ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will present live coverage of all 64 matches of the 1998 World Cup. With the six-hour time difference between France and the eastern time zone, matches will generally be televised at 8:00 a.m. (ET), 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The first 30 minutes of each match on ESPN and ESPN2 will be the pregame show. In addition, ESPN2 will present a nightly show entitled “World Cup 2Night” from June 10 to July 13. The half-hour studio show will generally air at 7:30 p.m. On most evenings, the show will be followed by a re-air of the day’s best match. More details are to be forthcoming. Here is the ESPN/ESPN2/ABC schedule of World Cup ’98 coverage:
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | Network |
| June 10 | Brazil vs. Scotland (Group A) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 10 | Morocco vs. Norway (A) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 11 | Italy vs. Chile (B) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 11 | Cameroon vs. Austria (B) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 12 | Paraguay vs. Bulgaria (D) | 8:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 12 | Saudi Arabia vs. Denmark (C) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 12 | France vs. South Africa (C) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 13 | Spain vs. Nigeria (D) | 8:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 13 | South Korea vs. Mexico (E) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 13 | Netherlands vs. Belgium (E) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 14 | Argentina vs. Japan (H) | 8:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 14 | Yugoslavia vs. Iran (F) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 14 | Jamaica vs. Croatia (H) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 15 | England vs. Tunisia (G) | 8:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 15 | Romania vs. Colombia (G) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 15 | USA vs. Germany (F) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 16 | Scotland vs. Norway (A) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 16 | Brazil vs. Morocco (A) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 17 | Chile vs. Austria (B) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 17 | Italy vs. Cameroon (B) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 18 | South Africa vs. Denmark (C) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 18 | France vs. Saudi Arabia (C) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 19 | Nigeria vs. Bulgaria (D) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 19 | Spain vs. Paraguay (D) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 20 | Japan vs. Croatia (H) | 8:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 20 | Belgium vs. Mexico (E) | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 20 | Netherlands vs. South Korea (E) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 21 | Germany vs. Yugoslavia (F) | 8:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 21 | Argentina vs. Jamaica (H) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 21 | USA vs. Iran (F) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 22 | Colombia vs. Tunisia (G) | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 22 | England vs. Romania (G) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 23 | Chile vs. Cameroon (B) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 23 | Italy vs. Austria (B) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 23 | Brazil vs. Norway (A) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 23 | Scotland vs. Morocco (A) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 24 | France vs. Denmark (C) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 24 | South Africa vs. Saudi Arabia (C) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 24 | Spain vs. Bulgaria (D) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 24 | Nigeria vs. Paraguay (D) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 25 | Netherlands vs. Mexico (E) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 25 | Belgium vs. South Korea (E) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 25 | Germany vs. Iran (F) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 25 | USA vs. Yugoslavia (F) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 26 | Japan vs. Jamaica (H) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 26 | Argentina vs. Croatia (H) | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 26 | Colombia vs. England (G) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 26 | Romania vs. Tunisia (G) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 27 | Group B winner vs. Group A runner-up (1) | 10:00 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| June 27 | Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up (2) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 28 | Group C winner vs. Group D runner-up (3) | 10:30 a.m. | ABC |
| June 28 | Group D winner vs. Group C runner-up (4) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| June 29 | Group F winner vs. Group E runner-up (5) | 10:30 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 29 | Group E winner vs. Group F runner-up (6) | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| June 30 | Group G winner vs. Group H runner-up (7) | 10:30 a.m. | ESPN |
| June 30 | Group H winner vs. Group G runner-up (8) | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| July 3 | Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner (B) | 10:30 a.m. | ESPN2 |
| July 3 | Game 1 winner vs. Game 4 winner (A) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| July 4 | Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner (C) | 10:30 a.m. | ABC |
| July 4 | Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner (D) | 3:00 p.m. | ABC |
| July 7 | Game A winner vs. Game C winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| July 8 | Game B winner vs. Game D winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| July 11 | Third-Place Match | 2:30 p.m. | ABC |
| July 12 | Championship Match | 2:30 p.m. | ABC |