MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2018 FIFA World Cup™ qualification process heats up as the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF teams enter the next round of matches starting Thursday, March 24th through Tuesday, March 29th, with airings on beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
In South America, CONMEBOL teams prepare for the fifth and sixth rounds of the World Cup Qualifiers. With six of the 10 CONMEBOL teams currently ranked inside FIFA’s top 20, the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers are regarded by many as the toughest in the world. Teams face off on Thursday, March 24th with Brazil vs. Uruguay, Ecuador vs. Paraguay, Bolivia vs. Colombia, Chile vs. Argentina (PPV) and Peru vs. Venezuela. On Tuesday, March 29th the sixth round features Colombia vs. Ecuador, Uruguay vs. Peru (PPV), Venezuela vs. Chile (PPV), Argentina vs. Bolivia and Paraguay vs. Brazil (PPV).
The fourth round of CONCACAF qualifiers continues on March 25th and March 29th. The qualifying began early last year when six of the region's biggest soccer nations—USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago—join the competition. On Friday, the US National team, under the direction of Jürgen Klinsmann, faces Guatemala at the Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City. Coverage of this match starts at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT with a special The Express Pregame show featuring former USMNT players Heath Pearce and Christopher Sullivan and former US U-20 head coach, Thomas Rongen. Other CONCACAF matchups include, Haiti vs. Panama, Costa Rica vs. Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago vs. St. Vincent & the Grenadines.
Live coverage of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF 2018 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying matches will be complemented by original programming featuring beIN SPORTS’ personalities Ana Cobos, Carmen Boquin, José Hernández, Eduardo Biscayart, Kay Murray, Jeremy St. Louis, Ray Hudson, Phil Schoen, Terri Leigh and George D. Metellus, among others.
Below please find the beIN SPORTS schedule for the upcoming rounds of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches:
| beIN SPORTS | ||||||
| Date | League/Tournament | Event | Air Time (EST) | |||
| March 24 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 4:30 PM LIVE | |||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Ecuador vs. Paraguay | 4:50 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Bolivia vs. Colombia |
7:00 PM |
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| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 |
DELAYED |
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| March 24 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Xtra | 9:00 PM LIVE | |||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Peru vs. Venezuela | 10:05 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 25 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Xtra | 12:15 AM LIVE | |||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | St. Vincent & The Grenadines | 3:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | vs. Trinidad & Tobago | |||||
| March 25 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 6:30 PM LIVE | |||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | Haiti vs. Panama | 6:50 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 25 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 9:00 PM LIVE | |||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | Guatemala vs. USA | 10:00 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 26 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Xtra | 12:10 AM LIVE | |||
| March 29 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 4:00 PM LIVE | |||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Colombia vs. Ecuador | 4:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 6:30 PM LIVE | |||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Argentina vs. Bolivia | 7:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONCACAF North American | Panama vs. Haiti | 9:30 PM LIVE | |||
| World Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONCACAF North American | Costa Rica vs. Jamaica | 11:30 PM LIVE | |||
| World Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 30 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Xtra | 12:00 AM LIVE | |||
| beIN SPORTS en Español | ||||||
| Date |
League/Tournament |
Event |
Air Time (EST) | |||
| March 24 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 3:00 PM LIVE | |||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Bolivia vs. Colombia | 3:50 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Ecuador vs. Paraguay | 6:00 PM | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | DELAYED | |||||
| March 24 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Locker Room | 8:00 PM LIVE | |||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Peru vs. Venezuela | 10:05 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 25 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Locker Room | 12:15 AM LIVE | |||
| March 25 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 7:45 PM LIVE | |||
| March 25 | CONMEBOL South American World | Brazil vs. Uruguay | 8:35 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 25 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Locker Room | 10:45 PM LIVE | |||
| March 29 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Express Preview | 3:30 PM LIVE | |||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Colombia vs. Ecuador | 4:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Locker Room | 6:30 PM LIVE | |||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Argentina vs. Bolivia | 7:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | World Cup Qualifiers | The Locker Room | 9:30 PM LIVE | |||
| beIN SPORTS CONNECT | ||||||
| Date | League/Tournament | Event | Air Time (EST) | |||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Bolivia vs. Colombia | 3:50 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Ecuador vs. Paraguay | 4:50 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Peru vs. Venezuela | 10:05 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | St. Vincent & The Grenadines | 3:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | vs. Trinidad & Tobago | |||||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | Haiti vs. Panama | 6:50 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | Jamaica vs. Costa Rica | 7:45 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 25 | CONMEBOL South American World | Brazil vs. Uruguay | 8:35 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | El Salvador vs. Honduras | 8:50 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 25 | CONCACAF North American World | Guatemala vs. USA | 10:00 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Colombia vs. Ecuador | 4:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Argentina vs. Bolivia | 7:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Argentina vs. Bolivia | 7:20 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONCACAF North American | Panama vs. Haiti | 9:30 PM LIVE | |||
| World Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONCACAF North American | Costa Rica vs. Jamaica | 11:30 PM LIVE | |||
| World Cup Qualifiers Round 4 | ||||||
| Pay Per View | ||||||
| Date | League/Tournament | Event | Air Time (EST) | |||
| March 24 | CONMEBOL South American World | Chile vs. Argentina | 7:30 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 5 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Uruguay vs. Peru | 7:00 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Venezuela vs. Chile | 7:30 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
| March 29 | CONMEBOL South American World | Paraguay vs. Brazil | 8:45 PM LIVE | |||
| Cup Qualifiers Round 6 | ||||||
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