ESPN2 and ESPN3 will combine to present a tripleheader of international soccer matches on Tuesday, Oct. 11, beginning with Germany vs. Belgium in a qualifying match for the UEFA European Football Championship 2012, live from Dusseldorf, Germany, at 12:55 p.m. ET (also on ESPN Deportes). From Oct. 7 – 12, ESPN media platforms will feature 28 live matches, including 20 Euro 2012 qualifying matches – 16 on ESPN3, the company’s live multi-screen digital sports network currently available in 70 million homes.
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Networks |
| Tuesday, Oct. 11 | 12:55 p.m. | Germany vs. Belgium
Adrian Healey and Tommy Smyth |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN Deportes |
| 7 p.m. | USA vs. Ecuador (USA Men’s National Team)
Ian Darke, John Harkes and Monica González Studio: Max Bretos, Alexi Lalas and Jorge Ramos |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Mexico vs. Brazil (Brazil’s World Soccer Tour)
Ricardo Ortiz and Robbie Mustoe |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
Highlights of Soccer Tripleheader on Tuesday (Oct. 11):
- New U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann is entering his fourth (Saturday vs. Honduras) and fifth (Tuesday vs. Ecuador) matches at the helm. Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3, Klinsmann will continue his retooling of the U.S. men’s team vs. Ecuador;
- Ian Darke and analyst John Harkes will call the USA vs. Ecuador match, joined by former Mexican Women’s National Team captain Monica González on the sidelines;
- Germany vs. Belgium: Adrian Healey (play-by-play) and ESPN International’s match analyst and studio pundit Tommy Smyth;
- Mexico vs. Brazil: ESPN Deportes play-by-play commentator Ricardo Ortiz and analyst Robbie Mustoe;
- ESPN Deportes Jorge Ramos, better known among soccer fans as “el relator de las Américas” (commentator of the Americas), returns to the English-language studio, joining co-analyst Alexi Lalas and host Max Bretos for studio commentaries during prematch, halftime and postmatch segments.
ESPN soccer schedule – Friday through Wednesday:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Networks |
| Friday, Oct. 7 | 12 p.m. | Finland vs. Sweden | ESPN3 /
ESPN Deportes |
| 2 15 p.m. | Slovakia vs. Russia | ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Cyprus vs. Denmark | ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Netherlands vs. Moldova | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Czech Republic vs. Spain | ESPN3 /
ESPN Deportes |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Serbia vs. Italy | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Greece Vs. Croatia | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Wales vs. Switzerland | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Montenegro vs. England | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | France vs. Albania | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Andorra vs. Ireland | ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | Costa Rica vs. Brazil (Brazil’s World Soccer Tour) | ESPN3 /
ESPN Deportes |
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| Saturday, Oct. 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Liechtenstein vs. Scotland | ESPN3 /
ESPN Deportes |
| 5:55 p.m. | Cruz Azul vs. Puebla FC (Mexican First Division) | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sunday, Oct. 9 | 2 p.m. | South Carolina vs. Auburn (NCAA Women’s Soccer) | ESPN3 |
| 3 p.m. | Florida vs. Alabama (NCAA Women’s Soccer) | ESPNU | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 11 | 1 p.m. | Georgia vs. Greece | ESPN3 |
| 1:45 p.m. | Ireland vs. Armenia | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Sweden vs. Netherlands | ESPN3 | |
| 2:05 p.m. | Switzerland vs. Montenegro | ESPN3 | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Denmark vs. Portugal | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Spain vs. Scotland | ESPN3 /
ESPN Deportes |
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| 3 p.m. | France vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Princeton vs. Lafayette (NCAA Men’s Soccer) | ESPNU | |
| Wednesday, Oct. 12 | 8:25 p.m. | Sporting Kansas City vs. CD Guadalajara (International Club Friendly) | ESPN Deportes |
*Note – All are qualifying matches for the UEFA European Football Championship 2012, unless stated otherwise.
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