Let the boss know that for the next month you might be a bit tired and cranky at work but it will be all worth it if the Socceroos can provide the excitement of their 2006 run.
Should Australia advance out of its challenging group stage with Germany, Ghana and Serbia, the old enemy England could await in the knockout stage. But to watch it Down Under you’ll have a few late nights and some early starts.
Here’s your comprehensive SBS World Cup TV schedule. We’ve got all the dates/times in ET so that you don’t have to figure out the time difference with South Africa.
There’s a few group matches with a 9.30pm kick-off but the Aussies only got 12am and 4.30am starts so it will either be a few beers and midnight snacks or coffee and vegemite toast while cheering on the Socceroos.
It all gets underway on Friday night, June 11 and you won’t have to wait long for Australia’s first match of the tournament. Set the alarm clock – Monday, June 14 at 4.30am … SBS has the call for the Australia v Germany match in Durban.
SBS Australia Television Broadcast Schedule
SBS, SBS ONE, SBS HD
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Fri 11-Jun 22:00 LIVE FIFA Cup World Opening Ceremony
Sat 11-Jun 23:00 1 LIVE South Africa v Mexico
Sat 12-Jun 04:00 2 LIVE Uruguay v France
Sat 12-Jun 21:00 4 LIVE Korea Republic v Greece
Sat 12-Jun 23:30 3 LIVE Argentina v Nigeria
Sun 13-Jun 04:00 5 LIVE England v USA
Sun 13-Jun 21:00 6 LIVE Algeria v Slovenia
Sun 13-Jun 23:30 8 LIVE Serbia v Ghana
Mon 14-Jun 04:00 7 LIVE Germany v Australia
Mon 14-Jun 21:00 9 LIVE Netherlands v Denmark
Mon 14-Jun 23:30 10 LIVE Japan v Cameroon
Tues 15-Jun 04:00 11 LIVE Italy v Paraguay
Tues 15-Jun 21:00 12 LIVE New Zealand v Slovakia
Tues 15-Jun 23:30 13 LIVE Cote d’Ivoire v Portugal
Wed 16-Jun 04:00 14 LIVE Brazil v Korea DPR
Wed 16-Jun 21:00 15 LIVE Honduras v Chile
Wed 16-Jun 23:30 16 LIVE Spain v Switzerland
Thurs 17-Jun 04:00 17 LIVE South Africa v Uruguay
Thurs 17-Jun 21:00 20 LIVE Argentina v Korea Republic
Thurs 17-Jun 23:30 19 LIVE Greece v Nigeria
Fri 18-Jun 04:00 18 LIVE France v Mexico
Fri 18-Jun 21:00 21 LIVE Germany v Serbia
Fri 18-Jun 23:30 22 LIVE Slovenia v USA
Sat 19-Jun 04:00 23 LIVE England v Algeria
Sat 19-Jun 21:00 25 LIVE Netherlands v Japan
Sat 19-Jun 23:30 24 LIVE Ghana v Australia
Sun 20-Jun 04:00 26 LIVE Cameroon v Denmark
Sun 20-Jun 21:00 27 LIVE Slovakia v Paraguay
Sun 20-Jun 23:30 28 LIVE Italy v New Zealand
Mon 21-Jun 04:00 29 LIVE Brazil v Cote d’Ivoire
Mon 21-Jun 21:00 30 LIVE Portugal v Korea DPR
Mon 21-Jun 23:30 31 LIVE Chile v Switzerland
Tues 22-Jun 04:00 32 LIVE Spain v Honduras
Tues 22-Jun 23:30 33 LIVE Mexico v Uruguay
Wed 23-Jun 02:00 34 Delayed France v South Africa
Wed 23-Jun 04:00 36 LIVE Greece v Argentina
Wed 23-Jun 06:30 35 Delayed Nigeria v Korea Republic
Wed 23-Jun 23:30 37 LIVE Slovenia v England
Thurs 24-Jun 02:00 38 Delayed USA v Algeria
Thurs 24-Jun 04:00 40 LIVE Australia v Serbia
Thurs 24-Jun 06:30 39 Delayed Ghana v Germany
Thurs 24-Jun 23:30 41 LIVE Slovakia v Italy
Fri 25-Jun 02:00 42 Delayed Paraguay v New Zealand
Fri 25-Jun 04:00 44 LIVE Cameroon v Netherlands
Fri 25-Jun 06:30 43 Delayed Denmark v Japan
Fri 25-Jun 23:30 45 LIVE Portugal v Brazil
Sat 26-Jun 02:00 46 Delayed Korea DPR v Cote d’Ivoire
Sat 26-Jun 04:00 47 LIVE Chile v Spain
Sat 26-Jun 06:30 48 Delayed Switzerland v Honduras
Sat 26-Jun 23:30 49 LIVE 1A v 2B
Sun 27-Jun 04:00 50 LIVE 1C v 2D
Sun 27-Jun 23:30 51 LIVE 1D v 2C
Mon 28-Jun 04:00 52 LIVE 1B v 2A
Mon 28-Jun 23:30 53 LIVE 1E v 2F
Tues 29-Jun 04:00 54 LIVE 1G v 2H
Tues 29-Jun 23:30 55 LIVE 1F v 2E
Wed 30-Jun 04:00 56 LIVE 1H v 2G
Fri 02-Jul 23:30 57 LIVE 53 v 54
