The FIFA Brazil World Cup is live and Group B is on the schedule for Friday and the TV start time for the games in the tournament is at 3 pm ET and 6 pm ET as Spain takes on the Netherlands and Chile plays against Australia and they will be online with a Live Stream from the WatchESPN website and coverage is streaming from the main ESPN channel for the game.
Spain comes into the tournament as the defending champions and that makes them one of the favorites in Brazil along with Argentina, Germany and Brazil as the host nation. The Brazil team opened the tournament with a win, but it was not without controversy, as the match was titled after a penalty shot and now they will move onto the next one, while the Spanish team has their first match for the group stage against the Dutch, who they played against back in 2010 in the final in South Africa.
Spain is an experienced team and they have stayed strong while the Netherlands has fallen in the ranks a bit and now this match is one of the most anticipated and it has the potential to be very exciting. Spain and the Dutch both need this match, as it is very hard to advance out of the group stages after losing in the first matchup. Spain has Xavi and David Villa among their players and they have experience and are winners and this matchup could be a sign of things to come for the team.
Spain is the favorite in this group and even if the Netherlands loses, they have the chance and the talent to bounce back with games against Chile and Australia. The group is not an easy one by any stretch, but compared to other groups it is not very hard to get out of. This group is nothing compared to the United States, Ghana and Portugal along with Germany and that is considered to be the group of death in this tournament.
The tournament opened with Brazil winning and there already was a controversial flop from Fred and that is one issue that the sport has to try and fix. Mexico and Cameroon started the day on Friday and the late match is Chile and Australia. The games on Saturday include Uruguay as well as England taking on Italy and that is a huge matchup. The World Cup schedule continues for two weeks and this will be an amazing tournament.
Check here for the FIFA schedule for Group B and more on the World Cup.
