Category: Sport
Date: 06.02.2006
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91Èȱ¬ and ITV 91Èȱ¬ can today confirm plans for shared coverage of the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany.
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Live coverage of England's group games will be split between the two broadcasters as follows:
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10 June - 91Èȱ¬ - England v Paraguay
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15 June - ITV - England v Trinidad & Tobago
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20 June - ITV - England v Sweden
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91Èȱ¬ will then take first pick of games from the 'round of 16'
knockout stage, with ITV taking picks two and three.
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The remaining 'round of 16' games will be split between the two broadcasters on a one-by-one basis.
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91Èȱ¬ will take first and fourth pick of quarter final games, with ITV taking picks two and three.
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If England reach the semi-final stage, both 91Èȱ¬ and ITV will show the game live, with ITV showing the remaining semi-final exclusively.
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If England do not reach the semi-final stage, ITV will have first pick of the semi-final games, with 91Èȱ¬ broadcasting the other match.
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Both broadcasters will show the World Cup final live.
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Roger Mosey, 91Èȱ¬ Director of Sport, said: "We are delighted that we will be showing England's opening game against Paraguay, and potentially their first two knock-out games.
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"There will be more television, radio and new media coverage of this World Cup than ever before and we're confident audiences will have a great choice of viewing."
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Mark Sharman, ITV Director of Sport, said: "We are very pleased to have reached an agreement that gives ITV guaranteed coverage of two England group games, in particular a peak time group decider against Sweden.
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"We are all looking forward to an exciting World Cup in Germany."
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A full game schedule follows:
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9 June
1700: Germany v Costa Rica 91Èȱ¬
2000: Poland v Ecuador ITV
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10 June
1400: England v Paraguay 91Èȱ¬
1700: Trindad & Tobago v Sweden ITV
2000: Argentina v Ivory Coast ITV
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11 June
1400: Serbia & Montenegro v Netherlands 91Èȱ¬
1700: Mexico v Iran 91Èȱ¬
2000: Angola v Portugal ITV
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12 June
1400: Australia v Japan ITV
1700: USA v Czech Republic 91Èȱ¬
2000: Italy v Ghana 91Èȱ¬
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13 June
1400: South Korea v Togo 91Èȱ¬
1700: France v Switzerland 91Èȱ¬
2000: Brazil v Croatia 91Èȱ¬
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14 June
1400: Spain v Ukraine ITV
1700: Tunisia v S Arabia ITV
2000: Germany v Poland 91Èȱ¬
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15 June
1400: Ecuador v Costa Rica ITV
1700: England v Trinidad & Tobago ITV
2000: Sweden v Paraguay ITV
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16 June
1400: Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro 91Èȱ¬
1700: Netherlands v Ivory Coast ITV
2000: Mexico v Angola ITV
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17 June
1400: Portugal v Iran 91Èȱ¬
1700: Czech Republic v Ghana ITV
2000: Italy v USA ITV
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18 June
1400: Japan v Croatia ITV
1700: Brazil v Australia ITV
2000: France v South Korea 91Èȱ¬
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19 June
1400: Togo v Switzerland 91Èȱ¬
1700 S Arabia v Ukraine ITV
2000: Spain v Tunisia 91Èȱ¬
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20 June
1500: Ecuador v Germany/Costa Rica v Poland ITV
2000: Paraguay v T'dad & Tobago/Sweden v England ITV
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21 June
1500: Iran v Angola/Portugal v Mexico ITV
2000: Netherlands v Argentina/I Coast v Serbia & M ITV
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22 June
1500: Czech Republic v Italy/Ghana v USA 91Èȱ¬
2000: Japan v Brazil/Croatia v Australia 91Èȱ¬
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23 June
1500: Ukraine v Tunisia/S Arabia v Spain 91Èȱ¬
2000: Togo v France/Switzerland v S Korea 91Èȱ¬
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