WORLD CUP ANNOUNCING ASSIGNMENTS FOR JUNE 23, 2014

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We’ve reached the last stages of Group Play. The final games in each group will be played simultaneously so obviously having two networks is quite advantageous as is the case with ESPN and Univision.

Games will be played at noon and 4 p.m. ET. Both ESPN and Univision will take the opportunity to have half-hour pregames before all of the matches.

ESPN and ESPN2 will be utilized for the games this week. Univision/Univision Deportes will air one game while Galavision/UniMás will be the other combo for the Spanish language rights.

Today, Groups A and B will be in play and Croatia-Mexico in Group A will be quite important for both teams as they attempt to advance while the other team in the Group, Brazil appears to be on its way to the Knockout Round.

Here’s how the schedule shapes up for Monday.

11:30 a.m.

Group B

Netherlands vs. Chile — Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil
ESPN: Jon Champion/Stewart Robson
ESPN Radio: Ross Dyer/Shep Messing
Univision/Univision Deportes: Luis Omar Tapia/Edgar Martínez/Mauro Camoranesi

Australia vs. Spain — Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil
ESPN2: Daniel Mann/Kasey Keller
ESPN Radio: JP Dellacamera/Tommy Smyth
Galavisión/UniMás: Pablo Ramírez/Hristo Stoichkov/Jesus Bracamontes

3:30 p.m.

Group A

Croatia vs. Mexico — Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
ESPN: Fernando Palomo/Alejandro Moreno
ESPN Radio: Mark Donaldson/Janusz Michallik
Univision/Univision Deportes: José Luis López Salido/Enrique Bermúdez/Felix Fernández/Rodolfo Landeros

Cameroon vs. Brazil – Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, Brazil
ESPN2: Adrian Healey/Efan Ekoku
ESPN Radio: Ross Dyer/Shep Messing
Galavisión/UniMás: Jorge Pérez Navarro/Diego Balado