Telemundo Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, today announced its schedule and team of commentators and analysts for the round of 16, starting with Superstar Saturday, June 30.
Soccer stars Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) and Paul Pogba (Manchester United) will face Leonel Messi during the first MATCH OF THE DAY between France and Argentina. Then, Uruguay vs. Portugal brings us an interesting battle with Luis Suarez (Barcelona) and Edison Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) who will fight for a win over Cristiano Ronaldo.
The on-air team will include Telemundo Deportes' award-winning television presenters and former soccer star players and coaches to serve as experts and join the announce teams for relevant matches with commentators calling the action live from stadiums for the majority of games.
Programming Schedule (all times Eastern):
Sat, June 30 | 9:30AM | FRANCE VS. ARGENTINA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Andres Cantor, Manuel Sol, Juan Pablo Sorin, Juan Pablo Angel |
Sat, June 30 | 1:30PM | URUGUAY VS. PORTUGAL | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Sammy Sadovnik, Eduardo Biscayart, Diego Forlan |
Sun, July 1 | 9:30AM | SPAIN VS. RUSSIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Andres Cantor, Manuel Sol, Juan Pablo Sorin, Diego Forlan |
Sun, July 1 | 1:30PM | CROATIA VS. DENMARK | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Copan Alvarez, Claudio Borghi |
Mon, July 2 | 9:30AM | BRAZIL VS. MEXICO | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Andres Cantor, Manuel Sol, Carlos Hermosillo, Chucho Ramirez, Miguel Gurwitz, Juan Pablo Sorin |
Mon, July 2 | 1:30PM | BELGIUM VS. JAPAN | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Sammy Sadovnik, Eduardo Biscayart, Diego Forlan, Ana Jurka |
Tue, July 3 | 9:30AM | SWEDEN VS. SWITZERLAND | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Copan Alvarez, Claudio Borghi |
Tue, July 3 | 1:30PM | ENGLAND VS. COLOMBIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App | Andres Cantor, Manuel Sol, Juan Pablo Angel |
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Telemundo Deportes is the exclusive Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, offering more than 1,500 hours of World Cup coverage from Russia across all platforms, including more than 500 hours on television and more than 1,000 hours across digital platforms, including the live streaming of all 64 World Cup Russia games. In addition, Telemundo Deportes will offer the latest news and clips of the most relevant moments as well 2018 FIFA World Cup real time results along with expert commentary from renowned commentary team. To follow all the action of the games, visit the complete programming schedule for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™.
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