ESPN networks will carry 28 live matches, including 26 UEFA European Football Championship 2016 qualifying contests, during the upcoming FIFA international match dates, Oct. 8-13. The schedule will culminate with an international friendly match featuring the U.S. Men's National Team vs. Costa Rica on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. ET, live from Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., on ESPN and WatchESPN.
USA vs. Costa Rica will be played three days after the U.S. side faces their arch rival Mexico in a winner-take-all CONCACAF Cup match for a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. ESPN's lead soccer commentator team of Ian Darke and analyst Taylor Twellman will call USA-Costa Rica. Bob Ley and Kasey Keller will host pre-and post-game SPORTSCENTER segments, as well as halftime. ESPN Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the UEFA European Football Championship 2016, will carry nine qualifying fixtures live beginning with Georgia vs. Gibraltar on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 12 p.m. and concluding Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2:30 p.m. with Netherlands vs. Czech Republic. Highlights: Adrian Healey (play-by-play) and analyst Craig Burley will call the Republic of Ireland-Germany EURO 2016 qualifying match on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN - Germany, the reigning FIFA World Cup champion, will clinch a UEFA EURO 2016 spot with a win or draw;Videos