Fox Sports en Español Copa America and FIFA World Cup 2007.
May 26, 2007
Fox Sports en Español announced it will offer Spanish-language television and online coverage of this year’s Copa America from Venezuela, as well as exclusive Spanish-language telecasts of 34 matches from the U-20 FIFA World Cup 2007 in Canada.
Fox Sports en Español kicks off its in-depth news coverage of Copa America on the Web on June 21, while its telecasts of the prestigious soccer tournament featuring the national teams from 12 North and South American countries will commence on Tuesday, June 26. Uruguay and Peru will meet in the inaugural encounter of the 26-match competition; all matches on FSE will air on a delayed basis. Fox Sports en Español’s Spanish-language telecasts of the three-week-long U-20 FIFA World Cup will begin on Saturday, June 30, with a match featuring the South Korea vs USA at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.
On the Internet, soccer fans will have access to Fox Sports en Español’s ’round-the-clock comprehensive coverage of Copa America via http://www.foxsportsla.msn.com, the official Spanish-language sports destination of the MSN Network, including:
— An in-depth look at the 12 participating teams
— Profiles of host cities and key players
— Previews and recaps of each match
— Photo galleries
— Live scoreboard and tournament bracket
— Up-to-the-minute statistics, including team and individual player standings and rankings
— An interactive map
The Copa America will take place between June 26 and July 15 in Venezuela and features 12 national teams competing in three groups:
Group A – Venezuela, Uruguay, Peru, and Bolivia; Group B: Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Ecuador; Group C – Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, and USA.
Taking place between June 30 and July 22 in Canada, the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 features teams from 24 countries competing in six groups: Group A – Canada, Austria, Chile, and Congo; Group B – Spain, Uruguay, Zambia, and Jordan; Group C – Mexico, Portugal, Gambia, and New Zealand; Group D – Brazil, South Korea, Poland, and USA; Group E – Argentina, Czech Republic, North Korea, and Panama; Group F – Costa Rica, Japan, Nigeria, and Scotland.
