ABC match schedule this summer

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The just-released TV schedule for the World Cup 2006 has 52 matches (out of a total of 64) on ESPN and ESPN2.

Coverage will begin on ESPN2/ESPN2 HD Friday, June 9 with the tournament’s opening match at 11:55 a.m., Germany against Costa Rica,

WORLD CUP LIVE

During the World Cup, ESPN and ESPN2 will present World Cup Live – the daily news, highlights and analysis studio show for the quadrennial event. Stand-alone editions of World Cup Live (32 episodes) will be aired on ESPN and ESPN2 generally between 12 midnight and 2 a.m. ET (9 – 11 p.m. PT) as part of ESPN’s “Trifecta” block of programming. The late night shows – 29 on ESPN and three on ESPN2 – will include news updates as well as reviews and previews of World Cup action from Germany.

Additionally, ESPN2 will air 12 live editions of World Cup Live between matches on select days, June 9 through June19

UNINTERRUPTED COVERAGE

To ensure uninterrupted coverage of the matches, the networks will not air commercials during the two 45-minute halves, similar to the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups and the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cups. Commercials will be aired during the pre-match, halftime and post-match segments. Additionally, the telecasts will feature the continuous score and clock ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports first introduced on American television during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

The complete schedule has been posted higher up.