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Complete FIFA World Cup Germany 2006(TM) Coverage on Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision to Kick off Friday, June 9th; Exclusive, Live Spanish-language Coverage of The World's Most Popular Sporting Event.


MIAMI Miami, cities, United States
Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə).

1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896.
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 networks will join together for an entire month to offer live and exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association]

FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f 
 World Cup Germany Germany has hosted the FIFA World Cup twice. Hence World Cup Germany may refer to:
  • the 1974 FIFA World Cup of West Germany
  • the 2006 FIFA World Cup of Germany, as a unified nation.
 2006(TM) tournament, the world's most popular and highly anticipated international soccer championship, which will take place this year from venues throughout host country Germany Germany (jûr`mənē), Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). . The action begins on June June: see month.  9th at 11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT (10:00 am Central/ 9:00 am. Mountain), when Univision airs the kick-off kick-off
noun (Informal) start, opening, beginning, commencement, outset, starting point, inception

kick-off kick n (Sport) → coup m
 match between Germany and Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. . A total of 64 games will be televised live between June 9 and July July: see month.  9, 56 on the Univision Network, including the final championship match, and 8 on the TeleFutura TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida. Overview
The network started on January 14, 2002, a month behind Telemundo's launch of its cable TV network, the bilingual mun2, with programs such
 Network.

In addition to its live coverage, Univision Sports will rebroadcast every match in prime time on either TeleFutura or Galavision...over 300 hours of World Cup coverage not counting virtually round-the-clock highlights and behind-the-scenes stories on the networks' sports, news, variety and talk shows.

Univision and TeleFutura will broadcast all their live matches across every time zone in the country. Each match will have a minimum 30-minute pre-kick-off segment. The opening match, both semi finals and the final match will have a one-hour pre-game show A pre-game show or pregame show is a TV presentation that occurs immediately before the live broadcast of a major sporting event. Contents may include:
  • replayed highlights of each teams previous games.
. The Network's comprehensive coverage will allow soccer enthusiasts to fully experience the World Cup and see the pomp POMP
n.
A drug used in cancer chemotherapy and composed of purinethol (6-mercaptopurine), Oncovin (vincristine sulfate), methotrexate, and prednisone.
 and ceremony live, beginning with the players emerging from the tunnel tunnel, underground passage usually made without removing the overlying rock or soil. Although tunnels are approximately horizontal, they must be built with sufficient gradient for proper drainage.  to the field. Every match will be rebroadcast the same day on either TeleFutura (7:30 p.m. ET/PT) or Galavision (5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET/PT). Additionally, Univision's morning program "Despierta America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. " will precede almost every game with a special "World Cup Edition" featuring reports and exclusive coverage leading up to the match. In the afternoon, the network's popular entertainment news program "El Gordo Gordo, the Spanish word for fat, may refer to:
  • Gordo (space monkey), the first monkey to travel beyond Earth's orbit
  • Gordo, Alabama, Alabama, USA
  • Gordo (comic strip) a comic strip created by Gus Arriola
 y La Flace" will have special "World Cup Editions" in between most of the day's two matches and "Primer Impacto Primer Impacto (First Impact) is a news program broadcast by Univision, which airs two episodes during the day; an hour-long edition in the afternoon at 5pm ET/PT, and a condensed half-hour version at 11pm ET/PT (Primo Impacto Extra ", the #1 newsmagazine news·mag·a·zine  
n.
1. A magazine, usually published weekly, containing reports and analyses of current events.

2. A television program that presents a variety of topics, usually on current events, often by using interviews and
 show in the nation among Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere  viewers VIEWERS. Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters, and make a report of the facts together with their opinion to the court. In practice they are usually appointed to lay out roads and the like. Vide Experts. , will have a special "World Cup Edition" immediately following the matches. Nightly night·ly  
adj.
1. Of or occurring during the night; nocturnal: the cat's nightly prowl.

