Studio Specials Provide 24 Hours of Additional Coverage

ESPN Radio will present live coverage of all 64 games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, from the opener (South Africa vs. Mexico) on June 11 through the Final on July 11.  The 2010 FIFA World Cup marks the first live soccer broadcasts by ESPN Radio, which debuted January 1, 1992.
 
Veteran FIFA World Cup soccer commentators JP Dellacamera (play-by-play) and analyst Tommy Smyth will serve as ESPN Radio's lead broadcast team for South Africa 2010.  Dellacamera, who is ESPN's lead commentator for telecasts of the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams and Major League Soccer matches, has called the last six FIFA World Cups for a variety of networks and was NBC Sports lead commentator at the past two summer Olympics.  Smyth, who has called thousands of international matches from leagues all over the world including the UEFA Champions League for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN International, served as a game and studio analyst during ESPN's UEFA European Football Championship 2008 (Euro 08) coverage, and has worked four FIFA World Cups (1994, '98, 2002 and '06).

Other ESPN Radio commentators:

  • Soccer play-by-play commentator Glenn Davis will pair with former MLS player Kyle Martino, to call some matches. Davis served as play-by-play commentator for ESPN's 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup coverage, and Martino, the 2002 MLS rookie of the year, currently serves as TV analyst for select MLS matches on ESPN.
  • Ross Dyer and Shep Messing, former NASL and US National team keeper, will round out the commentator teams. Dyer has worked on Italy's Serie A, Spain's La Liga, World Cup qualifying matches for ESPN International, and Messing, provided analysis for ESPN during the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
  • ESPN's team of 2010 FIFA World Cup reporters will contribute live reporting from match sites and other locations across South Africa.

"JP and Tommy are seasoned FIFA World Cup announcers and using them as the lead commentator team elevates ESPN Radio broadcasts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, informing and entertaining listeners in the United States," said Jed Drake, ESPN senior vice president and executive producer, event production.  "Our overall coverage of this event on ESPN Radio will reflect our commitment to make the 2010 FIFA World Cup experience a memorable one for fans across our multimedia assets."
 
All matches in the round robin stage and the round of 16 will be called from ESPN Radio's state-of-the-art studios in Bristol, Conn.  Dellacamera and Smyth will then travel to South Africa to call two of the four quarterfinal matches, the semifinals, the third-place and final matches from site.
 
ESPN Radio broadcasts of 2010 FIFA World Cup matches will feature prematch, halftime and postmatch studio segments, highlighted by Xs and Os matchup previews, reporting from match sites, national anthems, and more.
 
Additionally, the radio network will feature 2010 FIFA World Cup studio programming commencing with weekly, one-hour FIFA World Cup Soccer Specials Friday at 8 p.m. ET, April 2 through May 28.  The specials will move to 6 p.m. daily beginning Tuesday, June 1, though Sunday, July 11, following the conclusion of the title match.
 
ESPN Radio will broadcast 13 matches live on its main channel – the three US Team matches in the round robin phase, two matches in the round of 16, four quarterfinals matches, the two semifinals, the third place and final matches. Affiliates will distribute the remaining games separately.

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SCHEDULE ON ESPN RADIO

All times EASTERN, Schedule is subject to change

Date

Time (ET)

Network

Match

Group

Site

Match #

Fri 6/11

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

South Africa vs. Mexico

A

Johannesburg

1

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Uruguay vs. France

A

Cape Town

2

Sat 6/12

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Korea Republic vs. Greece

B

Port Elizabeth

3

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Argentina vs. Nigeria

B

Johannesburg

4

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

England vs. USA

C

Rustenburg

5

Sun 6/13

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Algeria vs. Slovenia

C

Polokwane

6

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Serbia vs. Ghana

D

Pretoria

7

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Germany vs. Australia

D

Durban

8

Mon 6/14

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Netherlands vs. Denmark

E

Johannesburg

9

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Japan vs. Cameroon

E

Bloemfontein

10

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Italy vs. Paraguay

F

Cape Town

11

Tue 6/15

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

New Zealand vs. Slovakia

F

Rustenburg

12

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Ivory Coast vs. Portugal

G

Port Elizabeth

13

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Brazil vs. Korea DPR

G

Johannesburg

14

Wed 6/16

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Honduras vs. Chile

H

Nelspruit

15

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Spain vs. Switzerland

H

Durban

16

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

South Africa vs. Uruguay

A

Pretoria

17

Thu 6/17

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Argentina vs. Korea Rep.

