The second iteration of the 2014 World Cup group play continues today with the next three games. All 64 matches throughout the tournament airing on either ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC. We are on to Day 8 of the month long tournament; the world champion will be crowned on July 13 in Rio de Janeiro.
Every game can be streamed online on either WatchESPN or WatchABC.
Group play games will kickoff at 11:30am, 2:30pm, and 5:30pm Eastern Time (all times from here on will be Eastern) every day until we reach the final set of group play matches. Then, in order to make sure no team receives an advantage of already knowing if they have qualified for the knockout stage, or if they are going home, the four teams from each group will play in two concurrent matches. Those days, there will be no 5:30pm games.
US Men's National Team Schedule
If you just want to know the Team USA schedule, we've pulled out their three matches right here. All three contests will be on ESPN. The US started their campaign on June 16 when they faced Ghana at 5:30pm in Natal, winning the contest 2-1. On June 22, they will face Portugal, again at 5:30pm, in Manaus' Amazonia Arena, inside the Amazon Rainforest. Their final group stage game, and possibly the determining factor in making out of the "Group of Death" will be against Germany on June 26 at 11:30am in Recife.
Group Standings
Group standings are based on a points scale, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Ties are broken by goal differential (which we will annotate in parentheses next to the points each team has). If two teams have identical numbers of points and goal differential, then the number of goals scored becomes the third tie-break. Teams will be made bold when they have clinched a spot in the knockout stage, and will be struck through when they are eliminated.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |||||
| Brazil | 4 (+2) | Netherlands | 6 (+5) | Columbia | 6 (+4) | ||
| Mexico | 4 (+1) | Chile | 6 (+4) | Ivory Coast | 3 (0) | ||
| Croatia | 3 (+2) | 0 (-3) | Japan | 1(-1) | |||
| 0 (-5) | 0 (-6) | Greece | 1 (-3) | ||||
| Group D | Group E | Group F | |||||
| Costa Rica | 3 (+2) | France | 3 (+3) | Argentina | 3(+1) | ||
| Italy | 3 (+1) | Switzerland | 3 (+1) | Iran | 1 (0) | ||
| Uruguay | 3(-1) | Ecuador | 0 (-1) | Nigeria | 1 (0) | ||
| England | 0 (-2) | Honduras | 0 (-3) | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0 (-1) | ||
| Group G | Group H | ||||||
| Germany | 3 (+4) | Belgium | 3 (+1) | ||||
| United States | 3 (+1) | Russia | 1(0) | ||||
| Ghana | 0 (-1) | South Korea | 1 (0) | ||||
| Portugal | 0 (-4) | Algeria | 0 (-1) |
Group Stage Match Schedule and Announcers
Thursday, June 12
Brazil 3 - 1 Croatia
Friday, June 13
Mexico 1 - 0 Cameroon
Spain 1 - 5 Netherlands
Chile 3 - 1 Australia
Saturday, June 14
Colombia 3 - 0 Greece
Uruguay 1 - 3 Costa Rica
England 1 - 2 Italy
Ivory Coast 2 - 1 Japan
Sunday, June 15
Switzerland 2 - 1 Ecuador
France 3 - 0 Honduras
Argentina 2 - 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Monday, June 16
Germany 4 - 0 Portugal
Iran 0 - 0 Nigeria
Ghana 1 - 2 United States
Tuesday, June 17
Belgium 2 - 1 Algeria
Brazil 0 - 0 Mexico
Russia 1 - 1 South Korea
Wednesday, June 18
Australia 2 - 3 Netherlands
Spain 0 - 2 Chile
Cameroon 0 - 4 Croatia
Thursday, June 19
Colombia 2 - 1 Ivory Coast
Uruguay 2 - 1 England
Japan 0 - 0 Greece
Friday, June 20
11:30 a.m. - Italy vs. Costa Rica, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Switzerland vs. France, ESPN
5:30 p.m. - Honduras vs. Ecuador, ESPN
Saturday, June 21
11:30 a.m. - Argentina vs. Iran, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Germany vs. Ghana, ESPN
5:30 p.m. - Nigeria vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, ESPN
Sunday, June 22
11:30 a.m. - Belgium vs. Russia, ABC
2:30 p.m. - South Korea vs. Algeria, ABC
5:30 p.m. - United States vs. Portugal, ESPN
Monday, June 23
11:30 a.m. - Netherlands vs. Chile, ESPN
11:30 a.m. - Australia vs. Spain, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - Croatia vs. Mexico, ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Cameroon vs. Brazil, ESPN2
Tuesday, June 24
11:30 a.m. - Italy vs. Uruguay, ESPN
11:30 a.m. - Costa Rica vs. England, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - Japan vs. Colombia, ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Greece vs. Ivory Coast, ESPN2
Wednesday, June 25
11:30 a.m. - Nigeria vs. Argentina, ESPN
11:30 a.m. - Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - Ecuador vs. France, ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Honduras vs. Switzerland, ESPN2
Thursday, June 26
11:30 a.m. - United States vs. Germany, ESPN
11:30 a.m. - Portugal vs. Ghana, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - South Korea vs. Belgium, ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Algeria vs. Russia, ESPN2
Knockout Stage Match Schedule
Obviously, teams are still to be determined. To read this, the winner of Group A will be 1A and second place will be 2A. Group B winner is 1B, and so on.
Saturday, June 28
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1A vs. 2B, ABC
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1C vs. 2D, ABC
Sunday, June 29
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1B vs. 2A, ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1D vs. 2C, ESPN
Monday, June 30
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1E vs. 2F, ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1G vs. 2H, ESPN
Tuesday, July 1
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1F vs. 2E, ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1H vs. 2G, ESPN
Friday, July 4
11:30 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN
Saturday, July 5
11:30 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN
Tuesday, July 8
3:30 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN
Wednesday, July 9
3:30 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN
Saturday, July 12
3:30 p.m. - Third-place match, ESPN
Sunday, July 13
2:30 p.m. - Final, ABC