2. Happening or done every night: the physician's nightly rounds.
 re-caps will also be featured on the network's news programs at 6:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. On the weekends, "Republica Deportiva República Deportiva (Sports Republic in Spanish) is a weekly two-hour Spanish language sports show shown on Sunday mornings in the United States on Univision. It is hosted by popular television personality Fernando Fiore, one of the leading figures in sports in the U.S.  - World Cup Edition" will feature the week's highlights and exclusive reports from Germany. "Contacto Deportivo Contacto Deportivo is the only nightly Spanish language sports highlights and recap program broadcast on the TeleFutura network (part of Univision) aimed at the Mexican and Hispanic market in the United States.  de Ford", the nightly 11:00 p.m. ET/PT sports newscast newscast

Radio or television broadcast of news events. News gathering and broadcasting by the radio networks began in the mid-1930s and increased significantly during World War II. The television newscast began in 1948 with 15-minute programs that resembled movie newsreels.
 on TeleFutura, will expand its broadcast to one hour during the World Cup to accommodate additional highlights, interviews, features and analysis.

Univision first televised the FIFA World Cup in 1978, and the Network has televised every World Cup tournament since then. In 2002, Univision's high-profile broadcast of the FIFA World Cup attracted a record 35 million viewers. In November November: see month. , Univision announced that it had reached an agreement with FIFA to 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.
 both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

