i want this thread to focus on their player roster (which inst official yet). i here rui costa is going. i also want the thread to focus on where i can get televised matches, and on what channels. i needa cheer them on from my TV!!! FORCA PORTUGAL ALL THE WAY. so far, they are set to play, Iraq, Costa Rica, and Moracco. after that, the winner of that division plays the winner of the other 4 divisions. so 1/4 finals, hopefully portugal will be the winner of their group. after the quaters they have the bronze match, and then the silver gold match. as things are set up now, the bronze match is on Aug. 27 and the Gold/Silver match is on Aug. 28 the matches for portugal's group (group d) are: Portugal v Iraq Aug. 12 Portugal v Maracoo Aug. 15 Portugal v Costa Rica Aug. 18 i have heard that the most promissing basic cable station to catch olympic soccer is Telemundo. please post any info on the player roster and which stations will carry the match.
Lol..i was gonna reply on the other thread but I guess Ill do it on here. Im looking at the broadcasting info for the NBC olympics (NBColympics.com) and it doesnt have the actual schedule yet, just the trials, but they are gonna put it up this month apparently. I think you are right about telemundo being the channel to see soccer because of the mexican soccer craze but Im still hoping for other channels that I actually have with dish network (they dont offer telemundo at all unless you get the spanish package with like a billion other channels I could care less about). It says on the site that this year they are gonna set a record for broadcasting almost everything, which is great. They are going to broadcast the first womens game on MSNBC so maybe they will play soccer games on the regular channels too... It looks to me like MSNBC and Bravo have quite a bit of broadcasting so maybe we can see everything on there. I hope so, we have to see them win the gold!!!! (knock on wood) VIVA PORTUGAL!!!
As for portugals team, I see what you mean on the Telemundo website about Rui Costa. It would be nice to see the golden generation at the olympics for one last chance, but they are not the team I prefer to see there. I would prefer a team with maniche, ricardo carvalho, valente, or miguel. The younger players that are must haves are Ronaldo, Quaresma, and Carlitos. I am not very familiar with the sub 21 players bue the above three are definites. Only problem will be with the clubs that own the players because they are already "queixar" LOL!
All Olympic Men's soccer games will be on Telemundo: Women: United States vs Greece MSNBC - ALL TIME ZONES We Aug 11 11am ET/8am PT LIVE Men: Mali vs Mexico Telemundo - EAST FEED We Aug 11 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT LIVE Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates We Aug 11 12:30pm MDT (1-hour delay) Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates We Aug 11 12:30pm MST (2-hour delay) Telemundo - WEST FEED We Aug 11 1:30pm PT (3-hour delay) Men: Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro Telemundo - EAST FEED We Aug 11 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates We Aug 11 2:30pm MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates We Aug 11 2:30pm MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED We Aug 11 3:30pm PT SDD Men: Costa Rica vs Morocco Telemundo - EAST FEED Th Aug 12 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT LIVE Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Th Aug 12 12:30pm MDT (1-hour delay) Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Th Aug 12 12:30pm MST (2-hour delay) Telemundo - WEST FEED Th Aug 12 1:30pm PT (3-hour delay) Men: Paraguay vs Japan Telemundo - EAST FEED Th Aug 12 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Th Aug 12 2:30pm MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Th Aug 12 2:30pm MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED Th Aug 12 3:30pm PT SDD Women: United States vs Brazil CNBC - ALL TIME ZONES Sa Aug 14 11am ET/8am PT LIVE Men: Republic of Korea vs vs Mexico Telemundo - EAST FEED Sa Aug 14 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT LIVE Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 14 12:30pm MDT (1-hour delay) Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 14 12:30pm MST (2-hour delay) Telemundo - WEST FEED Sa Aug 14 1:30pm PT (3-hour delay) Men: Argentina vs Tunisia Telemundo - EAST FEED Sa Aug 