The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off this weekend in Germany and ESPN is taking some of the same attributes of their great 2010 World Cup coverage to Germany. Some of the added features this time around include a live set from Germany and top announcers like Ian Darke, Adrian Healey, and Julie Foudy calling games as well as Bob Ley and former USWNT stars Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, and Brianna Scurry in the studio as part of the coverage. Darke and Foudy will announce all US games in the group stages. ESPN’s This is Sportscenter ad campaign is even getting in on the action in a spot starring Abby Wambach of the USWNT…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gHebuF8tNEM?hd=1
AA has the announcing assignments for all the group stage games straight from ESPN. Here’s your schedule for the group stages up till July 6…
|
Date |
Time |
Network |
Match |
Group |
Site |
|
Su 6/26 |
8:45 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
Nigeria vs. France Adrian Healey and Kate Markgraf |
A |
Sinsheim |
|
|
11:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Germany vs. Canada Ian Darke and Julie Foudy |
A |
Berlin |
|
Mo 6/27 |
8:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Japan vs. New Zealand Beth Mowins and Cat Whitehill |
B |
Bochum |
|
|
11:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Mexico vs. England Healey and Markgraf |
B |
Wolfsburg |
|
Tu 6/28 |
8:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Colombia vs. Sweden Mowins and Whitehill |
C |
Leverkusen |
|
|
11:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
USA vs. Korea DPR Darke and Foudy |
C |
Dresden |
|
We 6/29 |
8:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Norway vs. Equatorial Guinea Mowins and Whitehill |
D |
Augsburg |
|
|
12 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Brazil vs. Australia Healey and Tony DiCicco |
D |
Moenchengladbach |
|
Th 6/30 |
11:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Canada vs. France Healey and DiCicco |
A |
Bochum |
|
|
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
Germany vs. Nigeria Darke and Foudy |
A |
Frankfurt |
|
Fr 7/1 |
8:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Japan vs. Mexico Mowins and Whitehill |
B |
Leverkusen |
|
|
12 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
New Zealand vs. England Healey and Markgraf |
B |
Dresden |
|
Sa 7/2 |
7:45 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
Korea DPR vs. Sweden Mowins and Whitehill |
C |
Augsburg |
|
|
11:30 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
USA vs. Colombia Darke and Foudy |
C |
Sinsheim |
|
Su 7/3 |
7:45 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
Australia vs. Equatorial Guinea Healey and Markgraf |
D |
Bochum |
|
|
12 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Brazil vs. Norway Darke and Foudy |
D |
Wolfsburg |
|
Tu 7/5 |
12 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
England vs. Japan Healey and Markgraf |
B |
Augsburg |
|
|
12 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
New Zealand vs. Mexico Mowins and Whitehill |
B |
Sinsheim |
|
|
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
France vs. Germany Darke and Foudy |
A |
Moenchengladbach |
|
|
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
Canada vs. Nigeria Mowins and Whitehill |
A |
Dresden |
|
We 7/6 |
11:45 a.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Equatorial Guinea vs. Brazil Mowins and Whitehill |
D |
Frankfurt |
|
|
11:45 a.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
Australia vs. Norway Healey and Markgraf |
D |
Leverkusen |
|
|
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3.com |
Sweden vs. USA Darke and Foudy |
C |
Wolfsburg |
|
|
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPN3.com |
Korea DPR vs. Colombia Mowins and Whitehill |
C |
Bochum |
Thanks to Mac Nwulu at ESPN for the schedule
