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Monday, July 1st, 2019

NBCSN TO TELEVISE BOTH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL MATCHES IN SPANISH THIS WEEK, KICKING OFF TOMORROW WITH USA VS. ENGLAND AT 2:30 P.M. ET

Live Coverage of Sweden vs. Netherlands on Wednesday, July 3 Begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Network Will Simulcast Telemundo’s Spanish-Language Coverage of Both Semifinal Matches; Digital Coverage Available via the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo and NBC Sports apps

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 1, 2019 – NBCSN will televise both FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal matches in Spanish this week, kicking off from Parc Olympique Lyonnais with live coverage of USA vs. England tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. ET and continuing with Sweden vs. Netherlands on Wednesday, July 3 at 2:30 p.m. ET.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal matches will be simulcast in Spanish from Telemundo Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The games will also be livestreamed in Spanish via the Telemundo Deportes En Vivo and NBC Sports apps.

The United States is unbeaten in its last fifteen Women’s World Cup matches, and has won the last ten in a row, becoming only the second team in history to win ten consecutive Women’s World Cup matches. With five goals each, U.S star forwards Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan are tied with England’s Ellen White as the top contenders for the Golden Boot award, given to the top scorer in the tournament.

Copan Alvarez calls both matches this week on Telemundo and NBCSN, joined by Viviana Vila.

This summer, Telemundo Deportes is presenting exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2019 Women’s World Cup France and also the 2019 Copa America Brazil, offering an extensive multimedia coverage with more than 750+ hours of LIVE sports programming including 78 matches in 31 days on two continents across the Telemundo Network, its cable channel Universo, and the Telemundo Deportes and NBC Sports apps in Spanish.

Telemundo Deportes is the U.S. leading sports brand and destination for the biggest, best global sports programming in Spanish-language. It is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. It is also the home of the 2019 Copa America. In addition, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the Premier League, “Boxeo Telemundo Ford,” the #1 boxing program in Spanish, and “Titulares y Más,” the #1 sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish, among other recognized sports properties.

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