All U.S. Matches on Television and ESPN360.com; Title Match on ESPN;
Six Matches on ESPN2; One U.S. Opening Round Match on ESPN Classic

ESPN360.com, ESPN2, ESPN Classic and ESPN, will combine to present live coverage of all 52 matches of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup from five cities in Egypt Thursday, Sept. 24 through Friday, Oct. 16.   ESPN360.com will show all matches, ESPN2 will air six matches, ESPN Classic will televise the U.S. Team’s first match in the tournament (vs. Germany) Saturday, Sept. 16, at 9:55 a.m. ET, and ESPN will televise the title match Friday, Oct. 16, at 1:50 p.m. from Cairo International Stadium.

ESPN360.com is currently available in nearly 41 million households – a majority of US broadband homes.  It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks (those with “.edu” and “.mil” domains).

The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup will feature host nation Egypt and teams representing 23 other countries, including perennial powers Argentina (defending champions and five-time champions), Brazil (four-time U-20 champions), Germany, Spain, England and the Czech Republic.  The U.S. National team will be making its seventh straight appearance in the tournament.

ESPN will utilize the English-language world feed and commentators provided by FIFA throughout the event.

The Event

The FIFA U-20 World Cup, previously known as the FIFA World Youth Championship until 2005, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The Championship has been awarded every two years since the first tournament in 1977.

In the sixteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Argentina is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Brazil with four titles.  Portugal won two titles, while Germany, Spain, and formerly existing nations Soviet Union and Yugoslavia have won the title once each.

Past FIFA U-20 World Cups have also showcased the next global stars of the sport such as Argentina’s Diego Maradona (1979), Javier Saviola (2001), Lionel Messi (2005), Sergio Aguero (2005); Spain’s Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez (1999); Portugal’s Luis Figo (1991); then Yugoslavia’s Robert Prosinecki; and more.

THE U.S. TEAM

The U.S. squad will make its seventh-straight, and 12th overall, appearance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, and will be led for the third time by head coach Thomas Rongen.  The current American team features a blend of players from the college and professional ranks, including two players who were part of the quarterfinal run in 2007 in Canada – Brian Perk (UCLA) and Bryan Arguez (Hertha Berlin).  Team captain Kyle Davies (FC Dallas) leads a defense that had four consecutive shutouts during qualifying, and features a group of professionals including Jared Jeffrey (Club Brugge), Brek Shea (FC Dallas) and Gerson Mayen (Chivas USA), among others.

Team USA Appearances on ESPN TV:

Date	Time (ET)	Network	Match	Group/ Match #	Site
Round Robin Phase
Sat., Sept. 26	9:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com/ ESPN Classic	USA vs. Germany	C – 5	Suez
Tues., Sept. 29	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ ESPN2	USA vs. Cameroon	C – 18	Suez
Fri., Oct. 2	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ ESPN2	Korea Republic vs. USA	C – 29	Suez

*Other U.S. appearances will be determined by outcome of aforementioned games.

2009 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP TEAM GROUPINGS

Group A Group B Group C Group D

1   Egypt                              1   Nigeria                            1   USA                                      1   Ghana

2   Trinidad & Tobago         2   Venezuela                      2   Germany                              2   Uzbekistan

3   Paraguay                        3   Spain                              3   Cameroon                            3   England

4   Italy                                 4   Tahiti                              4   Korea Republic                    4   Uruguay

Group E Group F

1   Brazil                              1   United Arab Emirates

2   Costa Rica                     2   South Africa

3   Czech Republic             3   Honduras

4   Australia                         4   Hungary

ESPN360.com, ESPN2, ESPN Classic and ESPN’s 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Schedule

