In what is a real coup for SuperSport, suitably-equipped subscribers will be able to

watch some of the matches during the soccer World Cup on widescreen sets.





Those subscribers with the requisite sets (with the capability of screening at a ratio of

16:9) will be able to watch 37 matches in this format on SuperSport 6 or SuperSport 7 (see

full schedule below).





To activate the widescreen option is simple.





While watching on either SS 6 or SS 7, viewers should press to the “menu” button

on their remote control.





Scroll down to “advanced options” and press “OK”. Go to “tv

installation” and press “OK” again, after which you will be asked to enter

a pin code. That code is 9949.





The ratio that appears on the screen will be 4:3. Press “OK” and then the right

arrow button. The ratio 16:9 will appear on the screen. Press “OK”, scroll down

to “save settings” and press “OK” again.





Exit all the way out of the menu and your TV will automatically adjust to widescreen.





All matches that are on widescreen will still be normal ratio on SuperSport 3 and

SuperSport 8.





Depending on the duration of the live broadcast of the West Indies-India cricket match on

Tuesday, July 4, the first semifinal of the World Cup may also be broadcast on widescreen

on SuperSport 7 at 8.30pm.





The full widescreen schedule is:





Friday 9 June


17:30 Germany v Costa Rica (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Poland v Ecuador (live) SS7 – widescreen





Saturday 10 June


17:30 Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Argentina v Ivory Coast (live) SS7 – widescreen





Sunday 11 June


17:30 Mexico v Iran (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Angola v Portugal (live) SS7 – widescreen





Monday 12 June


14:30 Australia v Japan (live) SS7 – widescreen


17:30 USA v Czech Republic (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Italy v Ghana (live) SS7 – widescreen





Tuesday 13 June


14:30 Korea Republic v Togo (live) SS7 – widescreen


17:30 France v Switzerland (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Brazil v Croatia (live) SS7 – widescreen





Wednesday 14 June


14:30 Spain v Ukraine (live) SS7 – widescreen


17:30 Tunisia v Saudi Arabia (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Germany v Poland (live) SS7 – widescreen





Thursday 15 June


14:30 Ecuador v Costa Rica (live) SS7 – widescreen





Friday 16 June


14:30 Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro (live) SS7 – widescreen


17:30 Netherlands v Ivory Coast (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Mexico v Angola (live) SS7 – widescreen





Sunday 18 June


17:30 Brazil v Australia (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 France v Korea Republic SS7 – widescreen





Monday 19 June


14:30 Togo v Switzerland (live) SS7 – widescreen


17:30 Saudi Arabia v Ukraine (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Spain v Tunisia (live) SS7 – widescreen





Tuesday 20 June


15:30 Ecuador v Germany (live) SS7 – widescreen


20:30 Sweden v England (live) SS7 – widescreen





Wednesday 21 June


15:30 Portugal v Mexico (live) SS7 – widescreen





Saturday 24 June


20:30 Round 16, Winner C v Run-up D (live) SS6 – widescreen





Sunday 25 June


20:30 Round 16, Winner D v Run-up C (live) SS6 – widescreen





Monday 26 June


20:30 Round 16, Winner G v Run-up H (live) SS7 – widescreen





Tuesday 27 June


16:30 Round 16, Winner F v Run-up E (live) SS6 – widescreen


20:30 Round 16, Winner H v Run-up G (live) SS6 – widescreen





Friday 30 June


20:30 Quarterfinal 2 (live) SS7 – widescreen





Saturday 1 July


16:45 Quarterfinal 3 (live) SS6 – widescreen





Wednesday 5 July


20:30 Semifinal 2 (live) SS7 – widescreen





Saturday 8 July


20:30 3rd/4th Place Play-off (live) SS7 – widescreen





Sunday 9 July


19:30 Final (live) SS7 – widescreen