Great Soccer Viewing for U.S. Fans this week

For those of you that love soccer...and especially soccer here in the good ol' U.S.A....this is a great week. First, we have the under-20 Women's World Cup starting in Chile tomorrow. Both the U.S. and the Canadian teams are made up of current and future college stars. Many of the players there have sacrificed being with their college teams during the NCAA playoffs in order to have a shot at the world title. The U.S. team's games will be shown at ESPN...tomorrow is on ESPN2. The others will be on ESPN360.com (an internet broadcast service). Here is the 1st round schedule.

Wednesday
U.S. vs. France
Estadio Nelson Oyarzun, Chillan, Chile
11 a.m. MT, ESPN2, ESPN360.com

Nov. 22
U.S. vs. Argentina
Estadio Nelson Oyarzun, Chillan, Chile
8 a.m. MT, ESPN360.com

Nov. 26
U.S. vs. China
Estadio German Becker, Temuco, Chile
12 p.m. MT, ESPN360.com

You can follow the tournament and see highlights of the matches at www.fifa.com!


Second....the U.S. men's national team has a 2010 World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night against Guatemala in Colorado. The U.S. has already advanced to the final round as it as won the 4-team group....However, Guatemala is in a dogfight with Trinidad & Tobago and must win to stay alive for the second place....Fans of the younger U.S. players, such as Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore, will be able to see how they do in an intense environment.

U.S. vs. Guatemala
Wednesday
Dick's Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, Colo.
8 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic


Third...yes, there is more....the MLS Cup will be held in Los Angeles this Sunday. The Columbus Crew will face the NY Red Bulls for the championship. Watch Argentinian superstar, Guillermo Barros-Schelotto, formerly of Boca Juniors try to lead Columbus to its first crown!

Sunday
New York vs. Columbus
Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC


Okay soccer fans...enjoy the feast!