All Times Eastern – Schedule Subject to Change

Date	Time (ET)	Network	Match	Group/ Match #	Site
Round Robin Phase
Thurs., Sept. 24	12:55 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Egypt vs. Trinidad & Tobago	A – 1	Alexandria
Fri., Sept. 25	9:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com	Paraguay vs. Italy	A – 2	Cairo
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Nigeria vs. Venezuela	B – 3	Cairo
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Spain vs. Tahiti	B – 4	Cairo
Sat., Sept. 26	9:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com/ ESPN Classic	USA vs. Germany	C – 5	Suez
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Cameroon vs. Korea Republic	C – 6	Suez
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Ghana vs. Uzbekistan	D – 7	Ismailia
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	England vs. Uruguay	D – 8	Ismailia
Sun., Sept. 27	9:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com	Brazil vs. Costa Rica	E – 9	Port Said
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Czech Republic vs. Australia	E – 10	Port Said
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	United Arab Emirates vs. South Africa	F – 11	Alexandria
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Honduras vs. Hungary	F – 12	Alexandria
Mon., Sept  28	9:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com	Nigeria vs. Spain	B – 13	Cairo
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Italy vs. Trinidad & Tobago	A – 14	Cairo
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Tahiti vs. Venezuela	B – 15	Cairo
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Egypt vs. Paraguay	A – 16	Cairo
Tues., Sept.29	9:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com	Korea Republic vs. Germany	C – 17	Suez
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ ESPN2	USA vs. Cameroon	C – 18	Suez
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Uruguay vs. Uzbekistan	D – 19	Ismailia
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Ghana vs. England	D – 20	Ismailia
Wed., Sept. 30	9:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com	Australia vs. Costa Rica	E – 21	Port Said
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Brazil vs. Czech Republic	E – 22	Port Said
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Hungary vs. South Africa	F – 23	Alexandria
	3:35p.m.	ESPN360.com	United Arab Emirates vs. Hungary	F – 24	Alexandria
Date	Time (ET)	Network	Match	Group/ Match #	Site
Thurs., Oct. 1	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Tahiti vs. Nigeria	B – 25	Cairo
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Venezuela vs. Spain	B – 26	Cairo
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Trinidad & Tobago vs. Paraguay	A – 27	Cairo
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Italy vs. Egypt	A – 28	Cairo
Fri., Oct. 2	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ ESPN2	Korea Republic vs. USA	C – 29	Suez
	12:40	ESPN360.com	Germany vs. Cameroon	C – 30	Ismailia
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Uruguay vs. Ghana	D – 31	Ismailia
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Uzbekistan vs. England	D – 32	Suez
Sat., Oct. 3	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Hungary vs. United Arab Emirates	F – 33	Alexandria
	12:40 p.m.	ESPN360.com	South Africa vs. Honduras	F – 34	Port Said
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic	E – 35	Alexandria
	3:25 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Australia vs. Brazil	E – 36	Port Said
Round of 16				Match #
Mon., Oct. 5	10:25 a.m.	ESPN360.com	1st B vs. 3rd A/C/D	37	Cairo
	1:55 p.m.	ESPN360.com	2nd A vs. 2nd C	38	Cairo
Tues, Oct. 6	10:25 a.m.	ESPN360.com	1st D vs. 3rd B/E/F	39	Ismailia
	1:55 p.m.	ESPN360.com	1st A vs. 3rd C/D/E	40	Cairo
	1:55 p.m.	ESPN360.com	1st F vs. 2nd E	41	Alexandria
Wed., Oct. 7	10:25 a.m.	ESPN360.com	1st E vs. 2nd D	42	Port Said
	10:25 a.m.	ESPN360.com	2nd B vs. 2nd F	43	Suez
	1:55 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ESPN2	1st C vs. 3rd A/B/F	44	Suez
Quarterfinals
Fri., Oct. 9	10:25 a.m.	ESPN360.com	Winners – 38 vs. 39	45	Suez
	1:50 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ESPN2	Winners – 37 vs. 41	46	Suez
Sat., Oct. 10	10:25	ESPN360.com	Winners – 42 vs. 44	47	Cairo
	1:55 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Winners – 43 vs. 40	48	Cairo
Semifinals
Tues., Oct.13	10:20 a.m.	ESPN360.com ESPN2	Winners – 45 vs. 46	49	Cairo
	1:50 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ESPN2	Winners – 47 vs. 48	50	Cairo
Third Place
Fri., Oct.16	10:55 a.m.	ESPN360.com	Third Place	51	Cairo
Title Match
Fri., Oct. 16	1:50 p.m.	ESPN360.com/ESPN	U-20 World Cup Title Match	52	Cairo

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