rightfully so.
If you cant get hyped for a one-off USA Mx game that’s not a friendly, gets to steppin.
One can always pump the brakes by opting out of the hype and not participating!
I rather enjoy uneventful events myself. Hoping to jump onboard the Liechtenstein Sweden hype train myself
When there is a Mex-US friendly cash grab (like the one last April, or the one the April before that) I can absolutely agree that the game is meaningless and doesn’t feed into the rivalry.
THIS is a game to be crowned the King of CONCACAF! This is a game to claim (stealing from Total Soccer Show) The Goldest Cup!! This IS a rivalry game!!!
Whether or not you pick a side of the should JK stay or should he go debate, even he has stated that this is the priority goal for this year. This game is the second biggest regional achievement next only to qualifying for the 2018 WC.
You should not confuse excitement with hype for this game. I say let’s ‘Cut those brakes!’
What about United States U23 Olympic Qualification game vs. Honduras??!!! 3pm EST. Telemundo.
Is there going to be any English broadcasting for the game vs Honduras? I would assume that since Canada is still in it TSN or someone would be showing the games?