ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes will be quite busy over the next few days with World Cup qualifiers, United Soccer League matches.

The U.S. will host Panama in a WCQ in Orlando Fla. Friday on ESPN2.

Other WCQs will inlcude Spain, Netherlands, Italy and Portugal, among others as well as the home and away Asia World Cup qualifying playoff series between Syria and Australia.

The schedule

Date Time (ET) Event Network(s)
Thu, Oct 5 8:25 a.m. Syria vs. Australia (Asia WCQ Playoff) ESPN3
11:45 a.m. Armenia vs. Poland (European WCQ) ESPNEWS/ESPN Deportes
2:30 p.m. Scotland vs. Slovakia (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
2:35 p.m. Montenegro vs. Denmark (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Malta vs. Lithuania (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
Fri, Oct 6 2:30 p.m. Spain vs. Albania (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
2:35 p.m. Austria vs. Serbia (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Kosovo vs. Ukraine (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Liechtenstein vs. Israel (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Republic of Ireland vs. Moldova (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
7 p.m. USA vs. Costa Rica (CONCACAF WCQ) ESPN2
9 p.m. FC Edmonton vs. Jacksonville Armada (NASL) ESPN3
Sat, Oct 7 7:25 a.m. Barnet vs. Coventry City (EFL – League Two) ESPN3
9:55 a.m. Plymouth vs. Fleetwood Town (EFL – League One) ESPN3
11:45 a.m. Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Belgium (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
11:50 a.m. Gibraltar vs. Estonia (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:30 p.m. Andorra vs. Portugal (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
2:30 p.m. Belarus vs. Netherlands (European WCQ) ESPN3, ESPN Deportes+
7:30 p.m. Indy Eleven vs. New York Cosmos (NASL) ESPN3
7:30 p.m. Puerto Rico FC vs. North Carolina FC (NASL) ESPN3
8 p.m. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Sacramento Republic FC (USL) ESPN3
Sun, Oct 8 9:25 a.m. Gillingham vs. Portsmouth (EFL – League One) ESPN3
11:45 a.m. Poland vs. Montenegro (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
11:50 a.m. Denmark vs. Romania (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
11:50 a.m. Kazakhstan vs. Armenia (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:30 p.m. Norway vs. Northern Ireland (European WCQ) ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Mon, Oct 9 2:30 p.m. Israel vs. Spain (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
2:35 p.m. Albania vs. Italy (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Iceland vs. Kosovo (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Moldova vs. Austria (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Serbia vs. Georgia (European WCQ) ESPN3, ESPN Deportes+
Tue, Oct 10 4:55 a.m. Australia vs. Syria (Asia WCQ Playoff) ESPN3
2:30 p.m. Netherlands vs. Sweden (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes
2:35 p.m. Estonia vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Latvia vs. Andorra (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
2:35 p.m. Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria (European WCQ) ESPN3/ESPN Deportes+
7 p.m. Rochester Rhinos vs. Bethlehem Steel FC (USL) ESPN3

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.