CCTV-5 (a Chinese sports channel) will be airing the All-Star match and the draw live. You can watch it on any one of many p2p streaming video programs, including PPMate, TVAnts, and SopCast, among others. If you aren't familiar with p2p software, go to http://myp2p.eu. On the left side of the page are links to instructions on how to download and setup lots of p2p software, including the ones I mentioned. The instructions also tell you how to find particular channels like CCTV5. I would install two or three different programs in case one isn't working for some reason. The times of the broadcasts are: All-Star Match : Saturday, April 21, 7:30 AM Eastern time WC Draw : Sunday, April 22, 6:35 AM Eastern time If you have any problems post them here and I'll try to help out. Try to connect to the channel at least 10 minutes before hand. It takes a few minutes to come up and the more people who join, the better the channel will play for everyone.
One more thing...there's a chat room located here for anyone who is up watching the game or the draw. The password is USA.
Re: FIFA All-Star Match [R] Just in case anyone missed the broadcast, here is a link to one of FIFA's match reports: All Star game lives up to expectation Here also is the link to interviews with Chinese captain Li Jie and Bente Nordby who was one of the co-captains of the FIFA Women's World Stars select squad. Skippers savour All Star challenge
So far, here are groups A, B, C and D. Germany, Japan USA, Korea DPR Norway, Australia China PR, Brazil
3/4 of the way done ... Germany, Japan, England USA, Korea DPR, Sweden Norway, Australia, Canada Chiina PR, Brazil, Denmark Ghana, Nigeria, Argentina and New Zealand still to be drawn
And the final groups, Germany, Japan, England, Argentina Nigeria, USA, Korea DPR, Sweden Norway, Ghana, Australia, Canada Chiina PR, New Zealand, Brazil, Denmark
Final groups with FIFA World Rankings Group A #2 Germany #9 Japan #12 England #32 Argentina Group B #24 Nigeria #1 USA #5 Korea DPR #4 Sweden Group C #3 Norway #48 Ghana #14 Australia #10 Canada Group D #11 China PR #23 New Zealand #8 Brazil #6 Denmark So, based on these rankings, Group A - 55 (average of 14) Group B - 34 (average of 9) Group C - 75 (average of 19) Group D - 48 (average of 12) It definitely appears that Group B is the toughest, especially considering that three top-5 teams are in that group, while Group C is the easiest with only one team among the top nine. Of course these rankings are not perfect, but just give a starting point to compare these groups. Either way, I'm definitely looking forward to all those 2 a.m. games!