ESPN Unprecedented Coverage of 2010 World Cup Draw

ESPN will have unprecedented coverage of the 2010 World Cup draw which pulls in at least 134.5 million viewers world wide and is shown live in 137 countries. Also, if you’ll be at work like me there’s good news. ESPN 360 will also have coverage. Here is that schedule (Times are listed as Central Time):

Fri, Dec 4    11:00 am    FIFA World Cup Draw
Fri, Dec 4    11:00 am    FIFA World Cup Draw – World Feed
Fri, Dec 4    1:00 pm    FIFA ESPNSoccerNet Press Pass: World Cup Draw Special

Here is ESPN’s press release with the details of all their coverage:ESPN will provide comprehensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw across its U.S. domestic and international media assets Friday, Dec. 4, beginning with ESPN2 HD’s live, three-hour 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Presented by adidas at 12 p.m. ET.  Highlights:

U.S. networks:

ESPN2 HD – 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Presented by adidas (12 – 3 p.m.):  Bob Ley will host with former World Cup stars Efan Ekoku, John Harkes, Alexi Lalas and Steve McManaman providing analysis from ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., studios;
Jeremy Schaap will provide live reports throughout the day from the Cape Town International Convention Center in South Africa, site of the Draw;
Additional FIFA World Cup pre- and post-Draw coverage on SportsCenter, ESPNEWS, First Take (ESPN2), ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning (simulcast on ESPN2), SportsNation (ESPN2), and more;
ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language sports network which last week announced it will present up to 40 Portuguese-language World Cup matches live in the U.S. in 2010, will cover the draw with analysis, predictions and post-Draw reactions – a precursor to the network’s “game-around-the-game” approach to the event in 2010, anchored by David Faitelson and 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Mario Kempes in Bristol, with Jose Ramon Fernandez, Daniel Brailovsky, Rafa Puente, Carlos Albert and Ciro Procuna in Mexico City.  John Sutcliffe, Raul Taquini and Dan Williams will report from Cape Town throughout the network’s seven hours of live programming around the Draw;
For the first time ever, ESPN Radio will broadcast SportsCenter Presents the 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Show, a 60-minute special (also on ESPNRadio.com) at 4 p.m. with host Doug Brown and featuring ESPN international soccer analyst Tommy Smyth, U.S. Soccer and MLS reporter Allen Hopkins and reporting from Cape Town by Schaap.

ESPN2’s 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw Presented by adidas Friday, Dec. 4, at 12 noon

In addition to commentary, news highlights and analysis, ESPN2’s live presentation of the Draw will include the following segments:

Live interview with Morgan Freeman, who stars as Nelson Mandela, in the soon-to-be-released movie Invictus, attempting to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unite his people after the fall of apartheid by ESPN X Games and E! network’s Daily 10 host Sal Masekela;
Schaap’s exclusive interview with U.S. striker Charlie Davies, who was injured in an automobile accident in the outskirts of Washington, D.C., on the eve of the U.S. Team’s last FIFA World Cup qualifying match vs. Costa Rica;
Interview with David Beckham;
Features about Soweto, Gumboot dancing and RAGA-BOLO – a South African street soccer tradition;
ESPN’s World Cup play-by-play commentator Martin Tyler, who has called all World Cups since 1978 will offer insight, live from England;
U.S. striker Jozy Altidore, currently playing in the Barclays Premier League, will be interviewed;
Post-Draw interview with U.S. National Men’s Soccer Team manager Bob Bradley from Cape Town;
Rob Stone will report from New York City’s famed football bar Nevada Smiths.

Digital outlets:

ESPN360.com, the sports broadband network, will feature two channels dedicated to the Draw:  ESPN2’s live coverage, and a live, uninterrupted feed of the FIFA 2010 World Cup Draw from Cape Town;
ESPN Mobile TV will stream ESPN2’s live coverage of the Draw;
ESPN.com, ESPNsoccernet.com and ESPNDeportes.com will combine to offer opinion and in-depth analysis from a variety of soccer experts;
ESPN Mobile will launch 2010 FIFA World Cup Draw applications, kicking off a series of ESPN’s FIFA World Cup branded content.