The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup (the eighth Confederations Cup) will be held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Note: You can watch the 2009 Confederations Cup live thanks to our friends at the Live Sport Network.
The game will also be available through various other online live football outlets like ESPN360 and the OmniSport offering as well.
If you prefer watching the Confed Cup on TV, here are the tv schedules for US and UK viewers, plus more information on how to get the football tv schedules for your country. A special thanks to Daryl from the World Cup Blog for his work in compiling the lists on his own site, enabling us to repost it here.
1. ESPN 2009 Confederations Cup Schedule (US)
All kickoff time are US Eastern, all programming starts five minutes before kickoff.
GROUP STAGE:
Sunday, June 14th
South Africa vs Iraq (Johannesburg) Group A, 10am, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
New Zealand vs Spain (Rustenburg) Group A, 2:30pm, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
Monday, June 15th
Brazil vs Egypt (Bloemfontein), Group B, 10am, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
USA vs Italy (Pretoria) Group B, 2:30pm, ESPN/360.com (Live)
Wednesday, June 17th
Spain vs Iraq (Bloemfontein) Group A, 10am, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
South Africa vs New Zealand (Rustenburg) Group A, 2:30pm, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
Thursday, June 18th
USA vs Brazil (Pretoria), Group B, 10am, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
Egypt vs Italy (Johannesburg) Group B, 2:30pm, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
Saturday, June 20th
Iraq vs New Zealand (Johannesburg) Group A, 2:30pm kickoff BUT will be shown delayed – June 21st, 1am, ESPN2/360.com
Spain vs South Africa (Bloemfontein) Group A, 2:30pm, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
Sunday, June 21st
Egypt vs USA (Rustenburg) Group A, 2:30pm, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
Italy vs Brazil (Pretoria) Group A, 2:30pm, ESPN/360.com (Live)
SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, June 24th
1st Group A vs 2nd Group B (Bloemfontein), 2:30pm, ESPN/360.com (Live)
Thursday, June 25th
1st Group B vs 2nd Group A (Johannesburg), 2:30pm, ESPN/360.com (Live)
THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF
Sunday, June 28th
(Rustenburg), 9am, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
FINAL
Sunday, June 28th
(Johannesburg) 2:30pm, ESPN2/360.com (Live)
2. BBC 2009 Confederations Cup Schedule (UK)
You’ll need digital TV to see the games (spread across BBC Three and BBC Red Button). All times are BST. Programming for 3pm kickoff game starts at 2:50pm, programming for 7:30pm kickoffs starts at 7pm. Every game will also be broadcast on the BBC website (available to UK residents only).
GROUP STAGE:
Sunday, June 14th
South Africa vs. Iraq (Johannesburg) Group A, 3pm, BBC Red Button (Live)
New Zealand vs Spain (Rustenburg) Group A, 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
Monday, June 15th
Brazil vs Egypt (Bloemfontein), Group B, 3pm, BBC Red Button (Live)
USA vs Italy (Pretoria) Group B, 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
Wednesday, June 17th
Spain vs Iraq (Bloemfontein) Group A, 3pm, BBC Red Button (Live)
South Africa vs New Zealand (Rustenburg) Group A, 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
Thursday, June 18th
USA vs Brazil (Pretoria), Group B, 3pm, BBC Red Button (Live)
Egypt vs Italy (Johannesburg) Group B, 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
Saturday, June 20th
Iraq vs New Zealand (Johannesburg) Group A, 7:30pm, BBC Red Button (Live)
Spain vs South Africa (Bloemfontein) Group A, 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
Sunday, June 21st
Egypt vs USA (Rustenburg) Group A, 7:30pm, BBC Red Button (Live)
Italy vs Brazil (Pretoria) Group A, 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, June 24th
1st Group A vs 2nd Group B (Bloemfontein), 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
Thursday, June 25th
1st Group B vs 2nd Group A (Johannesburg), 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF
Sunday, June 28th
(Rustenburg), 2pm, BBC Red Button (Live)
FINAL
Sunday, June 28th
(Johannesburg) 7:30pm, BBC Three (Live)
3. 2009 Confederations Cup Schedule (Outside US & UK)
Outside of the US and UK, this document (PDF) should tell you which broadcaster has the rights in your country. And if all else fails, you can hunt down free live football streams as well.
Source: World Cup Blog.
More 2009 Confederations Cup News:
2009 Confederations Cup Fixtures
2009 Confederations Cup Squads
Back to the main 2009 Confederations Cup page.
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