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Youth Boys Oct 16, 2015

NBC Universo, Telemundo, Fox set to air dozens of FIFA U-17 World Cup matches

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The FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile kicks off this weekend, and now U.S. audiences have no real excuses not to watch the next generation of world soccer talent.

That’s because all the action of group-stage competition will be available live and in Spanish on the networks of NBC UNIVERSO and Telemundo, as well as at NBCDeportes.com. (The United States’ opening match, vs. Nigeria at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, is also listed on English-language cable network FS2’s schedule, and though Fox has been quiet about their coverage plans, it appears that their web-based app FoxSoccer2Go will show many matches, too.)

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The FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile will take place from Saturday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Nov. 8. The telecast schedule of matches on NBC UNIVERSO, Telemundo and NBCDeportes.com is listed below. (The full schedule of all 52 matches is also available at NBCUNIVERSO.com and NBCDeportes.com.)

Calling the action for each match will be award-winning announcer Andres Cantor along with Sammy Sadovnik, Carlos Hermosillo, Manuel Sol, Copan Alvarez, Ana Jurka and Karim Mendiburu.

Viewers can check their local TV listings, or visit www.nbcuniverso.com/encuentra, to find channel information for NBC UNIVERSO on their cable, satellite and telco systems. Subscribers can also live stream the match on the NBC UNIVERSO NOW app.

The national pride of soccer fans throughout the Americas will be on full display as they prepare to cheer for their favorite teams. CONCACAF will be represented by Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico and the United States. Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and host country Chile will represent CONMEBOL.

The FIFA U-17 World Cup has helped launch the careers of notable soccer players like Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley and Kyle Beckerman (USA); Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez (Argentina); and U-17 World Cup champions from Mexico: Carlos Vela (’05), Giovani Dos Santos (’05) and Julio Gomez (’11).

For Mexico, expectations are high. El Tri have made 11 appearances in this U-17 tournament and have won it twice (2005, 2011). The two-time champion is ready to go, according to head coach Mario Arteaga. He has stated that Mexico’s past success in this tournament should not provide added pressure for this group of young men to take home the trophy, as they are already committed to succeed and achieving something big. During the last U-17 World Cup, Mexico made it all the way to the finals before losing to Nigeria 3-0.

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The United States have competed in 14 of the 15 U-17 World Cups, but have never won. For the Stars and Stripes, success is not automatic. This squad made getting to this tournament more difficult than expected, securing one of the last two spots. with a win over Jamaica in the CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament. But for head coach Richie Williams, the focus has long since shifted from qualifying for this World Cup to trying to win it.

Oct 17

Sat

NIGERIA VS. USA

3:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Oct 17

Sat

ENGLAND VS. GUINEA

2:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 17

Sat

CHILE VS. CROATIA

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 17

Sat

BRAZIL VS. SOUTH KOREA

5:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 18

Sun

AUSTRALIA VS. GERMANY

2:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Oct 18

Sun

BELGIUM VS. MALI

2:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 18

Sun

MEXICO VS. ARGENTINA

5:30pm

NBCU

Oct 18

Sun

HONDURAS VS. ECUADOR

5:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 19

Mon

SOUTH AFRICA VS. COSTA RICA

3:30pm

NBCU

Oct 19

Mon

NEW ZEALAND VS. FRANCE

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 19

Mon

NORTH KOREA VS. RUSSIA

6:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 19

Mon

SYRIA VS. PARAGUAY

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 20

Tue

USA VS. CROATIA

3:30pm

NBCU

Oct 20

Tue

ENGLAND VS. BRAZIL

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 20

Tue

CHILE VS. NIGERIA

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 20

Tue

SOUTH KOREA VS. GUINEA

6:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 21

Wed

AUSTRALIA VS. MEXICO

3:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Oct 21

Wed

BELGIUM VS. HONDURAS

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 21

Wed

ARGENTINA VS. GERMANY

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 21

Wed

ECUADOR VS. MALI

6:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 22

Thu

SOUTH AFRICA VS. NORTH KOREA

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 22

Thu

NEW ZEALAND VS. SYRIA

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 22

Thu

RUSSIA VS. COSTA RICA

6:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 22

Thu

PARAGUAY VS. FRANCE

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 23

Fri

GUINEA VS. BRAZIL

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 23

Fri

SOUTH KOREA VS. ENGLAND

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 23

Fri

USA VS. CHILE

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 23

Fri

CROATIA VS. NIGERIA

6:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 24

Sat

MALI VS. HONDURAS

2:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Oct 24

Sat

ECUADOR VS. BELGIUM

2:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 24

Sat

ARGENTINA VS. AUSTRALIA

5:30pm

NBCU

Oct 24

Sat

GERMANY VS. MEXICO

5:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Oct 25

Sun

FRANCE VS. SYRIA

2:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 25

Sun

PARAGUAY VS. NEW ZEALAND

2:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Oct 25

Sun

RUSSIA VS. SOUTH AFRICA

5:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 25

Sun

COSTA RICA VS. NORTH KOREA

5:30pm

NBCU

Oct 28

Wed

ROUND OF 16

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 28

Wed

ROUND OF 16

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 28

Wed

ROUND OF 16

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 28

Wed

ROUND OF 16

6:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 29

Thu

ROUND OF 16

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 29

Thu

ROUND OF 16

3:30pm

NBCD.COM

Oct 29

Thu

ROUND OF 16

6:30pm

NBCU

Oct 29

Thu

ROUND OF 16

6:30pm

NBCD.COM

Nov 1

Sun

QUARTERFINAL 1

2:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Nov 1

Sun

QUARTERFINAL 2

5:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Nov 2

Mon

QUARTERFINAL 3

3:30pm

NBCU

Nov 2

Mon

QUARTERFINAL 4

6:30pm

NBCU

Nov 5

Thu

SEMIFINAL 1

3:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Nov 5

Thu

SEMIFINAL 3

6:30pm

TELEMUNDO

Nov 8

Sun

3RD PLACE

2:30pm

NBCU

Nov 8

Sun

FINAL

5:30pm

TELEMUNDO