14 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 14 2:30pm MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 14 2:30pm MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED Sa Aug 14 3:30pm PT SDD Men: Costa Rica vs Iraq Telemundo - EAST FEED Su Aug 15 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT LIVE Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Su Aug 15 12:30pm MDT (1-hour delay) Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Su Aug 15 12:30pm MST (2-hour delay) Telemundo - WEST FEED Su Aug 15 1:30pm PT (3-hour delay) Men: Paraguay vs Ghana Telemundo - EAST FEED Su Aug 15 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Su Aug 15 2:30pm MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Su Aug 15 2:30pm MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED Su Aug 15 3:30pm PT SDD Women: United States vs Australia MSNBC - ALL TIME ZONES Tu Aug 17 11am ET/8am PT LIVE Men: Greece vs Mexico Telemundo - EAST FEED Tu Aug 17 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT LIVE Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Tu Aug 17 12:30pm MDT (1-hour delay) Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Tu Aug 17 12:30pm MST (2-hour delay) Telemundo - WEST FEED Tu Aug 17 1:30pm PT (3-hour delay) Men: Argentina vs Australia Telemundo - EAST FEED Tu Aug 17 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Tu Aug 17 2:30pm MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Tu Aug 17 2:30pm MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED Tu Aug 17 3:30pm PT SDD Men: Costa Rica vs Portugal Telemundo - EAST FEED We Aug 18 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT LIVE Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates We Aug 18 12:30pm MDT (1-hour delay) Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates We Aug 18 12:30pm MST (2-hour delay) Telemundo - WEST FEED We Aug 18 1:30pm PT (3-hour delay) Men: Paraguay vs Italy Telemundo - EAST FEED We Aug 18 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates We Aug 18 2:30pm MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates We Aug 18 2:30pm MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED We Aug 18 3:30pm PT SDD Women's Quarterfinal United States vs TBA MSNBC - ALL TIME ZONES Fr Aug 20 11am ET/8am PT LIVE Men's Quarterfinal Doubleheader (Priority: Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay) Telemundo - EAST FEED Sa Aug 21 1pm ET/12noon PT LIVE/SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 21 12noon MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 21 12noon MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED Sa Aug 21 1pm PT SDD Women's Semifinal 1 United States vs TBA MSNBC - ALL TIME ZONES Mo Aug 23 11am ET/8am PT LIVE Women's Semifinal 2 TBA vs TBA MSNBC - ALL TIME ZONES Mo Aug 23 Time TBA Men's Semifinal Doubleheader Telemundo - EAST FEED Tu Aug 24 1pm ET/12noon PT LIVE/SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Tu Aug 24 12noon MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Tu Aug 24 12noon MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED Tu Aug 24 1pm PT SDD Women's Final (or 3rd Place) United States vs TBA MSNBC - ALL TIME ZONES Th Aug 26 2pm ET/11am PT (or 11am ET/8am PT) LIVE Men's 3rd Place Telemundo - EAST FEED Fr Aug 27 1:30pm ET/12:30pm CT LIVE Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Fr Aug 27 12:30pm MDT (1-hour delay) Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Fr Aug 27 12:30pm MST (2-hour delay) Telemundo - WEST FEED Fr Aug 27 1:30pm PT (3-hour delay) Men's Final Telemundo - EAST FEED Sa Aug 28 1pm ET/12noon PT SDD Telemundo - Mountain Time Zone broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 28 12noon MDT SDD Telemundo - Phoenix and Tucson broadcast affiliates Sa Aug 28 12noon MST SDD Telemundo - WEST FEED Sa Aug 28 1pm PT SDD NBC-HDTV (Digital broadcast affiliates ONLY) Sa Aug 28 Time TBA SDD
yeah, stupid club owners better not stop our portuguese glory from winning gold. (knocks on wood) another thing, thanks for posting here, i was afraid it die without a single response. also, i dont have the other channels, i get cheap basic cable.
www.SoccerTV.com Telemundo is basically showing all the Latin American teams. The problem is that everyday all the matches kick off at the same time and they are choosing to show Mexico, Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Argentina as their primary games.
