Your Ultimate 2014 FIFA World Cup Coverage Guide (CNNI)

As CNNI, DStv 401, prepares to ramp up its sports programming over the next few months, the channel is planning wall-to-wall coverage of the 2014 FIFA Soccer World Cup in Brazil from the 12th of June:
World Sport
(Everyday, 6:30am, 11:30am, 6pm, 11:30pm)

Every edition of CNN's flagship program, World Sport, will broadcast live directly from Brazil, hosted by Amanda Davies, Alex Thomas and Lara Baldesarra with teams providing on the ground coverage from key points. Off the pitch, CNN’s Brazil-based International Correspondent, Shasta Darlington, alongside fellow International Correspondent Fred Pleitgen, will also follow the big stories as they develop.

 Ready to Play
(Mondays, 2am, 10:30am, with additional airings during taped programming)

Will build up to the action by profiling key players along with bringing viewers up to date with things like infrastucture and stadia as well as catching up with "Super fans."


Human to Hero
CNN's show profiling variuos personalities will focus solely on soccer stars for the duration of the World CupThis explores the discipline, dedication and determination of sporting stars, talking to football legends about their World Cup memories and getting their predictions for this year’s finals.


Human to Hero: Sport Photography Masterclass
(A segment on World Sport)
Once the tournament is under way, another special programme will feature professional sports photographers discussing how some of the most iconic moments in World Cup history were captured on camera. Human to Hero: Sport Photography Masterclass will run in CNN World Sport from the big kick off until the final itself.

Social Spot Kick
(A segment on World Sport)
Finally, CNN World Sport will also carry a segment entitled Social Spot Kick. This will see some of international football’s biggest stars answering quick-fire questions about what it means to represent their countries on the world stage.

In addition to the above, CNN will provide rolling coverage of all events surrounding the World Cup as part of their regularly scheduled programming, or pre empting taped program to bring viewers up to speed on the latest developments and happenings, as seen on 11 June when they were the only news channel to carry FIFA Presdient Sepp Blatters pre-world cup press conference liuve.