The Philippine Azkals vs Sri Lanka game today (June 29, 2011, Wednesday) will also be aired live on Studio 23 at 5:30pm based on the channel's program schedule which is available at its website. There is also a recent report from ABS-CBN saying that its sister channel Studio 23 will broadcast the event at the said time. ABS-CBN also posted this airing schedule on its website:
The one below was from an ABS-CBN report dated May 6, 2011. Although I have not received any complaint, but my apologies to those who were misguided. The report should have been updated or deleted from the ABS-CBN website, especially that it is the one that can be found on Google search results.
The Azkals vs Sri Lanka football match will be happening, today, June 29, 2011. ABS-CBN-owned sports channel Balls TV will reportedly air live the game at 5:30 p.m. A replay of the match will then follow on Studio 23 at 11:00 p.m.
The said football game between Philippine Azkals and Sri Lanka today is the first leg of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and will be happening in Sri Lanka. The second leg which is scheduled on July 3, 2011 which will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. This July 2 match will be broadcast live on Studio 23 at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a replay on Balls TV at 9 p.m.
For the Azkals to make it to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Philippine National Football team will have to go through several rounds of qualifiers. This match with the Sri Lankan team is just the beginning.