Confederations Cup 2013 Schedule: When and Where to Catch Wednesday’s Action

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Published: June 18, 2013

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The 2013 Confederations Cup kicks into high gear as teams prepare for their second matches in the group stage.

International tournaments are often knocked for failing to live up to the hype. With this year's Confederations Cup, that hasn't been the case.

Since only eight teams are involved, there aren't a ton of early matches where it's one very good team against one average team. Although Tahiti are an obvious exception, there are a bunch of respectable countries with talented national teams.

Here's a quick preview of the action in Group A, with a few of the burning storylines going into the matches.

 

Match Schedule

Date and Time (ET) Match Watch Live Stream Wednesday, June 19, at 3 p.m. Brazil vs. Mexico ESPN ESPN3 Wednesday, June 19, at 6 p.m. Italy vs. Japan ESPN ESPN3  

Top Storylines to Watch

Will the Hosts Look Dominant Again?



One of the surprises in the first round of play was just how good Brazil looked against Japan. The Selecao have been struggling recently and entered the Confederations Cup on a rather poor run of form. The arrival of Luiz Felipe Scolari had so far failed to inject any major changes from the tenure of Mano Menezes.

If Brazil continue to look as good as they did on Sunday, supporters will have nothing to worry about.

This tournament is a great test for Brazil, as they don't have any World Cup qualifying with which they can test themselves. The Confederations Cup is a much better indicator than a friendly when it comes time for Scolari to select his starting 11.

 

Will Mexico Break Out of Their Funk?



Unlike Brazil, Mexico weren't able to improve upon their poor form in their first match. El Tri have yet to lose a match; however, they've also only won one match and scored three goals in six matches.

As a result, Jose Manuel de la To...
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