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| 2009 U-20 World Cup Preview and Schedule (Plus: ESPN TV Schedule) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:10 PM PDT
It’s a little disappointing in that several big names are missing. No Bojan Krkić for example, as he pulled out of the Spain squad with a torn thigh muscle. And no Jack Wilshere for England, as he (along with a few other young English talents) is staying home to warm Premier League benches. The other disappointment is the absence of reigning champions Argentina, who won the 2007 U-20 World Cup but somehow failed to qualify for this one. Still, plenty of young talent to watch, including a Brazil team featuring Grêmio mid (and Man Utd target) Douglas Costa and Internacional attacking mid Giuliano, as well as a Ghana team featuring André “Dede” Ayew (son of the legendary Abedi Pele). Any other players you’re looking forward to watching? Let us know in the comments. We’ll try and bring you occasional highlights here on WorldCupBlog, and let you know about any players making a name for themselves in Egypt. Below is a list of the 24 qualified teams, the U-20 World Cup 2009 schedule, and the ESPN broadcast schedule in the US.
Group A: Egypt, Trinidad & Tobago, Paraguay, Italy Top 2 from each group goes through to the Round of 16, along with the the four best thir placed teams. From there it’s a good old fashioned knockout tournament. In the United States, ESPN is broadcasting every game, but mostly online via ESPN360. If you have access to ESPN360 then this is obviously fantastic. If not, it’s not very useful at all. Full schedule below: FIFA Under-20 World Cup Schedule, and ESPN broadcasts. All times US Eastern. Thursday, Sep. 23 #1 12:55 p.m. Egypt vs. Trinidad & Tobago (Group A, Alexandria) ESPN360.com Friday, Sep. 24 #2 9:55 a.m. Paraguay vs. Italy (Group A, Cairo) ESPN360.com #3 12:40 p.m. Nigeria vs. Venezuela (Group B, Cairo) ESPN360.com #4 3:25 p.m. Spain vs. Tahiti (Group B, Cairo) ESPN360.com Saturday, Sep. 25 #5 9:55 a.m. USA vs. Germany (Group C, Suez) ESPN360.com/ ESPN Classic #6 12:40 p.m. Cameroon vs. Korea Republic (Group C, Suez) ESPN360.com #7 12:40 p.m. Ghana vs. Uzbekistan (Group D, Ismailia) ESPN360.com #8 3:25 p.m. England vs. Uruguay (Group D, Ismailia) ESPN360.com Sunday, Sep 26 #9 9:55 a.m. Brazil vs. Costa Rica (Group E, Port Said) ESPN360.com #10 12:40 p.m. Czech Republic vs. Australia (Group E, Port Said) ESPN360.com #11 12:40 p.m. United Arab Emirates vs. South Africa (Group F, Alexandria) ESPN360.com #12 3:25 p.m. Honduras vs. Hungary (Group F, Alexandria) ESPN360.com Mon., Sept 28 #13 9:55 a.m. Nigeria vs. Spain (Group B, Cairo) ESPN360.com #14 12:40 p.m. Italy vs. Trinidad & Tobago (Group A, Cairo) ESPN360.com #15 12:40 p.m. Tahiti vs. Venezuela (Group B, Cairo) ESPN360.com #16 3:25 p.m. Egypt vs. Paraguay (Group A, Cairo) ESPN360.com Tues., Sept.29 #17 9:55 a.m. Korea Republic vs. Germany (Group C, Suez) ESPN360.com #18 12:40 p.m. USA vs. Cameroon (Group C, Suez) ESPN360.com/ ESPN2 #19 12:40 p.m. Uruguay vs. Uzbekistan (Group D, Ismailia) ESPN360.com #20 3:25 p.m. Ghana vs. England (Group D, Ismailia) ESPN360.com Wed., Sept. 30 #21 9:55 a.m. Australia vs. Costa Rica (Group E, Port Said) ESPN360.com #22 12:40 p.m. Brazil vs. Czech Republic (Group E, Port Said) ESPN360.com #23 12:40 p.m. Hungary vs. South Africa (Group F, 23 Alexandria) ESPN360.com #24 3:35p.m. United Arab Emirates vs. Hungary (Group F, Alexandria) ESPN360.com Thurs., Oct. 1 #25 12:40 p.m. Tahiti vs. Nigeria (Group B, Cairo) ESPN360.com #26 12:40 p.m. Venezuela vs. Spain (Group B, Cairo) ESPN360.com #27 3:25 p.m. Trinidad & Tobago vs. Paraguay (Group A, Cairo) ESPN360.com #28 3:25 p.m. Italy vs. Egypt (Group A, Cairo) ESPN360.com Fri., Oct. 2 #29 12:40 p.m. Korea Republic vs. USA (Group C, Suez) ESPN360.com/ ESPN2 #30 12:40 Germany vs. Cameroon (Group C, Ismailia) ESPN360.com #31 3:25 p.m. Uruguay vs. Ghana (Group D, Ismailia) ESPN360.com #32 3:25 p.m. Uzbekistan vs. England (Group D, Suez) ESPN360.com Sat., Oct. 3 #33 12:40 p.m. Hungary vs. United Arab Emirates F – 33 Alexandria) ESPN360.com #34 12:40 p.m. South Africa vs. Honduras (Group F, Port Said) ESPN360.com #35 3:25 p.m. Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic (Group E, Alexandria) ESPN360.com #36 3:25 p.m. Australia vs. Brazil (Group E, Port Said) ESPN360.com SECOND ROUND (knockout with 16 teams) Mon., Oct. 5 #37 10:25 a.m. 1st B vs. 3rd A/C/D (Cairo) ESPN360.com #38 1:55 p.m. 2nd A vs. 2nd C (Cairo) ESPN360.com Tues, Oct. 6 #39 10:25 a.m. 1st D vs. 3rd B/E/F (Ismailia) ESPN360.com #40 1:55 p.m. 1st A vs. 3rd C/D/E (Cairo) ESPN360.com #41 1:55 p.m. 1st F vs. 2nd E (Alexandria) ESPN360.com Wed., Oct. 7 #42 10:25 a.m. 1st E vs. 2nd D (Port Said) ESPN360.com #43 10:25 a.m. 2nd B vs. 2nd F (Suez) ESPN360.com #44 1:55 p.m. 1st C vs. 3rd A/B/F (Suez) ESPN360.com/ESPN2 QUARTERFINALS Fri., Oct. 9 #45 10:25 a.m. Winner 38 vs. Winner 39 (Suez) ESPN360.com #46 1:50 p.m. Winner 37 vs. Winner 41 (Suez) ESPN360.com/ESPN2 Sat., Oct. 10 #47 10:25 Winner 42 vs. Winner 44 (Cairo) ESPN360.com #48 1:55 p.m. Winner 43 vs. Winner 40 (Cairo) ESPN360.com SEMIFINALS Tues., Oct.13 #49 10:20 a.m. Winner 45 vs. Winner 46 (Cairo) ESPN360.com/ESPN2 #50 1:50 p.m. Winner 47 vs. Winner 48 (Cairo) ESPN360.com/ESPN2 THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF #51 10:55 a.m. Loser 49 vs Loser 50 (Cairo) ESPN360.com FINAL #52 1:50 p.m. Winner 49 vs Winner 50 (Cairo) ESPN360.com/ESPN Source: ESPN press release, but schedule first spotted on WVHooligan. |
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