FIFA World Cup Games On Univision, TeleFutura And Galavision Networks.

Univision Communications Inc. announced its plans to broadcast the entire 64 games of the FIFA 2002 World Cup Korea/Japan live through its three networks: Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision.

The tournament takes place May 31 through June 30. The Univision Network will air 56 of the tournament’s 64 matches live, the largest number of live coverage hours that the Network has ever dedicated to this event. TeleFutura will broadcast the remaining eight games live, along with 56 match replays. In addition, Univision’s cable network, Galavision, will air 25 “Match of the Day” telecasts, featuring a selection of the best games of the tournament.

“We’re thrilled to be able to offer the U.S. Hispanic community unprecedented television coverage of the world’s most exciting, prestigious and popular sporting event, the FIFA World Cup,” said David Downs, President, Univision Sports. “This spectacular tournament is renowned for its ability to ignite nationalistic pride in an entire population, transcending across all backgrounds, age and gender. This year, Univision will provide live coverage of all 64 games throughout 31 days on our three networks, Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision.”