In a word, football! Or possibly you select full. Or soccer. Reader’s preference. Brace yourself (for the puns, at least) as this weekend is stacked with the sector’s most popular game. In addition to the Women’s World Cup in France, prepare to span the globe with a hat trick (yeah, could not assist it) of men’s tournaments — the Gold Cup in North America, Copa America in South America, and the Africa Cup of Nations.
But soccer/futbol/soccer isn’t always the most effective occasion on the sporting calendar; any other golf foremost is underway. The NCAA championship season keeps with the College World Series. So chill (OK, that is the remaining one) and settle in for the weekend’s largest sports occasions.
Women’s World Cup
Now is when matters get serious.
It’s time for the knockout stage, which means to win or pass home. The key query: Can everyone compete with the US? Use this weekend to scout potential future combatants. Pool play wrapped up Thursday, with the Americans defeating rival Sweden to win Group F. In their most tough take a look at to date, the protecting champions got here unscathed with a comfortable 2-zero victory. In its first 3 wins, the US hasn’t conceded an intention, and no group has ever scored extra within the institution degrees than the 18 dreams netted by the Americans. Tougher exams will come, however, likely not till the quarterfinals, wherein the USA ought to face France on June 28. The US next performs Spain on Monday in the round of 16.
Watch it:
Saturday: Germany vs. Nigeria at 11:30 a.m. ET and Norway vs. Australia at three p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. Sunday: England vs. Cameroon at 11:30 a.m. ET and France vs. Brazil at three p.m. ET on Fox. International visitors should check their local listings. Brazil’s fantastic Marta celebrated Tuesday after turning into the most prolific scorer in World Cup finals records. Her seventeenth Women’s World Cup intention overtakes Germany’s Miroslav Klose as the outright main scorer in either the men’s or ladies’ event.
Gold Cup
The US guys’ country-wide group is in motion as nicely. Each year, the Gold Cup is held, employing the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football to determine the continental champion of that area. The US, the protecting champion, has received six instances, whilst Mexico has the maximum Gold Cup titles with seven. It’s the fifteenth version of this event, dating lower back to 1991. The group stage is held this weekend.
Watch it:
Friday: El Salvador vs. Jamaica at 7 p.M. ET and Honduras vs. Curacao at 9:30 p.M. ET on Fox Sports 1. Saturday: Guyana vs. Panama at 5:30 p.M. ET on Fox Sports 2; the United States vs. Trinidad and Tobago at eight p.M. ET on Fox Sports 1. Sunday: Canada vs. Cuba at 6 p.M. ET on Fox Sports 2; Martinique vs. Mexico at 8:30 p.M. ET on Fox Sports 1. International viewers need to take a look at their nearby listings.
Copa America
The 2019 Copa America, a men’s soccer event that determines the continental champion of South America, started June 14 and ran through July 7 in Brazil. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia were invited to finish inside the 12-crew subject. This yr Japan and Qatar have joined 10 South American international locations that are part of CONMEBOL, South American football’s governing body. Chile is the defending champion since 2016. Uruguay has received this occasion the most, with 15 cups.
Watch it:
Friday: Ecuador vs. Chile at 7 p.M. ET on Telemundo and ESPN+. Saturday: Bolivia vs. Venezuela at three p.m. ET on Universo and ESPN+; Peru vs. Brazil at 3 p.m. ET on Telemundo and ESPN+. Sunday: Qatar vs. Argentina at three p.m. ET on Telemundo and ESPN+; Colombia vs. Paraguay at three p.m. ET on Universo and ESPN+.
International visitors need to test their local listings.
