ESPN’s coverage of the qualifying series for the UEFA European Football Championship 2016 in France will kick off with live presentation of the first of 10 UEFA EURO 2014 “Matchdays” beginning Sunday, Sept. 7, with five matches across ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3 and WatchESPN. In all, ESPN will carry 13 UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying matches in three days. Key highlights:
- ESPN2 will feature Portugal vs. Albania on Sunday at 2:45 p.m. ET, and Czech Republic vs. Netherlands on Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. Adrian Healey and Taylor Twellman will call Sunday’s match in English, while Derek Rae and Kasey Keller will handle Tuesday’s match.
- ESPN Deportes will televise back-to-back matches live on Sunday with Denmark vs. Armenia at 12 p.m. and Portugal vs. Albania at 2:45 p.m.; and on Tuesday with Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria at 12 p.m., immediately followed by Czech Republic vs. Netherlands at 2:45 p.m. (Note: ESPN Deportes will show four additional matches on delay).
- ESPN3 will exclusively carry eight matches live beginning with Georgia vs. Ireland on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 12 p.m.
Schedule (subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Program | Networks |
| Sun, Sept 7 | 12 p.m. | Georgia vs. Ireland | ESPN3 |
| 12 p.m. | Denmark vs. Armenia
Spanish: Omar Orlando & Leo Vega |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Faroe Island vs. Finland | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Greece vs. Romania | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Portugal vs. Albania
English: Adrian Healey & Taylor Twellman Spanish: Marcelo Masanti & Elmer Polanco |
ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / WatchESPN | |
| Mon, Sept 8 | 2:45 p.m. | Spain vs. Macedonia
Spanish: Jorge Ramos& Hernan Pereyra |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN3 |
| 2:45 p.m. | Estonia vs. Slovenia | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Austria vs. Sweden | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Montenegro vs. Moldova | ESPN3 | |
| Tue, Sept 9 | 12 p.m. | Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria
Spanish: Omar Orlando & Leo Vega |
ESPN Deportes / ESPN3 |
| 2:45 p.m. | Czech Republic vs. Netherlands
English: Derek Rae & Kasey Keller Spanish: Jorge Ramos & Elmer Polanco |
ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / WatchESPN | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Iceland vs. Turkey | ESPN3 | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Croatia vs. Malta | ESPN3 |
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