The Copa Libertadores enters its Group Stage starting March 7, and will be shown to viewers in the United States. But there’s good news and bad news.

First, the bad news is that with the release of its schedule for at least the first week of Group Stage, it is clear that FOX’s Spanish-language channel – FOX Deportes – will not have any coverage of the competition. That’s most likely due to the fact that after 19 years, Liga MX teams have opted out of the competition in 2017. It’s still a mystery why FOX Deportes is opting to show multiple replays of UEFA Champions League matches from earlier in the day instead of live Copa Libertadores games. Several attempts to reach FOX Sports have gone unanswered.

The good news is that all of the matches will be available on FOX’s paid streaming service FOX Soccer 2GO.

Looking closer at the schedule, this year’s competition promises to have some explosive match-ups.

Here is the US streaming schedule for the Group Stage (All times Eastern):

 

Tuesday, March 7

Deportes Iquique (CHI) vs Guarani (PAR), 3:15pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

J. Wilstermann (BOL) vs Penarol (URU), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Atl. Paranaense (BRA) vs Univ. Catolica (CHI), 7:00pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Zulia (VEN) vs Chapecoense (BRA), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

 

Wednesday, March 8

Godoy Cruz (ARG) vs Atl. Mineiro (BRA), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Sport Boys (BOL) vs Libertad (PAR), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Flamengo (BRA) vs San Lorenzo (ARG), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Atl. Tucuman (ARG) vs Palmeiras (BRA), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

 

Thursday, March 9

Zamora (VEN) vs Gremio (BRA), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

The Strongest (BOL) vs Santa Fe (COL), 7:00pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Lanus (ARG) vs Nacional (URU), 7:00pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Sporting Cristal (PER) vs Santos (BRA), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

 

Tuesday, March 14

Melgar (PER) vs Emelec (ECU), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Botafogo (BRA) vs Estudiantes (ARG), 7:00pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Barcelona (ECU) vs Atletico Nacional (COL), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

 

Wednesday, March 15

San Lorenzo (ARG) vs Atl. Paranaense (BRA), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Nacional (URU) vs Zulia (VEN), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Indep. Medellin (COL) vs River Plate (ARG), 7:00pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Univ. Catolica (CHI) vs Flamengo (BRA), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Palmeiras (BRA) vs J. Wilstermann (BOL), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

 

Thursday, March 16

Chapecoense (BRA) vs Lanus (ARG), 5:30pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Penarol (URU) vs Atl. Tucuman (ARG), 7:00pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Santa Fe (COL) vs Sporting Cristal (PER), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

Santos (BRA) vs The Strongest (BOL), 7:45pm, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)

 

Ed Perovic is the publisher of soccertvblog.com – a source for schedules and US TV information for major European Leagues and International competitions.