Confederations Cup 2013 TV Schedule: When and Where to Watch Group Stage Action

Brazil was able to handle Japan quite easily, thanks to Neymar and company, but there is still more action to be played in the Confederations Cup group stage.

While Brazil showed off its dominance in front of a home crowd in their first match of the tournament, Japan looked quite mismatched. Brazil was able to score early at the start of both halves, including a nice goal by Neymar in only the third minute of the match.

Although the first match wasn’t close, there are bound to be some more thrilling matches throughout the group stage of play. Let’s go ahead and look at when these matches are, along with some info on the biggest matches remaining.

2013 Confederations Cup TV Schedule

Group A

Date	Time	Teams	TV	Live Stream
Sunday, June 16	3 p.m. ET	Mexico vs. Italy	ESPN	WatchESPN
Wednesday, June 19	3 p.m. ET	Brazil vs. Mexico	ESPN	WatchESPN
Wednesday, June 19	6 p.m. ET	Italy vs. Japan	ESPN	WatchESPN
Saturday, June 22	3 p.m. ET	Italy vs. Brazil	ESPN News	WatchESPN
Saturday, June 22	3 p.m. ET	Japan vs. Mexico	ESPN	WatchESPN

Group B

Date	Time	Teams	TV	Live Stream
Sunday, June 16	6 p.m. ET	Spain vs. Uruguay	ESPN	WatchESPN
Monday, June 17	3 p.m. ET	Tahiti vs. Nigeria	ESPN	WatchESPN
Thursday, June 20	3 p.m. ET	Spain vs. Tahiti	ESPN	WatchESPN
Thursday, June 20	6 p.m. ET	Nigeria vs. Uruguay	ESPN	WatchESPN
Sunday, June 23	3 p.m. ET	Nigeria vs. Spain	ESPN	WatchESPN
Sunday, June 23	3 p.m. ET	Uruguay vs. Tahiti	ESPN2	WatchESPN

Teams to Watch for

Brazil

The first match of the tournament proved to everyone that the host team is still really good.

A dominating 3-0 victory will give the host team plenty of momentum heading into the remaining group play. They will have two interesting matches against Mexico and Italy to finish play.

Neymar continues to impress the world after his quick goal against Japan. All eyes will be on Neymar, as he prepares to head to Barcelona in the near future to play along with Lionel Messi.

The Brazilians will be looking to win their third straight Confederations Cup tournament. They won the previous two back in 2005 and 2009.

As the host country, Brazil will certainly have a home-field advantage for the rest of the tournament. Along with Spain, they are arguably one of the best teams in the field and the best team in Group A.

Things will certainly get interesting in later matches, as the crowd is certain to be electric.

Italy

Although Italy is one of the more talented teams heading into the tournament, they haven't exactly been impressing recently.

A 2-2 draw against Haiti and a scoreless draw against the Czech Republic have been very disappointing for Italy. With names like Mario Balotelli and Andrea Pirlo on this team, you would expect more from them.

Now, Italy will be looking to turn it around in Brazil. They have plenty of talent with some strong forwards that excel at creating scoring chances, and they will be looking for as many scoring opportunities as possible in order to try and make it out of the Group Stage.

Spain

Brazil may have the home-field advantage, but Spain may very well be the best team in this tournament.

The No. 1-ranked team in the world has plenty of firepower. With David Villa, Xavi and Juan Mata, this team is easily the best of field in Group B, and quite possibly, the best overall.

If Spain wins this tournament, no one will really be surprised. The real question is can they dominate the competition in Group B? 

We will find out soon enough.