Sat 03-Jul 04:00 58 LIVE 49 v 50
Sat 03-Jul 23:30 59 LIVE 52 v 51
Sun 04-Jul 04:00 60 LIVE 55 v 56
Wed 07-Jul 04:00 61 LIVE 58 v 57
Thurs 08-Jul 04:00 62 LIVE 59 v 60
Sun 11-Jul 04:00 63 LIVE 61 (Losers) v 62 (Losers)
Mon 12-Jul 03:30 64 LIVE 61 v 62
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how come it says “Sat 11-Jun 23:00 1 LIVE South Africa v Mexico”
i thought this game was on FRIDAY night?
good eye … correct date, wrong day on this one. South Africa v Mexico – well it’s tonight, only a few hours to go. Excited?
Greg, Why are there no local Australian times attached to the game schedule that will make it easier to work out a sleep pattern to get as many games as possible. Thanks !.
Greg, I take back my comments as I seem already asleep not noticing that you have a time associated with each of the games above. Sorry !.
haha
I also found it …
Aussie aussie aussie
Got my eyes glued open as we have such a late run of kick offs but should be exciting
To the publishers, can you verify game times in EST, just so other time zones can calculate the time difference ensuring not to miss a game
Diz B: Times are AEST … -30 min for NT and SA. -2hrs for AWST.
Max: how do you go on about 2-3 hrs of sleep?
I was disappointed with SBS for not bringing the whole opening ceremony. Pretty disappointed and I had no other choice to turn to.
its all about football and winning. not watching dancers and fireworks. Its football not skating on lce!!
i think australia is behind everybody regarding communication
there’s website is behind everyone even the world third country
Australia has no idea how to properly television (and all the others media too) a World Cup! Such an important world event!!
And the commentators during the games are boring!!! They look like are at the funeral!!! This is the World Cup!! Where is the excitement??
Hey guys
You dont even know what boring is until you have seen the NZ TV presenters or TV NZ schedule. NZ will only see about 20 games (live and delayed) in total. Thank goodness for free to air tv from SBS!! Consider yourselves really lucky…..
Australia has no idea how to properly television (and all the others media too) a World Cup! Such an important world event!!
And the commentators during the games are boring.
The sickly, racist, & biased comments by ZELJO KALAC during the Ghana -V- Australia SBS telecast on 19 June, ( re Germany – Serbia game) belongs in the last century…….Zeljo get a life or go back to the last century. Australians of various ethnic backgrounds don’t need politically biased viewpoints to continue inciting conflicts especially in the Sporting Arena…. surely we have all moved on!!!!!!!!!!.
GO SOCCEROOS
Can anybody tell me the start time for the Ghana/Uruguay game on SBS please??
Well Australian SBS have managed to ruin the World Cup for me for certain…I have diligently watched almost everything but do you think those dummies would sensible publish the two semi-final matches?…NOTHING. Only the most important p[art of the entire series and those aholes publish nothing…where the shag are our games you morons?
Can’t even find a bloody replay of either semi-final listed…yet they do continue to rehash the same old early matches we have seen 6 times already.
In many places bastards like Murdoch have pirated this world sport from those that actually pay the players wages….My answer is ‘stuff you all’…you greedy bastards ruin everyones pleasure.
I sure won’t be going to another live match, and nor will I ever watch a paid broadcast. If it ain’t for free….then it ain’t for me. It’s time we public made a stand against these restrictions.