MAJOR BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im praying for RTPi, lol...Thanks spartak, I think Im gonna die without seeing these games tho!! (I would even pay to see the games like I did for the Euro!)
well, portugal plays costa rica. on the 18 of august. you said that thye will show everything though...what if non of the latin teams make it?? dear god, portugal can tloose...i'll cry...maybe not, i'd probbaly burn soemhting.
Ill cry too, after all, I did cry when they lost the Euro...So close but so far..still brings tears to my eyes..lol
how does the match up work??? will it be the 4 from each of the groups going head to head, then the champions of each group, then the 2 winners, then the silver gold match?? in otherwords: 16>4>2>1??? explain the match up and how the eliminations will work...
i hope portugal gets to 1...i'd be so happy. oh i ahve a question, do you know what stores have jerzys?? i wanna get some figo, ronaldo, and deco ones so i can parade my portuguese pride around la escuela...
one more thing... i dont think we have to worry about iraq, maroco, mali, ghana, or paraguay. they are mostly backwater teams. i think we should poison some well water in order to make sure portugal wins. anyone that lives near costa rica, could you kindly burn some houses down and take player's family memebers hostage...just for insurance reasons...
I read that Quim is one of the goalkeepers being considered to bring to the Olympics. Benfica has asked the Federation not to call Moreira, because they want him for the Champions League qualification games and the SuperTaca. I think they are fine with Quim going (which makes me think Moreira is still the 1st goalie for Benfica ).
quim ehy...*checks his stats via google* ahh, yes. he'll do. i think the only way we can loose is if either A) we get overconfident and get killed by the latinos B) the good players are held back by their clubs C)i dont get to cheer them on from my TV
it looks like Baia will be the starting goalkeeper and one of the players over 23, Quim could be the second keeper
i feel like playing the phsycic so here are my predictions for the 2 finalists from each group: Group A: Greece and Mexico Group B: Paraguay and Italy Group C: Argentina and Serbia & Montenegro Group D: Portugal and Costa Rica after that i am afraid to say who will advance from the group finals, but i will anyway. here they are, the final 4: Mexico, Italy, Argentina, and Portugal (i will be chomping at the bit when they play Costa Rica, but i am confident in our youths and in the seniors' experience) then the final 2, Mexico and Argentina (i hope i'm wrong, but we can atleast hope for the bronze) post ur thoughts guys and give me reasons to believe!
Don't think we have to worry about Paraguay? They just beat Brazil 2-1 in the Copa America including having to play out the stretch with 10 men. I think we need to learn from our mistae of underestimating Greece, TWICE, and play every game like we are playing Italy or Brazil.
yeah. thats what i'm hoping for too. its been my experience that right when you think your team has the prize they fall flat on their face at the finishline. thats what the eagles do for me and i will pray portugal learned from greece. i hope we get gold, but all i can do is wait, and with 28 games be for the days start, it will be a long wait. (and its already driving my nerves off a cliff) all we can do is be supportive. (i feel like getting ready to either cry or kill something. they cant loose this time, atleast not like they did with greece. telemundo says they have alot of talent and that they are looking pretty good for the olympics. i hope they bring home either bronze, silver, or gold. they deserve it. they are a damn good team.)
Wouldn't it be crazy if Portugal go to Greece and pull off a gold, after Greece came to Portugal and did the same thing?
i would have so many tears of joy. i wish it could be! FORCA PORTUGAL!! btw, pollard, are you new to these here portuguese forums?? welcome.
Ya, I'm new to these forums. I just discovered them. I've been at the soccerpulse.com forums for a while now, but there aren't as many Portuguese people on that board. The board for Portugal is very slow. That's why I decided to come here as well.