2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) Qualifying from Europe and Asia Kicks off in September on Fox Soccer Channel.LOS ANGELES -- Starting in September, Fox Soccer Channel Fox Soccer Channel is a United States digital cable network, owned by News Corporation, that specializes in soccer. The channel took its current name on February 7, 2005; before then, the network was known as Fox Sports World, Launched Nov. 1, 1997. will present 2010 FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f World Cup[TM] qualifying matches from Asia and Europe, making it the premier destination to watch the world's best teams fight for a coveted ticket to South Africa and the biggest stage in sports. European qualifying matches begin Saturday, Sept. 6, including a live and exclusive clash between Hungary and Denmark at 1:30 p.m. ET. Among the marquee European teams to be featured throughout the rest of 2008 qualifying period are current European champion Spain, England, the Netherlands, Russia and the Czech Republic. Fox Soccer Channel has added Asian matches to its line-up of World Cup qualifying events for the first time, and coverage of that region also begins Sept. 6 with a pair of important contests featuring Saudi Arabia vs. Iran and Bahrain vs. Japan. The action heats up on Wednesday, Sept. 10, as North Korea and South Korea square off with much more than just three group stage points at stake. "Soccer fans know that some of the most gripping and compelling World Cup action happens before the final tournament even begins," said David Sternberg, Fox Soccer Channel executive vice president and general manager. "As we saw when England failed to reach the 2008 European Championships, there are no guarantees in qualifying for major tournaments. We're excited to showcase the best teams and players in Asia and Europe to an American audience." Below is a schedule of September's 2010 FIFA World Cup[TM] qualifying matches on Fox Soccer Channel: [TABLE OMITTED] Home countries are listed first *Indicates delayed telecast; schedule subject to change A full schedule of 2010 FIFA World Cup[TM] qualifying matches airing on Fox Soccer Channel can be found by visiting http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/8428640. About Fox Soccer Channel Fox Soccer Channel offers the most comprehensive coverage of world-class soccer available in the United States, including Major League Soccer, England's Barclays Premier League, Italy's Serie A, the Argentine First Division and Australian Hyundai A-League as well as global tournaments such as the UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup, UEFA Women's Championship The UEFA Women's Championship, held every fourth year, is the main competition in women's football (soccer) between national teams of the UEFA Confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent of the UEFA European Championship, and is sometimes called the Women's Euro , English FA Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, CONCACAF CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Soccer) CONCACAF Confederacion Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol Asociacion (Spanish) Champions League[TM] and FA Community Shield
abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college soccer matches. The channel reaches more than 33 million cable and satellite households in the U.S. and Caribbean. Fox Soccer Channel is one of 28 national and regional programming networks within Fox Networks Group, an operating unit of the News Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) ). These broadcast, cable, satellite and telephony delivered networks reach more than half a billion U.S. television homes, and represent one of the media industry's most diverse collections of programming operations. Fox Networks Group consists of FOX Sports, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Cable Networks and Fox Networks Engineering & Operations. For more information, visit America's most visited online soccer destination at foxsoccer.com. |
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