[socceraction]

Setanta USA (the regular, 'non-premium' channel) will have both legs of the Portugal v Bosnia/Hercegovina playoff LIVE. So far, the only matches that have been officially announced.

SA

[TVBIZ]

WORLD CUP PLAYOFF
Costa Rica to face Uruguay home and home for trip to South Africa
Both Games Live in Pay-Per-View


HOBOKEN, NJ---Costa Rica and Uruguay both get another chance at qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, when they face off in a home and home total goals series on November 14 and November 18. The broadcast of both games is being distributed by Integrated Sports in the United States and Canada for live viewing on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Viewer’s Choice and Bell TV for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

The first leg of the playoff will be held in Costa Rica. Kickoff is at 9pm ET, the second leg on November 18 in Uruguay, kicks off at 6:00 pm ET. Venues for the games have not been announced yet.

Costa Rica was forced into the playoff to qualify after finishing fourth in CONCACAF Qualifying, behind the United States, Mexico and Honduras.

The Ticos were relegated to the playoff after the United States stunned them, coming from behind for a 2-2 tie on the final night of qualifying. A Costa Rica win in Washington D.C., that night would have assured them a spot in the World Cup, but with the emotional draw that made U.S. defender Jonathan Bornstein a national hero in Honduras, the Ticos finished with 16 points, the same as Honduras, but relegated to the playoff because of tie breakers.

Uruguay finished fifth in South American qualifying, behind Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Argentina.
Uruguay also had its hopes for a direct path to South Africa dashed on the final night of qualifying, when they lost to Argentina, who leap- frogged them in the standings.

Uruguay has faced a playoff situation during qualifying for the last two World Cups. In 2001, they advanced to Korea/Japan with a win over Australia, while four years later, it was the Soceroos who prevailed, advancing to Germany after winning via penalty kicks.

“We can do it. Nobody likes being in this position but we've been there before and know how to approach it,” said striker Diego Forlan, who was part of both previous World Cup qualifying efforts. "What really matters is that our fate's still in our hands,” said the Real Madrid star.

For more information visit www.Integratedsportsnet.com

[bwiorly]

Originally Posted by TVBIZ

The broadcast of both games is being distributed by Integrated Sports in the United States and Canada for live viewing on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Viewer’s Choice and Bell TV for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

Ambiguous wording... The sentence would lead you to believe that $24.95 is for both games (the subject being "the broadcast of BOTH games," my emphasis), when, knowing the PPV business, it is most likely a per game quote.

Would anyone have confirmation either way? I might consider it at $24.95 for both legs. I will not at $24.95 per, and hope the PPV distributor takes a major loss on this.

[Golazo]

Originally Posted by huhe888

Playoff matches will cost TV5 extra money.

If it is true that playoff matches are not covered in regular WCQ contracts, this may be the first time ever that I feel bad for broadcasters....... they need to fire their lawyers.

[Rivaldinho]

Both legs of Greece vs. Ukraine will be live on CBC bold:
Sat. Nov. 14 12:55 p.m. ET
Wed. Nov. 18 11:55 a.m. ET

They will also be rerun after midnight on the main CBC network.

[LaxBandit]

Originally Posted by Rivaldinho

Both legs of Greece vs. Ukraine will be live on CBC bold:
Sat. Nov. 14 - 12:55 p.m. ET. Wed. Nov. 18 - 11:55 a.m. ET.
They will also be rerun after midnight on the main CBC network.

Both games will also be shown LIVE online at cbcsports.ca

The Saturday, Nov 14 game will be shown on CBC on Sunday, Nov 15
from 1:30 am ET to 3:30 am ET after the HNIC doubleheader and After
Hours postgame show. The game replaces the HNIC doubleheader replay
show - which is each HNIC game edited down to one hour showing.

The Wednesday, Nov 18 game will be shown on CBC on Thursday, Nov 19
from 1:00 am ET to 3:00 am ET. The game replaces the early morning movie
that is shown in that time slot - Mondays through Friday.

LB...

[socceraction]

FIFA has posted the official kickoff times now for all of the playoff matches. Here is a rundown of TV info we have so far for the US and Canada (all times US Central):

Asia/Oceania playoff -

November 14th:
1:00am New Zealand v Bahrain (2nd leg)
...........LIVE coverage on FSC in the US and Kuwait3 on Globecast platform. FSC first repeat at 1:00pm same day.

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CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff -

November 14th:
8:00pm Costa Rica v Uruguay (1st leg)

November 18th:
5:00pm Uruguay v Costa Rica (2nd leg)

* - Both matches will be available via PPV only across most platforms (Dish, DirecTV, InDemand, Viewers Choice, ExpressVu, Shaw, etc.). Price: $24.95 per match.

__________________________

UEFA playoffs -

November 14th:
2:30pm Portugal v Bosnia & Herzegovina (1st leg)

November 18th:
1:45pm Bosnia & Herzegovina v Portugal (2nd leg)

* - Both matches LIVE on Setanta USA and Setanta Canada. Likely that matches will also be available via RTPi (to be confirmed).

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November 14th:
2:00pm Rep. of Ireland v France (1st leg)

November 18th:
2:00pm France v Rep. of Ireland (2nd leg)

* - Setanta has sold the 1st leg rights to TV5 in both the US and Canada. The 2nd leg will be on Setanta's premium service and both legs on a 1-day delay on the regular Setanta channels.

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November 14th:
10:00am Russia v Slovenia (1st leg)

November 18th:
1:45pm Slovenia v Russia (2nd leg)

* - 1st leg will be LIVE on Setanta USA & Canada. No confirmation yet on the 2nd leg.

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November 14th:
12:00pm Greece v Ukraine (1st leg)

November 18th:
12:00pm Ukraine v Greece (2nd leg)

* - Both legs LIVE in Canada on CBC Bold with late night repeats on CBC. No official announcement for any US TV as of today. One would expect Setanta Premium to have both legs but something is holding up the announcement.

SA

[SirFozzie]

Announcement re:UEFA from the Setanta ATwitter feed:

1st Leg:

Portugal v Bosnia and Russia/Slovenia will air the 14th, and Ukraine/Greece and Ireland/France the next day

2nd Leg
Not sure what's going to happen with Ukraine/Greece (it wasn't mentioned on their twitter update), but Bosnia/Greece will be Live, Slovenia/Russia same day, Ireland/France the next Day

http://twitter.com/SetantaUS

[blackhornet]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Not sure what's going to happen with Ukraine/Greece (it wasn't mentioned on their twitter update), but Bosnia/Portugal will be Live, Slovenia/Russia same day, Ireland/France the next Day

fixed

[SirFozzie]

Ugh. Thanks