Live Sport This Weekend: FIFA World Cup, GAA Championship, Rugby Play-Offs and Formula 1 Headline Packed Schedule

Sports fans have a packed weekend ahead with the FIFA World Cup, All-Ireland Football Championship, Ladies Football Championship, Premiership Rugby semi-finals, Top 14 play-offs and Formula 1 all live on television.

The action begins on Thursday evening with Mexico taking on South Africa in the FIFA World Cup before building towards a huge weekend featuring Tyrone v Mayo, Kildare v Kerry, Brazil v Morocco, Northampton v Leicester, Bath v Exeter and the Spanish Grand Prix.

FIFA World Cup (RTÉ2)

• Thursday 11 June – Mexico v South Africa (20:00)
• Friday 12 June – South Korea v Czechia (03:00)
• Friday 12 June – Canada v Bosnia (20:00)
• Saturday 13 June – USA v Paraguay (02:00)
• Saturday 13 June – Qatar v Switzerland (20:00)
• Saturday 13 June – Brazil v Morocco (23:00)
• Sunday 14 June – Haiti v Scotland (02:00)
• Sunday 14 June – Australia v Türkiye (05:00)
• Sunday 14 June – Germany v Curaçao (18:00)
• Sunday 14 June – Netherlands v Japan (21:00)
• Monday 15 June – Ivory Coast v Ecuador (00:00)
• Monday 15 June – Sweden v Tunisia (03:00)
• Monday 15 June – Spain v Cape Verde (17:00)
• Monday 15 June – Belgium v Egypt (20:00)
• Monday 15 June – Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (23:00)

GAA Live This Weekend

Saturday 13 June

• Kildare v Kerry (Ladies Football) – 2:50pm – TG4
• Monaghan v Roscommon – 4:30pm – GAA+
• Galway v Limerick (All-Ireland Minor Hurling Semi-Final) – 4:40pm – TG4
• Derry v Meath – 7:00pm – GAA+
• Waterford v Cork (Ladies Football) – 7:15pm – TG4

Sunday 14 June

• Louth v Armagh – 1:00pm – RTÉ2
• Galway v Westmeath – 2:00pm – GAA+
• Cavan v Dublin – 2:00pm
• Tyrone v Mayo – 3:30pm – RTÉ2

Rugby Play-Offs

Premiership Rugby Semi-Finals

• Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers – Friday 12 June, 7:45pm – TNT Sports
• Bath v Exeter Chiefs – Saturday 13 June, 3:00pm – TNT Sports

Top 14 Play-Offs

• Pau v Racing 92 – Saturday 13 June, 8:05pm – Premier Sports
• Provence Rugby v Perpignan – Sunday 14 June, 5:00pm – Premier Sports
• Stade Français v La Rochelle – Sunday 14 June, 8:05pm – Premier Sports

Formula 1

• Spanish Grand Prix – Sunday 14 June, 2:00pm
• Venue: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
• Live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event

Featured Events

• Brazil v Morocco
• Germany v Curaçao
• Netherlands v Japan
• Tyrone v Mayo
• Kildare v Kerry
• Northampton Saints v Leicester Tigers
• Bath v Exeter Chiefs
• Spanish Grand Prix

Whether you’re following the FIFA World Cup, the race for Sam Maguire, elite rugby play-offs or Formula 1, there is wall-to-wall live sport available throughout the weekend.

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In Pot 3 with the Irish sides are Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Norway, Iceland, Scotland, Greece and Finland.

Belgium are the confirmed top seeds for the draw in Zurich on 7 December 2020 and will be in Pot 1. France, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands are also in the top pot.

Wales, who recently played the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League competition, are in Pot 2. Alongside them are Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, Slovakia and Romania.

Fifty-five teams will be divided into five groups of five and five groups of six.

The qualifiers will be played on a home and away basis between March and November 2021.

Pots 1-6

1: Belgium, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands.

2: Switzerland, Wales, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, Slovakia, Romania.

3: Russia, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Czech Republic, Norway, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Scotland, Greece, Finland.

4: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Belarus, Georgia, Luxembourg.

5: Armenia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Andorra.

6: Malta, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, San Marino.

The Qualification Process

The winners of the 10 UEFA qualifying groups will qualify automatically for the finals in Qatar.

Another three places will be fought out between the 10 group runners-up and the two highest-ranked teams from the Nations League who have not already qualified or finished in a runners-up spot.

The 12 teams will be divided into three play-off paths, each featuring four countries, to determine the final three European places for Qatar.

Qatar will host the FIFA World Cup during November and December of 2022.

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