B

Johannesburg

18

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Greece vs. Nigeria

B

Bloemfontein

19

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

France vs. Mexico

A

Polokwane

20

Fri 6/18

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Germany vs. Serbia

D

Port Elizabeth

21

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Slovenia vs. USA

C

Johannesburg

22

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

England vs. Algeria

C

Cape Town

23

Sat 6/19

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Netherlands vs. Japan

E

Durban

24

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Ghana vs. Australia

D

Rustenburg

25

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Cameroon vs. Denmark

E

Pretoria

26

Sun 6/20

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Slovakia vs. Paraguay

F

Bloemfontein

27

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Italy vs. New Zealand

F

Nelspruit

28

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Brazil vs. Ivory Coast

G

Johannesburg

29

Mon 6/21

7 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Portugal vs. Korea DPR

G

Cape Town

30

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Chile vs. Switzerland

H

Port Elizabeth

31

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Spain vs. Honduras

H

Johannesburg

32

Tue 6/22

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Mexico vs. Uruguay

A

Rustenburg

33

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

France vs. South Africa

A

Bloemfontein

34

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Nigeria vs. Korea Republic

B

Durban

35

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Greece vs. Argentina

B

Polokwane

36

Wed 6/23

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Slovenia vs. England

C

Port Elizabeth

37

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

USA vs. Algeria

C

Pretoria

38

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Ghana vs. Germany

D

Johannesburg

39

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Australia vs. Serbia

D

Nelspruit

40

Thu 6/24

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Slovakia vs. Italy

E

Johannesburg

41

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Paraguay vs. New Zealand

E

Polokwane

42

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Denmark vs. Japan

F

Rustenburg

43

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Cameroon vs. Netherlands

F

Cape Town

44

Fri 6/25

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Portugal vs. Brazil

G

Durban

45

 

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Ivory Coast vs. Korea DPR

G

Nelspruit

46

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Chile vs. Spain

H

Pretoria

47

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Switzerland vs. Honduras

H

Bloemfontein

48

2nd Stage – Round of 16


Date

Time (ET)

Network

Matchup

Site

Match #

Sat 6/26

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

1st A vs. 2nd B

Port Elizabeth

49

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

1st C vs. 2nd D

Rustenburg

50

Sun 6/27

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

1st D vs. 2nd C

Bloemfontein

51

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

1st B vs. 2nd A

Johannesburg

52

Mon 6/28

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

1st E vs. 2nd F

Durban

53

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

1st G vs. 2nd H

Johannesburg

54

Tue 6/29

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

1st F vs. 2nd E

Pretoria

55

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

1st H vs. 2nd G

Cape Town

56

2nd Stage -- Quarterfinals


Date

Time (ET)

Network

Matchup

 

Site

Match #

Fri 7/2

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Winners 53 vs. 54

A

Port Elizabeth

57

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Winners 49 vs. 50

B

Johannesburg

58

Sat 7/3

9:30 a.m.

ESPN Radio

Winners 52 vs. 51

C

Cape Town

59

 

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Winners 55 vs. 56

D

Johannesburg

60

2nd Stage -- Semifinals


Date

Time (ET)

Network

Matchup

Site

Match #

Tue 7/6

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Winners A vs. C

Cape Town

61

Wed 7/7

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Winners B vs. D

Durban

62

Third Place Match


Sat 7/10

2 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Losers – 61 vs. 62

Port Elizabeth

63

2010 FIFA World Cup Title Match


Sun 7/11

1:30 p.m.

ESPN Radio

Winners – 61 vs. 62

Johannesburg

64