Following is a complete schedule of the matches:
Date                  Network         EDT(a)  Game Type   Game
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 9-Jun 06          Univision     11:00 AM  1st Round   Germany vs.
                                                           Costa Rica
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 9-Jun 06          Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Poland vs.
                                                           Ecuador
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 10-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   England vs.
                                                           Paraguay
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 10-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   Trinidad &
                                                           Tobago vs.
                                                           Sweden
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 10-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Argentina
                                                           vs. Ivory
                                                           Coast
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 11-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Serbia &
                                                           Montenegro
                                                           vs.
                                                           Netherlands
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 11-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   Mexico vs.
                                                           Iran
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 11-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Angola vs.
                                                           Portugal
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 12-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Australia
                                                           vs. Japan
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 12-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   USA vs.
                                                           Czech
                                                           Republic
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 12-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Italy vs.
                                                           Ghana
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 13-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Korea vs.
                                                           Togo
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 13-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   France vs.
                                                           Switzerland
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 13-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Brazil vs.
                                                           Croatia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 14-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Spain vs.
                                                           Ukraine
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 14-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   Tunisia vs.
                                                           Saudi
                                                           Arabia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 14-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Germany vs.
                                                           Poland
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 15-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Ecuador vs.
                                                           Costa Rica
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 15-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   England vs.
                                                           Trinidad &
                                                           Tobago
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 15-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Sweden vs.
                                                           Paraguay
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 16-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Argentina
                                                           vs. Serbia
                                                           &
                                                           Montenegro
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 16-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   Netherlands
                                                           vs. Ivory
                                                           Coast
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 16-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Mexico vs.
                                                           Angola
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 17-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Portugal vs.
                                                           Iran
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 17-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   Czech
                                                           Republic
                                                           vs. Ghana
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 17-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Italy vs.
                                                           USA
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 18-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Japan vs.
                                                           Croatia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 18-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   Brazil vs.
                                                           Australia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 18-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   France vs.
                                                           Korea
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 19-Jun 06         Univision      8:30 AM  1st Round   Togo vs.
                                                           Switzerland
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 19-Jun 06         Univision     11:30 AM  1st Round   Saudi Arabia
                                                           vs. Ukraine
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 19-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  1st Round   Spain vs.
                                                           Tunisia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 20-Jun 06         Univision(b)   9:30 AM  1st Round   Ecuador vs.
                                                           Germany
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 20-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  9:30 AM  1st Round   Costa Rica
                                                           vs. Poland
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 20-Jun 06         Univision(b)   2:30 PM  1st Round   Sweden vs.
                                                           England
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 20-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  2:30 PM  1st Round   Paraguay vs.
                                                           Trinidad &
                                                           Tobago
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 21-Jun 06         Univision(b)   9:30 AM  1st Round   Portugal vs.
                                                           Mexico
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 21-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  9:30 AM  1st Round   Iran vs.
                                                           Angola
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 21-Jun 06         Univision(b)   2:30 PM  1st Round   Netherlands
                                                           vs.
                                                           Argentina
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 21-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  2:30 PM  1st Round   Ivory Coast
                                                           vs. Serbia
                                                           &
                                                           Montenegro
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 22-Jun 06         Univision(b)   9:30 AM  1st Round   Ghana vs.
                                                           USA
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 22-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  9:30 AM  1st Round   Czech
                                                           Republic
                                                           vs. Italy
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 22-Jun 06         Univision(b)   2:30 PM  1st Round   Japan vs.
                                                           Brazil
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 22-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  2:30 PM  1st Round   Croatia vs.
                                                           Australia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 23-Jun 06         Univision(b)   9:30 AM  1st Round   Spain vs.
                                                           Saudi
                                                           Arabia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 23-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  9:30 AM  1st Round   Ukraine vs.
                                                           Tunisia
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 23-Jun 06         Univision(b)   2:30 PM  1st Round   Togo vs.
                                                           France
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 23-Jun 06         TeleFutura(b)  2:30 PM  1st Round   Switzerland
                                                           vs. Korea
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 24-Jun 06         Univision     10:30 AM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 24-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 25-Jun 06         Univision     10:30 AM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 25-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 26-Jun 06         Univision     10:30 AM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Mon 26-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 27-Jun 06         Univision     10:30 AM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Tue 27-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  Round of 16  TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 28-Jun 06         (No games played this date --- rest day)
--------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------
Thu 29-Jun 06         (No games played this date --- rest day)
--------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------
Fri 30-Jun 06         Univision     10:30 AM  Quarterfinal TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Fri 30-Jun 06         Univision      2:30 PM  Quarterfinal TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 1-Jul 06          Univision     10:30 AM  Quarterfinal TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sat 1-Jul 06          Univision      2:30 PM  Quarterfinal TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 2-Jul 06          (No games played this date --- rest day)
--------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------
Mon 3-Jul 06          (No games played this date --- rest day)
--------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------
Tue 4-Jul 06          Univision      2:00 PM  Semifinal   TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Wed 5-Jul 06          Univision      2:00 PM  Semifinal   TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Thu 6-Jul 06          (No games played this date --- rest day)
--------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------
Fri 7-Jul 06          (No games played this date --- rest day)
--------------------- ----------------------------------- ------------
Sat 8-Jul 06          Univision      2:30 PM  3rd-place   TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------
Sun 9-Jul 06          Univision      1:00 P     Final     TBD
--------------------- ------------- -------- ------------ ------------

(a) Start of telecast in EDT (concludes 2 hours after kickoff)
(b) Network subject to change



Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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:UVN UVN Ustredni Vojenska Nemocnice (Prague) ) is the premier Spanish-language media company 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. . Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 86% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. ; Univision Radio Univision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and it specializes in Spanish language radio formats. , the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group The Univision Music Group Is the #1 Latin music company in the U.S. with approximately 45% market share. Founded in April 2001 with a vision of releasing and marketing the best of every genre of Latin music, the Univision Music Group now includes three record labels: Univision , which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Enrique Iglesias and Thalía.

In late 2001, Fonovisa was acquired from Televisa by the Univision Music Group.
, La Calle n. 1. A kind of head covering; a caul.  Records and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records Disa Records is a privately owned record label based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Specializing in Spanish language recordings, the company's works are distributed in the United States by Universal Music Group. [1].  labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting non-voting adj non-voting shares → azioni fpl senza diritto di voto  14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit http://www.univision.net.
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