Uruguay vs Costa Rica 2014: Watch Live Stream, TV Channel, Preview, Start Time for Los Charruas, La Sele World Cup Match

Uruguay will face Costa Rica on Saturday, June 14 in their opening Group D World Cup 2014 match.

Kick-off time is 3:00 p.m. EDT at Estádio Castelão in Fortaleza.

The game will be broadcast on DIRECTV Uruguay in Uruguay, as well as Repretel En Vivo, Repretel HD, and Teletica En Vivo in Costa Rica.

The game will also air on ITV 1, UTV, STV Scotland in the United Kingdom, as well as ESPN Radio, SiriusXM FC, Univision Deportes, Univision Deportes En Vivo, Univision, Futbol de Primera Radio, ABC, ESPN3, and ESPN Deportes in the United States.

Live stream is available on DIRECTV Play Latin America, ITV Player, Watch ABC, and Watch ESPN (not for DirectTV subscribers).

Here is an AP preview of the match.

Costa Rica Relishing Underdog Role

SAO PAULO (AP) — Only eight countries have ever won the World Cup, and in Brazil three of them face Group D underdog Costa Rica.

Coach Jorge Luis Pinto greeted them with a warning: “We respect England, Italy, and Uruguay. But they should know that we can play football too.”

In Saturday’s opener in Fortaleza, Pinto’s men take on a Uruguay side which has high hopes of improving on its run to the semifinals in 2010, despite the uncertainty hanging over striker Luis Suarez following knee surgery three weeks ago.

Hard-working Costa Rica resumed training within hours of arriving on Tuesday at their southern World Cup camp in Santos, where Brazilian great Pele used to play.

Key to their success as a Central American spoiler, says the coach, is the notion that the pressure will be on all three of their opponents to win.

“We will play without fear. We face three world champions and we can take them all on,” Pinto said. “What we feel is joy and motivation.”

Pinto’s plans could be rattled on Saturday if his loses central defenders Michael Umana and Junior Diaz, who are recovering from flu.

The Ticos are expected to rely on in-form goalkeeper Keylor Navas who plays for Spanish club Levante, and 28-year-old captain Bryan Ruiz, whose season was revived in the Netherlands after doomed Premier League club Fulham loaned him out to PSV Eindhoven before being relegated.

Ruiz guided the Costa Ricans as they efficiently went about the task of beating weaker opponents in qualifying to make their fourth World Cup appearance.

Against Uruguay, Pinto is more likely to use counterattacks, helped by Joel Campbell, an Arsenal striker on loan to Olympiakos who scored a superb goal for the Greek side in a 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League in February.

Uruguay may have more talent on the bench that many countries could hope for, but the South American nation is worried about the recovery of striker Suarez, who led Liverpool to the brink of its first league title in a generation and scored 11 goals in qualifying for his country.

The 27-year-old joined training on the sidelines at the Uruguay base near Belo Horizonte, and posted a video to fans on the Internet to assure them his recovery was going well.

Even his absence would leave coach Oscar Tabarez with the formidable Edinson Cavani, the Paris Saint-Germain striker who scored 16 goals in the French League this season, and the 35-year-old Diego Forlan, player of the tournament at the 2010 World Cup.

“Age affects things like speed and other player characteristics of the players, but Forlan is still a very big part of this team, bringing his experience, presence on the pitch and great shooting skill from distance,” Tabarez said.

Uruguay’s ambitions, Tabarez said, require a win in Fortaleza.

“The Costa Ricans are fast and they will try and make life difficult for us,” the 67-year-old coach said. “Costa Rica is a major obstacle and we have a lot of respect for them. But our intention is to get the three points.”

How to watch Free 2014 Brazil World Cup live Stream online, ITV or BBC?

In the UK, it's on 2 channels, BBC and ITV, which channel do you prefer to watch the games on?My choice (reluctantly) is ITV, why?I'll tell ya, the BBC's coverage of the games = shocking. The commentators, they use in the games are arrogant, (apart form the dude that used to commentate on Robot Wars, Jonathan Pearce) and sound as though they'd rather be on their summer holidays than in South Africa, a commentator earns his money by keeping the viewer interested in the game, even though the game may be dull or drab, they have to keep it interesting, we can hear the vu vu zela's in full effect, we dont wanna hear how they annoy them, they annoy me by going on about it all the time, if they were any good at their job's, they'd hardly hear the noise because they'd be concentrating on the game. The main offender (for me) is Mark Lawrenson, does this guy know that he's at the friggin finals of the biggest football showcase on the planet?I'd give a testicle to commentate football professionally, i'd give the other testicle to commentate at the World Cup!

 

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2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
This article refers to the official or licensed broadcasters of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The broadcasting rights have been sold directly by FIFA, or through licensed companies or organizations such as the European Broadcasting Union, Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana, International Media Content, Dentsu, RS International Broadcasting & Sports Management and MP & Silva. 

