FOX Sports has announced its 32-match broadcast schedule for the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
Featuring 16 nations and the future stars of women’s soccer facing off on the world stage, the 10th edition of the biennial competition opens play Wednesday at 12:50 p.m. ET with Germany vs. Colombia on FOX Soccer Plus, while the U.S. U-20 Women’s youth national team makes its tournament debut vs. Ghana on Thursday at 12:50 p.m. ET on FS2.
Matches throughout the tournament will air live on FS1, FS2 and FOX Soccer Plus concluding with the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 9:55 PM ET on FS1.
Estadio Nacional, located in Costa Rica’s capital city of San José, and Estadio Morera Sota in Alajuela, will serve as host stadiums for the tournament. Four countries have been crowned FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup champions since the competition’s inception in 2002, including Germany, Japan, Korea DPR and the U.S.
The broadcasters
JP Dellacamera, Kate Scott and John Strong will serve as play-by-play announcers for matches on FS1, while soccer champions Aly Wagner, Lori Lindsey, Danielle Slaton and Leslie Osborne provide expert color commentary as match analysts.
Dellacamera is FOX Sports’ lead women’s soccer play-by-play announcer. He is regarded as one of the original voices of U.S. Soccer with a broadcasting career spanning 30 years and brings decades of experience covering 15 World Cups™ (nine men’s, six women’s) across television and radio.
Wagner is FOX Sports’ lead soccer match analyst for women’s competitions. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and Women’s World Cup veteran, she made U.S. English-language TV history as the first woman to call a men’s World Cup match in 2018. Playing for the U.S. women’s national team from 1999-2008, Wagner scored 21 goals and recorded 42 assists in 131 international matches.
Scott returns to FOX Sports after making her network debut last year as play-by-play announcer during CONMEBOL Copa America and Concacaf Gold Cup matches. She serves as play-by-play announcer for Philadelphia 76ers NBA games on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Strong currently serves as FOX Sports’ lead soccer play-by-play announcer for men’s competitions and has been a fixture at the network since joining full-time in 2015. He is the voice of many of the biggest matches FOX Sports has to offer across several properties and will return as lead play-by-play announcer at the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
Lindsey joins FOX Sports’ broadcast team as a match analyst after making her network debut in June. She also called select CONMEBOL Women’s Copa America matches last month. Her 13-year playing career highlights include representing the USWNT at the 2011 Women’s World Cup™ in Germany and helping Team USA win the 2012 Olympic gold medal in London.
Slaton is a studio and match analyst on FOX Soccer telecasts. She called 2019 Women’s World Cup, 2015 Women’s World Cup, Women’s World Cup qualifying and previous U-20 and U-17 Women’s World Cups matches for the network. Slaton played soccer for the USWNT from 2000-2005, earning a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Games and a bronze at the 2003 Women’s World Cup.
Osborne made her World Cup studio analyst debut during FOX Sports’ coverage of the 2015 women’s tournament and returned for the network’s 2019 Women’s World Cup presentation in the same role. A USWNT veteran, Osborne was named a finalist for U.S. Soccer women’s player of the year in 2006 and appeared in 62 games for the national team.
The schedule
DATE AIR TIME KICK TIME MATCH VENUE NETWORK
Group Stage
Wed 08/10 12:50 PM 1:00 PM Germany vs Colombia Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela Fox Soccer Plus
Wed 08/10 3:50 PM 4:00 PM New Zealand vs Mexico Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela Fox Soccer Plus
Wed 08/10 6:50 PM 7:00 PM Spain vs Brazil Estadio Nacional, San José FS2
Wed 08/10 9:50 PM 10:00 PM Costa Rica vs Australia Estadio Nacional, San José FS2
Thu 08/11 12:50 PM 1:00 PM Ghana vs USA Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS2
Thu 08/11 3:50 PM 4:00 PM Japan vs Netherlands Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela Fox Soccer Plus
Thu 08/11 6:55 PM 7:00 PM France vs Nigeria Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
Thu 08/11 9:50 PM 10:00 PM Canada vs Korea Republic Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
Sat 08/13 12:50 PM 1:00 PM Germany vs New Zealand Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS2
Sat 08/13 3:50 PM 4:00 PM Brazil vs Australia Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela Fox Soccer Plus
Sat 08/13 6:50 PM 7:00 PM Mexico vs Colombia Estadio Nacional, San José Fox Soccer Plus
Sat 08/13 9:50 PM 10:00 PM Costa Rica vs Spain Estadio Nacional, San José FS2
Sun 08/14 12:50 PM 1:00 PM Japan vs Ghana Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS2
Sun 08/14 3:50 PM 4:00 PM Korea Republic vs Nigeria Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela Fox Soccer Plus
Sun 08/14 6:50 PM 7:00 PM USA vs Netherlands Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
Sun 08/14 9:50 PM 10:00 PM France vs Canada Estadio Nacional, San José FS2
Tue 08/16 6:55 PM 7:00 PM Mexico vs Germany Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS1
Tue 08/16 6:50 PM 7:00 PM Colombia vs New Zealand Estadio Nacional, San José FS2
Tue 08/16 9:50 PM 10:00 PM Brazil vs Costa Rica Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
Tue 08/16 9:50 PM 10:00 PM Australia vs Spain Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS2
Wed 08/17 6:50 PM 7:00 PM USA vs Japan Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS2
Wed 08/17 6:50 PM 7:00 PM Netherlands vs Ghana Estadio Nacional, San José Fox Soccer Plus
Wed 08/17 9:50 PM 10:00 PM Nigeria vs Canada Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS2
Wed 08/17 9:50 PM 10:00 PM Korea Republic vs France Estadio Nacional, San José Fox Soccer Plus
Quarterfinals
Sat 08/20 6:20 PM 6:30 PM 1A vs 2B Estadio Nacional, San José FS2
Sat 08/20 9:55 PM 10:00 PM 1B vs 2A Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
Sun 08/21 6:20 PM 6:30 PM 1C vs 2D Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS2
Sun 08/21 9:55 PM 10:00 PM 1D vs 2C Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela FS1
Semifinals
Thu 08/25 6:25 PM 6:30 PM W25 vs W27 Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
Thu 08/25 9:50 PM 10:00 PM W26 vs W28 Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
3rd Place Match
Sun 08/28 6:20 PM 6:30 PM RU29 vs RU30 Estadio Nacional, San José FS2
Final
Sun 08/28 9:55 PM 10:00 PM W29 vs W30 Estadio Nacional, San José FS1
