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This Weekend’s Soccer on TV

The final match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup headlines a trio of finals this weekend bringing a conclusion to three of the summer’s biggest tournaments.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup features both the United States and the Netherlands who have gone unbeaten through the competition thus far. USA recently topped England to earn their place in the final while the Netherlands moved past Sweden in the semifinal.

The Copa America is also coming to a close with Brazil and Peru set to meet in the final on Sunday afternoon. Brazil eliminated Lionel Messi’s Argentina before Peru surprised some by advancing with a win over Chile.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the final of the three competitions set to conclude with USA and Mexico playing a highly anticipated final. The two powerhouses have won each and every Gold Cup since 2002 and will continue the trend in 2019.

Here’s a closer look at all of the soccer action you’ll find on TV and on major online streams from Monday-Thursday:

Friday

Africa Cup of Nations

12 p.m. – beIN Sports – Morocco vs Benin
3 p.m. – beIN Sports – Uganda vs Senegal

USL Championship

7 p.m. – ESPN+ – New York Red Bulls II vs Ottawa Fury FC
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Atlanta United 2 vs Charleston Battery

Saturday

FIFA Women’s World Cup

11 a.m. – FOX Network – England vs Sweden

Copa America

3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Argentina vs Chile

Africa Cup of Nations

12 p.m. – beIN Sports – Nigeria vs Cameroon
3 p.m. – beIN Sports – Egypt vs South Africa

Major League Soccer

7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Philadelphia Union vs Orlando City SC
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – FC Cincinnati vs Houston Dynamo
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders FC
7:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Montreal Impact vs Minnesota United
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake

USL Championship

7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Louisville City FC vs Nashville SC
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Memphis 901 FC vs Hartford Athletic
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Saint Louis FC vs Loudoun United FC
8:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Rio Grande Valley FC vs Tacoma Defiance
9 p.m. – ESPN+ – OKC Energy FC vs El Paso Locomotive FC
10 p.m. – ESPN+ – Real Monarchs SLC vs New Mexico United
10:30 p.m. – ESPN+ – Portland Timbers 2 vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC

USL League One

7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Chattanooga Red Wolves SC vs Lansing Ignite FC
8 p.m. – ESPN+ – FC Tormenta vs Forward Madison FC

Sunday

FIFA Women’s World Cup

11 a.m. – FOX Network – USA vs Netherlands

Copa America

3 p.m. – ESPN+ – Brazil vs Peru

CONCACAF Gold Cup

9 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – Mexico vs USA

Africa Cup of Nations

12 p.m. – beIN Sports – Madagascar vs Congo DR
3 p.m. – beIN Sports – Algeria vs Guinea

Major League Soccer

2 p.m. – FOX Network – Atlanta United vs New York Red Bulls
6:30 p.m. – Fox Sports 1 – New York City FC vs Portland Timbers

Allsvenskan

9 a.m. – ESPN+ – Norrköping vs Häcken

USL Championship

5 p.m. – ESPN+ – Swope Park Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
7 p.m. – ESPN+ – Charlotte Independence vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

USL League One

9:45 p.m. – ESPN+ – North Texas SC vs Greenville Triumph SC

Comments

  1. Thank you, once again, for this timely information, which is always helpful.
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    As has been the case throughout much of the past month, Telemundo will also be showing the women’s World Cup matches and the Copa América matches free over the air, and Univisión will be showing the Gold Cup final free over the air. It’s a marvelous opportunity to splurge on international soccer, in any language.
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    I would hate for SBI, or USA Today, to give the impression that they discriminate against people who speak English but also sometimes watch soccer in Spanish, which surely applies to a significant segment of the US soccer viewing audience. I’m only a fan, but I imagine that potential viewers also include a significant percentage of bicultural boys and girls growing up playing soccer in the USA, some of whom we will need for future national teams.
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    I’m not a native Spanish speaker, and I have no connection to either network except as a viewer; I also watch Fox, ESPN, and NBCSN, when they deign to air the occasional soccer game. But I very much appreciate the investment that the Spanish-language networks have made for decades, and continue to make, in order to bring quality soccer coverage to more viewers in America.
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    ¡Que viva el futbol y la paz mundial!
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    • PS: When I said
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      “when they deign to air the occasional soccer game”
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      I meant, as opposed to pseudo-sports like NASCAR, college softball on two channels at once (!), or car auctions. (! Car auctions?!)
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      The emperor’s new clothes are very shiny.
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