Kick Off Arrives: FOX Sports Debuts Unprecedented FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015 Coverage Tomorrow

FOX Sports kicks off its historic, multi-platform presentation of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Saturday night when host country Canada squares off against China, with coverage beginning with FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TODAY live at 5:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1, followed by match play at 6:00 PM ET. Two days later the U.S. Women’s National Team, expected by many to be in the July 5 final, plays its highly-anticipated first match of the tournament when it faces Australia at 7:30 PM ET on FOX Sports 1.

Combining games with anticipated pregame, postgame, bridge shows and complementary programming, FOX Sports is expected to provide almost 200 hours of coverage from FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015™ averaging between six and seven hours a day over the month-long tournament.

No broadcast network has ever televised 16 FIFA Women’s or Men’s World Cup matches in a single tournament, and the 2015 event marks the first time since 2003 that any FIFA Women’s World Cup™ matches are scheduled for over-the-air broadcast in the U.S. In addition to the 16 matches committed to FOX, five of which are in primetime and include one semifinal, the third place match on July 4 and the final on July 5, FOX Sports 1 carries 29 matches, including all eight in the round of 16, two quarterfinals and one semifinal. The remaining seven games are slated for FOX Sports 2. FOX Sports’ television schedule for the entire tournament, including all scheduled FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TODAY and FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TONIGHT wrap up shows is here.

From the record 16 matches on broadcast television to an abundance of programming on FOX Sports’ digital outlets, following are highlights of the coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015™.

• Tonight at 7:30 PM ET, FOX Sports 1 kicks off their coverage with an hour-long primetime preview offering a final in-depth look at the teams, players and news impacting the world’s biggest women’s sports event. More info here.

• Coverage features five broadcast teams, with JP Dellacamera, Cat Whitehill and Tony DiCicco calling the U.S. games throughout the group stage. Click here for details on all broadcast teams, and here for game assignments through the Group Stage.

• Jenny Taft, Julie Stewart-Binks and Grant Wahl serve as reporters to cover the world’s biggest and most exciting women’s sports event. Read more here.

• Studio programming features a multi-national team of stars who have led their teams on the field. The full roster of analysts who join hosts Rob Stone and Kate Abdo is here.

• FOX Sports’ studio programming is anchored from a beautiful 5,400 square-foot set in a prime waterfront location at Vancouver’s Jack Poole Plaza. For a time lapse view of the set’s construction over 23 days, click here, and here for more details.

• FOX Sports showcases all 24 teams with a slate of more than 60 features airing throughout the month (Read more here)

• FOX Soccer Plus has been re-branded the FIFA Women’s World Cup Channel for the duration of the tournament (Read more here)

• Grammy Award-nominated English rock band Florence + The Machine provides the backdrop for FOX Sports’ coverage of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 (Read more here)

• FOX Sports executed an unprecedented, company-wide multi-platform marketing initiative that began in 2014. (Read more here)

• FOX Sports Digital and FOX Sports GO offer comprehensive coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015™, including live streaming of all matches, real-time highlights, features, and breaking news. (Read more here)