 

Territory	Broadcaster
Afghanistan	Ariana TV
Albania	RTSH
Aruba	TeleAruba
Armenia	ARMTV
Argentina	Torneos y Competencias, Canal 7, DirecTV
Australia	SBS
Austria	ORF
Azerbaijan	İTV
Belarus	BTRC
Belgium	VRT, RTBF
Bolivia	Red Uno de Bolivia, Unitel
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT
Bulgaria	BNT
Brazil	Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes, SporTV, ESPN Brasil, FOX Sports
Brunei	Astro (all matches)
Cambodia	CTN
Canada	CBC, Sportsnet, TVA
Cape Verde	RTC
Caribbean	SportsMax
List of countries/territories [show]
Chile	TVN, Canal 13, DirecTV
China PR	CCTV
Colombia	Caracol TV, RCN TV
Costa Rica	Repretel, Teletica
Côte d'Ivoire	RTI
Croatia	HRT
Cyprus	CyBC
Czech Republic	ČT
Denmark	DR, TV 2
Ecuador	Gama TV, TC Televisión, DirecTV
El Salvador	TCS
Estonia	ERR
Fiji	Mai TV
Finland	Yle
France	TF1
and territories [show]
Gabon	RTG
Georgia	GPB
Germany	ARD, ZDF
Guatemala	Albavisión, Radio Televisión Guatemala
Hong Kong	TVB
Honduras	Vica Televisión, Telesistema, Televisora Hondureña
Hungary	MTV
Iceland	RÚV
India	Sony SIX
Indonesia	ANTV, tvOne
Iran	IRIB
Ireland	RTÉ
Israel	IBA
Italian Peninsula	RAI, Sky Italia
List of countries [show]
Jamaica	CVM Television
Japan	Nippon Television, TBS, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo
Kazakhstan	Kazakstan, Perviy Kanal Evraziya
North Korea	SBS
South Korea	SBS
Kosovo	RTK
Latvia	LTV
Liechtenstein	SRG SSR
Lithuania	LRT
Macedonia	MRT
Madagascar	MATV
Malaysia	Astro (all matches)
Mexico	Televisa, TV Azteca
Malta	PBS
Middle East and North Africa	beIN Sports
List of countries [show]
Moldova	TeleRadio-Moldova
Monaco	TF1
Mongolia	Emerge Media
Montenegro	RTCG
Myanmar	Sky Net
Namibia	NBC
Netherlands	NOS
New Zealand	TVNZ, Sky Sport
Nicaragua	Televicentro, Ratensa
Nigeria	Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, Optima Sports Management International
Norway	NRK, TV 2
Oceania	Click Pacific
List of countries [show]
Panama	Corporación Medcom, Televisora Nacional
Paraguay	SNT, TV Acción, Telefuturo
Peru	Andina de Televisión, DirecTV
Philippines	ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Balls
Poland	TVP
Portugal	RTP
Romania	TVR
Russia	Pervyi Kanal, VGTRK
Senegal	RTS
Serbia	RTS
Slovakia	RTVS
Slovenia	RTVSLO
South Africa	SABC, SuperSport
Spain	Mediaset España, Gol Televisión
Sub-Saharan Africa6	SuperSport
List of countries [show]
Suriname	STVS
Sweden	SVT, TV4
Switzerland	SRG SSR
Taiwan	ELTA Sports
Trinidad and Tobago	One Caribbean Media
Turkey	TRT
Ukraine	NTKU, Ukrayina, Football
United Kingdom	BBC, ITV
Home Nations and Territories [show]
United States	ABC, ESPN, Univision
and territories [show]
Uruguay	Monte Carlo TV, Sociedad Anonima Emisoras de Television y Anexos, Sociedad Televisora Larrañaga
Venezuela	Meridiano Televisión, Venevisión, DirecTV
Vietnam	VTV

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How to Watch the FIFA 2014 World Cup Online for Free

The world’s biggest soccer tournament, the FIFA 2014 World Cup, will be held in Brazil this year. Ticket sales are off the charts!

This World Cup event will kick off in June 12 and lasts until until 13 July. There will be 32 teams from all over the world competing for the coveted prize, the World Cup tropy. What’s your favorite team? Who’s gonna win it all?

For many of us who are not lucky enough to get tickets or be able to travel to Brazil to watch the matches live, we can still follow the tournament on TV or online. According to a survey conducted by YUME, most people in the US are expected to watch the World Cup on their smart phone or tablet devices.

You can catch your favorite match-ups by following the full match calendar here.
In the US, you can  watch all 64 matches on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone via WatchESPN and ESPN3, but only if you have cable subscription.

But what if you don’t have cable subscription and want to watch the World Cup online?
So is there a way to watch the world cup online for free?

Watch BBC’s Coverage of the World Cup Online for Free

If you prefer BBC’s coverage and want to get live streaming of the World Cup for free, you can  watch the World Cup with the BBC iPlayer or iTV. The BBC’s soccer commentary is much better than the US I believe.

Additionally, all BBC content will be available on demand through BBC iPlayer if you happen to miss the live matches.

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