Argentina vs. Brazil World Cup Qualifier On FOX Sports World & FOX Sports World Espanol.Sports Editors/Soccer Writers LOS ANGELES--(BW SportsWire)--July 26, 2000 FOX Sports World Sports World are a British sports Retailer, formerly called Sports Soccer. Founded in the late 1970's by former county squash coach Mike Ashley, the group Sports World International is now the UK's largest retailer of sports clothing and accessories. and FOX Sports World Espanol will televise tel·e·vise tr. & intr.v. tel·e·vised, tel·e·vis·ing, tel·e·vis·es To broadcast or be broadcast by television. [Back-formation from television. the 2002 World Cup qualifying match-up between Argentina and Brazil on Friday, July 28, at 8 p.m. ET. The match-up is the first of two confrontations scheduled this year between these two soccer powers who meet again in September en route to the 2002 World Cup. Argentina leads four-time World Cup champion and current Copa America title-holder, Brazil, in the preliminary round standings of CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Confederacion Sudamericana de Futbol , the South American Football Confederation. Brazil recently fell to Paraguay 2 - 1 during last week's qualifying matches while Argentina extended their winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" by beating Ecuador 2 - 0 last week. "This highly anticipated competition between these two exceptional teams is yet another example of world championship soccer programming we have committed to deliver to our U.S. audiences," said Larry Gillman, senior vice president and general manager of FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol. Qualifying matches for the 2002 World Cup kicked off in March and will continue throughout 2000 and 2001. FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol's broadcast of the World Cup qualification stage began in April with coverage of the CONCACAF CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Soccer) CONCACAF Confederacion Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol Asociacion (Spanish) qualifying games. Both FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol will extend their coverage of the 2002 World Cup qualifying games to include matches scheduled later this year and in 2001. The networks also anticipate bringing viewers more qualifying games from other regions. FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol are the only 24-hour, all international sports networks in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Combined, FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol offer continuous coverage of championship soccer including the English Premier League, Italian League, Mexican League, Argentine First Division, Brazilian League, Colombian League, the Chilean League and Salvadoran League, Asian soccer events and world-renown soccer tournaments. In addition, the networks present Rugby Union, Australian Rules Football Australian rules football Variety of football played between two teams of 18 players. The field is oval, 145–200 yd (135–185 m) long, with four goalposts at each end. A six-point goal is scored when the oval ball is kicked through the two central goalposts. , boxing, Formula One auto racing, international baseball and international sports news. FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol are available to cable and satellite homes throughout the United States. FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol are affiliated with FOX Sports International Fox Sports International is an international sports programming and production entity housed within the Fox Networks Group, one of the major operating units within Fox Entertainment Group and News Corporation. , a venture between News Corporation Ltd. and Liberty Media Corporation. Go online with FOX Sports World at www.foxsportsworld.com and FOX Sports World Espanol at www.fswe.com. |
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