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Fox Soccer and ESPN Deportes to broadcast CONCACAF Olympic qualifying

3 Mar, 2008

The U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team’s road through 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes, the tournament’s exclusive English-language and Spanish-language providers.

Fox Soccer Channel will show a total of seven qualifying matches, including all three of the USA’s first-round matches, semifinals, third-place and championship match. ESPN Deportes will broadcast all 16 matches of the tournament.

All three U.S. matches in Group A will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., with the U.S. taking on Cuba on March 11 at 8 p.m. ET, Panama on March 13 at 8 p.m. ET and Honduras on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET. Group B features Canada, Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico facing off on March 12, 14 and 16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

The top two teams from Group A and B will move on to the semifinals in Nashville, Tenn., where the winners will earn berths to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast both semifinal games on March 20 at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET, along with the third-place match at 2 p.m. ET and final at 5 p.m. ET on March 23 at LP Field.

Along with ESPN Deportes, ESPN360.com will also show all 16 games live online, and will have a replay of each game available on demand for 48-hours following its completion. ESPN360.com is a broadband "TV" service available over the internet, and free to users of Verizon and AT&T for their broadband internet connection.

In preparation for the tournament, U.S. Under-23 MNT head coach Peter Nowak invited 24 players to participate in the team’s final training camp, which kicked off on March 1 in Bradenton, Fla. The final 20-player roster may include players not in the Bradenton training camp, and will be announced prior to the team’s arrival in Tampa on March 9.

2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying
U.S. Under-23 Broadcast Schedule
Date                            Match                                   Time (ET)     Television
Tuesday, March 11     United States vs. Cuba           8 p.m.           FSC, ESPN Deportes  
Thursday, March 13    United States vs. Panama       8 p.m.           FSC, ESPN Deportes
Saturday, March 15     United States vs. Honduras    7 p.m.           FSC, ESPN Deportes
Thursday, March 2       Semifinal #1                          6 p.m.           FSC, ESPN Deportes
Thursday, March 20     Semifinal #2                          9 p.m.           FSC, ESPN Deportes
Sunday, March 23        Third Place Match                2 p.m.           FSC, ESPN Deportes
Sunday, March 23        Final                                     5 p.m.            FSC, ESPN Deportes

Full ESPN Deportes schedule: http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_5406736.html

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