Spanish-speaking soccer fans in the US have something to smile about as NBC Universal's Spanish language television networks Telemundo and Universo, have released a complete broadcast schedule for the World Cup. 56 of the matches will be aired live on Telemundo whereas eight will be shown on Universo.
Here is what to look forward to between June 14 and July 15 if you are in the United States:
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Coverage of the World Cup on Telemundo will begin on Wednesday, June 13 with a two-hour World Cup preview at 7 p.m. ET.
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The pre-game coverage of the opening match between host Russia and Saudi Arabia scheduled for Thursday, June 14, will start at 8 a.m. ET. Kick-off is at 11 a.m. ET and the post-game coverage commences at 1 p.m. ET.
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Between Friday, June 15 and Thursday, June 28, all the daily group-stage matches to be aired on Telemundo will be preceded by a 30-minute pre-game show.
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In the final week of the group-stage games (Monday, June 25 to Thursday, June 28) where all the matches will be played simultaneously in each group, both games will air live on Telemundo and Universo at the same time.
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Universo will provide a recap of each day's matches at 5 p.m. ET every day from Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 24. During the last week of the group stage (Monday, June 25 to Thursday, June 28), the recap show will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET each day.
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Aside Telemudo and Universo, all the 64 games at Russia 2018 will also be streamed live in Spanish via the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Universo Now and NBC Sports apps.
Click here for the complete World Cup group stage schedule on Telemundo and here for Universo's schedule.
