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The final iteration of the 2014 World Cup group play continues today with the next four games. All 64 matches throughout the tournament airing on either ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC. We are on to Day 14 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.
We've reached the point in Group play when the two games from each group will be played at the same time, meaning all four teams will be playing, with no team gaining an advantage of knowing the final from the other game. That means there will be four games each day through Thursday, two in the 11:30am ET slot and two in the 3:30pm slot.
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. They suffered a heartbreaking draw on June 22 against Portugal in Manaus' Amazonia Arena, inside the Amazon Rainforest, when Portugal scored the tying goal in the last second of stoppage time in the second half. Their final group stage game, and the determining factor in making out of the "Group of Death" will be against Germany on June 26 at 11:30am in Recife. There is currently around two feet of water on the ground in Recife, with rain still falling. There are questions of whether the game between the US and Germany can even be played.
US Men's National Team Scenario
The United States is still in second place in the group, sitting with four points out of a potential six so far in the tournament. Everything will come down to Thursday, with all four teams in the Group of Death still alive. The US will advance with either a US win or draw versus Germany, or a Ghana-Portugal draw, or having a better goal differential or more goals scored than whichever team wins the Ghana-Portugal match.
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 | 7 (+5) | Netherlands | 9 (+7) | Columbia | 9 (+7) | ||
| Mexico | 7 (+3) | Chile | 6 (+2) | Greece | 4 (-2) | ||
| 3 (0) | 3 (-3) | 3 (-1) | |||||
| 0 (-8) | 0 (-6) | 1 (-4) | |||||
| Group D | Group E | Group F | |||||
| Costa Rica | 7 (+3) | France | 7 (+6) | Argentina | 9 (+3) | ||
| Uruguay | 6 (0) | Switzerland | 6 (+1) | Nigeria | 4 (0) | ||
| 3 (-1) | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | |||||
| 1 (-2) | 0 (-7) | 1 (-3) | |||||
| Group G | Group H | ||||||
| Germany | 4 (+4) | Belgium | 6 (+2) | ||||
| United States | 4 (+1) | Algeria | 3 (+1) | ||||
| Ghana | 1 (-1) | Russia | 1 (-1) | ||||
| Portugal | 1 (-4) | South Korea | 1 (-2) |
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
Italy 0 - 1 Costa Rica
Switzerland 2 - 5 France
Honduras 1 - 2 Ecuador
Saturday, June 21
Argentina 1 - 0 Iran
Germany 2 - 2 Ghana
Nigeria 1 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sunday, June 22
Belgium 1 - 0 Russia
South Korea 2 - 4 Algeria
United States 2 - 2 Portugal
Monday, June 23
Netherlands 2 - 0 Chile
Australia 0 - 3 Spain
Croatia 1 - 3 Mexico
Cameroon 1 - 4 Brazil
Tuesday, June 24
Italy 0 - 1 Uruguay
Costa Rica 0 - 0 England
Japan 1 - 4 Colombia
Greece 2 - 1 Ivory Coast
Wednesday, June 25
Nigeria 2 - 3 Argentina
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 - 1 Iran
Ecuador 0 - 0 France
Honduras 0 - 3 Switzerland
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 (Brazil) vs. 2B (Chile), ABC
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1C (Columbia) vs. 2D (Uruguay), ABC
Sunday, June 29
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1B (Netherlands) vs. 2A (Mexico), ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1D (Costa Rica) vs. 2C (Greece), ESPN
Monday, June 30
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1E (France) vs. 2F (Nigeria), ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1G vs. 2H, ESPN
Tuesday, July 1
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1F (Argentina) vs. 2E (Switzerland), 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