World Cup Schedule 2014: Fixtures, Dates, TV Coverage and Live Stream Info

The 2014 World Cup marks the 20th time countries from around the globe have gathered to determine which national team stands above the rest. It's a truly worldwide tournament on a scale few, if any, other sporting events can match.

Four years ago, it was Spain emerging with the coveted trophy. The dominant European side certainly earned the title by knocking off talented sides from Germany and the Netherlands over the final two rounds, highlighted by a thrilling 1-0 extra-time win in the final.

Now La Roja are back with hope of defending their title. The AFP (via The Advertiser) passed along comments from Andres Iniesta, who scored the goal that won the title for Spain in 2010, about the opportunity in front of them:

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It is the greatest feeling of happiness, joy and pride to be able to score the goal and win a World Cup, which is something very few countries have won.

It was a beautiful thing and now we have the chance to defend it.

We are going with the intention to retain it. We know we have to go step by step because a World Cup is incredibly difficult, but I think we should be confident that we will be able to do something significant at the World Cup.

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Spain is among four top contenders heading into the tournament. Germany, Argentina and host nation Brazil are the other three. There's a solid group of secondary hopefuls with a chance to raise the trophy if everything falls perfectly, but that quartet is a step above the rest at the outset.

As for the United States, getting drawn into the "Group of Death" alongside Germany, Portugal and Ghana was a major setback. While it doesn't mean the team doesn't have a chance to advance, the journey is definitely a lot more difficult than expected.

Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann also dealt the fanbase a surprise by cutting all-time leading scorer Landon Donovan from the final roster. Ian Darke of ESPN summed up the thoughts of many:

Above all else, it should be an outstanding edition of the World Cup. From the high number of national teams with legitimate hopes of a deep run to the football-crazy host nation getting a chance to welcome the world, the elements are in place for a memorable month.

FIFA takes a lot of heat, and in many cases it's deserved. But one month every four years it puts on a spectacular showcase. This time should be no different. So let's check out the complete viewing schedule for all the action from Brazil.

2014 World Cup Schedule

All matches on ESPN or ESPN2 will be available on WatchESPN.com. All matches on ABC will be available on WatchABC.com.

Date	Time (ET)	Group	Match	TV
June 12	4 p.m.	A	Brazil vs. Croatia	ESPN
June 13	12 p.m.	A	Mexico vs. Cameroon	ESPN2
June 13	3 p.m.	B	Spain vs. Netherlands	ESPN
June 13	6 p.m.	B	Chile vs. Australia	ESPN2
June 14	12 p.m.	C	Colombia vs. Greece	ABC
June 14	3 p.m.	D	Uruguay vs. Costa Rica	ABC
June 14	6 p.m.	D	England vs. Italy	ESPN
June 14	9 p.m.	C	Ivory Coast vs. Japan	ESPN
June 15	12 p.m.	E	Switzerland vs. Ecuador	ABC
June 15	3 p.m.	E	France vs. Honduras	ABC
June 15	6 p.m.	F	Argentina vs. Bosnia-H.	ESPN
June 16	12 p.m.	G	Germany vs. Portugal	ESPN
June 16	3 p.m.	F	Iran vs. Nigeria	ESPN
June 16	6 p.m.	G	Ghana vs. USA	ESPN
June 17	12 p.m.	H	Belgium vs. Algeria	ESPN
June 17	3 p.m.	A	Brazil vs. Mexico	ESPN
June 17	6 p.m.	H	Russia vs. South Korea	ESPN
June 18	12 p.m.	B	Australia vs. Netherlands	ESPN
June 18	3 p.m.	B	Spain vs. Chile	ESPN
June 18	6 p.m.	A	Cameroon vs. Croatia	ESPN
June 19	12 p.m.	C	Colombia vs. Ivory Coast	ESPN
June 19	3 p.m.	D	Uruguay vs. England	ESPN
June 19	6 p.m.	C	Japan vs. Greece	ESPN
June 20	12 p.m.	D	Italy vs. Costa Rica	ESPN
June 20	3 p.m.	E	Switzerland vs. France	ESPN
June 20	6 p.m.	E	Honduras vs. Ecuador	ESPN
June 21	12 p.m.	F	Argentina vs. Iran	ESPN
June 21	3 p.m.	G	Germany vs. Ghana	ESPN
June 21	6 p.m.	F	Nigeria vs. Bosnia-H.	ESPN
June 22	12 p.m.	H	Belgium vs. Russia	ABC
June 22	3 p.m.	H	South Korea vs. Algeria	ABC
June 22	6 p.m.	G	USA vs. Portugal	ESPN
June 23	12 p.m.	B	Netherlands vs. Chile	ESPN
June 23	12 p.m.	B	Australia vs. Spain	ESPN2
June 23	4 p.m.	A	Croatia vs. Mexico	ESPN
June 23	4 p.m.	A	Cameroon vs. Brazil	ESPN2
June 24	12 p.m.	D	Italy vs. Uruguay	ESPN
June 24	12 p.m.	D	Costa Rica vs. England	ESPN2
June 24	4 p.m.	C	Japan vs. Colombia	ESPN
June 24	4 p.m.	C	Greece vs. Ivory Coast	ESPN2
June 25	12 p.m.	F	Nigeria vs. Argentina	ESPN
June 25	12 p.m.	F	Bosnia-H. vs. Iran	ESPN2
June 25	4 p.m.	E	Ecuador vs. France	ESPN
June 25	4 p.m.	E	Honduras vs. Switzerland	ESPN2
June 26	12 p.m.	G	United States vs. Germany	ESPN
June 26	12 p.m.	G	Portugal vs. Ghana	ESPN2
June 26	4 p.m.	H	South Korea vs. Belgium	ESPN
June 26	4 p.m.	H	Algeria vs. Russia	ESPN2
June 28	12 p.m.	R of 16	1A vs. 2B (Match 49)	ABC
June 28	4 p.m.	R of 16	1C vs. 2D (Match 50)	ABC
June 29	12 p.m.	R of 16	1B vs. 2A (Match 51)	ESPN
June 29	4 p.m.	R of 16	1D vs. 2C (Match 52)	ESPN
June 30	12 p.m.	R of 16	1E vs. 2F (Match 53)	ESPN
June 30	4 p.m.	R of 16	1G vs. 2H (Match 54)	ESPN
July 1	12 p.m.	R of 16	1F vs. 2E (Match 55)	ESPN
July 1	4 p.m.	R of 16	1H vs. 2G (Match 56)	ESPN
July 4	12 p.m.	Quarter	W53 vs. W54 (Match 57)	ESPN2
July 4	4 p.m.	Quarter	W49 VS. W50 (Match 58)	ESPN
July 5	12 p.m.	Quarter	W55 vs. W56 (Match 59)	ABC
July 5	4 p.m.	Quarter	W51 vs. W52 (Match 60)	ESPN
July 8	4 p.m.	Semis	W57 vs. W58 (Match 61)	ESPN
July 9	4 p.m.	Semis	W59 vs. W60 (Match 62)	ESPN
July 12	4 p.m.	3rd	L61 vs. L62	ESPN
July 13	3 p.m.	Title	W61 vs. W62	ABC