The UEFA Nations League gets started this weekend with several juicy matchups featuring some of the best national teams in the World.
Highlighting the weekend of European action is a Saturday evening tilt between England and Spain. These two sides are coming off very different World Cup campaigns as Spain had a disappointing tournament that ended in defeat in the round of 16 to Russia. They’d like to get this new cycle off to a fast start with a competitive victory. England, meanwhile, made it all the way to the semifinals and are hoping to keep their strong run of form going.
Other Nations League matches to watch include the Netherlands taking on France and Italy facing Poland.
Elsewhere, Mexico takes on Uruguay in an interesting international friendly, the Spanish second division gets some airtime, and so does League One in England.
Here’s the full rundown of televised soccer this weekend:
Friday
uefa nations league
12 p,.m. – ESPN+ – Azerbaijan vs. Kosove
2:45 p.m. – ESPN2, Univision Deportes – Italy vs. Poland
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Turkey vs. Russia
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Albania vs. Israel
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Romania vs. Montenegro
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Lithuania vs. Serbia
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Faroe Islands vs. Malta
international friendly
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Scotland vs. Belgium
8 p.m. – FS1 – United States vs. Brazil
8 p.m. – ESPN Deportes – Ecuador vs. Jamaica
10 p.m. – Univision Deportes – Mexico vs. Uruguay
11 p.m. – beIN Sports – Argentina vs. Guatemala
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7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. Bethlehem Steel
Saturday
mls
4:55 p.m. – Univision Deportes – New York City FC vs. D.C. United
8:30 p.m. – MLS Live – Sporting Kansas City vs. Orlando City
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids
uefa nations league
9 a.m. – Univision Deportes – Northern Ireland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 p.m. – ESPN+, Univision Deportes – Switzerland vs. Iceland
12 p.m. – ESPN3 – Finland vs. Hungary
2:45 p.m. – Univision Deportes – England vs. Spain
2:45 p.m. – ESPN3 – Estonia vs. Greece
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Luxembourg vs. Moldova
Brazilian serie a
3 p.m. – GolTV – Sport Recife vs. Cruziero
6 p.m. – GolTV – Sao Paulo vs. Bahia
english football league one
10 a.m. – ESPN+ – Blackpool vs. Bradford City
african cup of nations qualifying
8 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Comoros vs. Cameroon
9 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Kenya vs. Ghana
11 a.m. – beIN Sports – Equatorial Guinea vs. Sudan
12:30 p.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Gambia vs. Algeria
2 p.m. – beIN Sports en Espanol – Egypt vs. Niger
spanish segunda division
10 a.m. – beIN Sports en Espanol – Osasuna vs. Almeria
12 p.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Malaga vs. Tenerife
12 p.m. – beIN Sports en Espanol – Real Oviedo vs. Real Zaragoza
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5 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Carolina FC vs. Nashville SC
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charleston Battery vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte Independence vs. Richmond Kickers
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Penn FC vs. Atlanta United 2
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisville City vs. FC Cincinnati
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Saint Louis FC vs. Reno 1868
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Antonio FC vs. Phoenix Rising
9:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rio Grande Valley vs. Real Monarchs
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Orange County SC vs. Oklahoma City Energy
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sacramento Republic vs. Seattle Sounders 2
11 p.m. – ESPN+ – Las Vegas Lights vs. LA Galaxy II
Sunday
uefa nations league
9 a.m. – ESPN3, Univision Deportes – Ukraine vs. Slovakia
12 p.m. – ESPN+, Univision Deportes – Denmark vs. Wales
12 p.m. – ESPNews – Bulgaria vs. Norway
12 p.m. – ESPN+ – Georgia vs. Latvia
12 p.m – ESPN+ – Macedonia vs. Armenia
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+, Univision Deportes – France vs. Netherlands
2:45 p.m. – ESPNews – Cyprus vs. Slovenia
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Liechtenstein vs. Gibraltar
international friendly
2:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – Germany vs. Peru
brazilian serie a
3 p.m. – GolTV – Palmeiras vs. Corinthians
ecuadorian primera a
1 p.m. – GolTV – Delfin vs. Macara
7 p/m. – GolTV – Emelec vs. Barcelona
english football league one
7 a.m. – ESPN+ – Oxford United vs. Coventry City
african cup of nations qualifying
7:30 a.m. – beIN Sports Connect – Madagascar vs. Senegal
9:30 a.m. – beIN Sports – Rwanda vs. Ivory Coast
spanish segunda division
10 a.m. – beIN Sports en Espanol – Numancia vs. Elche
12 p.m. – beIN Sports en Espanol – Extremadura UD vs. Granada
2 p.m. – beIN Sports en Espanol – Cordoba vs. Alcorcon
2:45 p.m. – beIN Sports en Espanol – Deportivo La Coruna vs. Sporting Gijon
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5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Portland Timbers 2 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks
5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Swope Park Rangers vs. Fresno FC
Thank you, as usual, for this service. It is relatively thorough and could only be improved by adding the occasional weekday games broadcast in the US, such as Champions/Europa League, the new UEFA Nations League, and Monday afternoon Premier League.
Can I just note that two UEFA Nations League games this weekend are apparently being shown over the air on UniMás, not only on premium cable on Univisón Deportes as listed here? They are now listing Inglaterra – España on Saturday and Francia – Holanda on Sunday, 1:45 pm Central. The video quality and display ratio are not ideal, but I appreciate their offering these games to a wider audience at all. If you know even a little Spanish, you can turn on CC (closed caption) and pick up a little more.
P.S. It would also be helpful to be sure that the tag or category “Soccer onTV” always shows up by default on the SBI homepage.
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In exchange, the partly overlapping tags “USMNT,” “U.S. Men’s National Team,” and “U.S. Men’s Nationa [sic] Team” could be combined into one category. Some of the articles this week were only findable if you guessed the right one of these.
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Thank you for considering these suggestions.
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(Sorry, an edit function would be nice.)
I believe the MLS game NYCFC – DC United, 3:55 pm Central, is also on UniMás and not just Univisión Deportes. Villa vs. Rooney should be worth watching if no one gets hurt. Excuse my ignorance, but have they ever faced off before?
And the fourth overlapping tag is “USA.”
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Right?