Miami Beach, Florida (June 5, 2013) – Fox Sports Media Group and ESPN have acquired the rights to televise all UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches and 2018 UEFA World Cup qualifying matches. LiveSoccerTV.com (@LiveSoccerTV) will update you with live stream and TV schedules for the following package from Fox Sports and ESPN: 129 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, 129 2018 European World Cup qualifiers, and 15 international friendly matches during this period (2014-2018).
Europe’s 53 footballing nations will compete for the 23 spots up for grabs ahead of the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Titleholders Spain will be top seeded during the draw for the qualifiers which are set to begin in September 2014 and end in November 2015.
As official hosts since May 2010, France will not participate in the Euro 2016 qualifiers. For the first time ever, the European Championship will accommodate 24 teams after featuring 16 teams between 1996 and 2008. The winning team will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
Speaking about Russia, it will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Like always, the World Cup qualifiers will be a hot affair across Europe. The 2018 UEFA World Cup qualification campaign will begin in September 2016.
On Tuesday, FOX Soccer Executive Vice President David Nathanson made a thrilling revelation. He stated:
“The journey for a country to be represented in two of the most prestigious soccer tournaments in the world is some of the most exciting soccer played each year.
“There are no two media properties better fit to showcase these matches than ESPN and FOX Sports whom already have the broadcast rights to the UEFA EURO 2016TM and the 2018 FIFA World Cup TM respectively.
“The UEFA European Qualifiers adds a new dimension of depth to our robust portfolio of soccer broadcast rights.”
Echoing Nathanson’s declaration was ESPN’s senior vice president for programming, Scott Guglielmino, who said:
“UEFA has gone to great lengths to organize these critical and competitive matches.
“We are delighted to work with UEFA and FOX to bring fans in the United States all the qualifying matches in Europe for UEFA EURO 2016TM and the 2018 FIFA World CupTM.”
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