Nine days until it all starts. In case you haven’t bookmarked this (or an equivalent), here is ESPNFC’s table of all 48+16=64 WC2014 fixtures (group stage+knockout rounds), including kickoff times, venues, and (US) TV coverage:
http://www.espnfc.com/fixtures/_/league/fifa.world/fifa-world-cup?cc=5901
Actually we’ve copied and pasted the table in below, but we’ve also done you the service of choosing one match per day (from the group stage) that you should plan your day around:
(all times ET, and all games on ESPN unless otherwise noted)
Thursday, June 12: Brazil-Croatia (4pmET)
Friday, June 13: Spain-Netherlands (3pm)
Sat, June 14: England-Italy (6pm)
Sun, June 15: Argentina-Bosnia (6pm)
Mon, June 16: Germany-Portugal (and also Ghana-USA later that day, at 6pm)
Tues, June 17: Brazil-Mexico (3pm)
Wed, June 18: Spain-Chile (3pm)
Thurs, June 19: Uruguay-England (3pm)
Friday, June 20: Switzerland-France (3pm)
Saturday, June 21: Germany-Ghana (3pm)
Sunday, June 22: USA-Portugal (6pm, again on ESPN–why not put this one on ABC??)
For the last 4 days of the group stage, there are 2 games played simultaneously at 12pmET and 4pmET each day. Which ones to actually watch will eventually depend on group standings and scenarios for who advances; here are some preliminary picks:
Monday, June 23: any/all?
Tuesday, June 24: Italy-Uruguay (12pm)
Wednesday, June 25: Nigeria-Argentina (12pm)
Thursday, June 26: USA-Germany (12pm)
Tell your wives, hide your kids, plan your long lunches, clear your DVRs. it’s going to be busy month.
ESPNFC’s full fixture list: