All 64 Games Will Be Broadcast Live on Telemundo or Universo, and All Encores will Re-air Daily on Universo
All Games Will Be Livestreamed in Spanish via the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo and NBC Sports Apps
MIAMI, Fla. – June 5, 2018 – Telemundo Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, today released its complete game broadcast schedule for the World Cup, which includes all 64 games airing live on Telemundo or Universo, with same-day encore presentations of each game every night on Universo. All 64 games will also be livestreamed in Spanish via the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo and NBC Sports apps.
Telemundo Deportes’ coverage of the World Cup will begin on Wednesday, June 13 with a two-hour World Cup preview at 7 p.m. ET on Telemundo.
On opening day, Thursday, June 14, pre-game coverage for the opening game between Russia and Saudi Arabia begins at 8 a.m. ET followed by Hoy en la Copa Mundial de la FIFA at 10 a.m. ET. with kickoff at 11 a.m. ET and post-game coverage scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET.
Daily game coverage during the opening round will begin most days at 7 a.m. ET from Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 24. Each weekday, following a 30-minute pregame show, Telemundo will air each of the day’s games beginning at 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ET.
During the last week of the group stage, from Monday, June 25, through Thursday, June 28, when there are games being played simultaneously in each group, both games will air live simultaneously on Telemundo and Universo. Live coverage will begin with the pre-game show at 9 a.m. ET, and continue through the conclusion of each game at approximately 4 p.m. ET.
Universo will carry encore presentations of each day’s games beginning at 5 p.m. ET every day from Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 24. During the last week of the group stage, from Monday, June 25, through Thursday, June 28, encores will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET. For the round of 16 and through the Final, encore presentations will air each night beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
Telemundo Deportes 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Network |
| Thursday, June 14 | 10:30AM | RUSSIA VS. SAUDI ARABIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, June 15 | 7:30AM | EGYPT VS. URUGUAY | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, June 15 | 10:30AM | MOROCCO VS. IRAN | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, June 15 | 1:30PM | PORTUGAL VS. SPAIN | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 16 | 5:30AM | FRANCE VS. AUSTRALIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 16 | 8:30AM | ARGENTINA VS. ICELAND | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 16 | 11:30AM | PERU VS. DENMARK | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 16 | 2:30PM | CROATIA VS. NIGERIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, June 17 | 7:30AM | COSTA RICA VS. SERBIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, June 17 | 10:30AM | GERMANY VS. MEXICO | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, June 17 | 1:30PM | BRAZIL VS. SWITZERLAND | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, June 18 | 7:30AM | SWEDEN VS. SOUTH KOREA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, June 18 | 10:30AM | BELGIUM VS. PANAMA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, June 18 | 1:30PM | TUNISIA VS. ENGLAND | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, June 19 | 7:30AM | COLOMBIA VS. JAPAN | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, June 19 | 10:30AM | POLAND VS. SENEGAL | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, June 19 | 1:30PM | RUSSIA VS. EGYPT | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, June 20 | 7:30AM | PORTUGAL VS. MOROCCO | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, June 20 | 10:30AM | URUGUAY VS. SAUDI ARABIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, June 20 | 1:30PM | IRAN VS. SPAIN | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Thursday, June 21 | 7:30AM | DENMARK VS. AUSTRALIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Thursday, June 21 | 10:30AM | FRANCE VS. PERU | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Thursday, June 21 | 1:30PM | ARGENTINA VS. CROATIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, June 22 | 7:30AM | BRAZIL VS. COSTA RICA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, June 22 | 10:30AM | NIGERIA VS. ICELAND | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, June 22 | 1:30PM | SERBIA VS. SWITZERLAND | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 23 | 7:30AM | BELGIUM VS. TUNISIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 23 | 10:30AM | SOUTH KOREA VS. MEXICO | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 23 | 1:30PM | GERMANY VS. SWEDEN | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, June 24 | 7:30AM | ENGLAND VS. PANAMA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, June 24 | 10:30AM | JAPAN VS. SENEGAL | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, June 24 | 1:30PM | POLAND VS. COLOMBIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, June 25 | 9:30AM | URUGUAY VS. RUSSIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, June 25 | 9:30AM | SAUDI ARABIA VS. EGYPT | Universo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, June 25 | 1:30PM | IRAN VS. PORTUGAL | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, June 25 | 1:30PM | SPAIN VS. MOROCCO | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, June 26 | 9:30AM | AUSTRALIA VS. PERU | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, June 26 | 9:30AM | DENMARK VS. FRANCE | Universo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, June 26 | 1:30PM | NIGERIA VS. ARGENTINA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, June 26 | 1:30PM | ICELAND VS. CROATIA | Universo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, June 27 | 9:30AM | MEXICO VS. SWEDEN | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, June 27 | 9:30AM | SOUTH KOREA VS. GERMANY | Universo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, June 27 | 1:30PM | SERBIA VS. BRAZIL | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, June 27 | 1:30PM | SWITZERLAND VS. COSTA RICA | Universo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Thursday, June 28 | 9:30AM | SENEGAL VS. COLOMBIA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Thursday, June 28 | 9:30AM | JAPAN VS. POLAND | Universo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Thursday, June 28 | 1:30PM | ENGLAND VS. BELGIUM | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Thursday, June 28 | 1:30PM | PANAMA VS. TUNISIA | Universo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 30 | 9:30AM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, June 30 | 1:30PM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, July 1 | 9:30AM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, July 1 | 1:30PM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, July 2 | 9:30AM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Monday, July 2 | 1:30PM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, July 3 | 9:30AM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, July 3 | 1:30PM | ROUND OF 16: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, July 6 | 9:30AM | QUARTER-FINALS: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Friday, July 6 | 1:30PM | QUARTER-FINALS: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, July 7 | 9:30AM | QUARTER-FINALS: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, July 7 | 1:30PM | QUARTER-FINALS: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Tuesday, July 10 | 1:30PM | SEMI-FINALS: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Wednesday, July 11 | 1:30PM | SEMI-FINALS: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Saturday, July 14 | 9:30AM | 3RD: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
| Sunday, July 15 | 10:30AM | FINAL: TBA VS. TBA | Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App |
*All matches will kick off 30 minutes after the noted airtime
Telemundo Deportes is the exclusive Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, offering more than 1,500 hours of World Cup coverage from Russia across all platforms, including more than 500 hours on television and more than 1,000 hours across digital platforms, including the live streaming of all 64 World Cup Russia games. In addition, Telemundo Deportes will offer the latest news and clips of the most relevant moments as well 2018 FIFA World Cup real time results along with expert commentary from renowned commentary team. To follow all the action of the games, visit the complete programming schedule for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™.
Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of Spanish-language sports content in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. It is also the home of the FIFA Club World Cup until at least 2018. In addition, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches, and the Premier League. Telemundo Deportes is also home to Boxeo Telemundo Ford, the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and Titulares y Más, the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.
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NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. This fast-growing multiplatform portfolio is comprised of the Telemundo Network and Station Group, Telemundo Deportes, Telemundo Global Studios, Universo, and a Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit. Telemundo Network features original Spanish-language entertainment, news and sports content reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 27 local stations, 51 affiliates and its national feed. Telemundo also owns WKAQ, a television station that serves viewers in Puerto Rico. Telemundo Deportes is the designated Spanish-language home of two of the world’s most popular sporting events: FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Telemundo Global Studios is the company’s domestic and international scripted production unit including Telemundo Studios, Telemundo International Studios, Telemundo International, as well as all of the company’s co-production partnerships. As the #1 media company reaching Hispanics and millennials online, the Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit distributes original content across multiple platforms, maximizing its exclusive partnerships with properties such as BuzzFeed, Vox, and Snapchat. Through Telemundo Internacional, the largest U.S.-based distributor of Spanish-language content in the world; and Universo, the fastest growing Hispanic entertainment cable network, the company reflects the diverse lifestyle, cultural experience and language of its expanding audience. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
