The London 2012 Olympics soccer (or football if you prefer) competition kicks off today with six women’s matches. Men’s action starts tomorrow starts tomorrow with a total of eight matches.
While the women’s Olympic soccer tournament will see many of the same stars and teams who participated in the very entertaining 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the men’s teams are limited to Under-23 players with an allowance of three overage players. Nevertheless, soccer fans will see a slew of established players including Neymar and Pato (Brazil), David Silva and Jordi Alba (Spain) and Luis Suárez and Edison Cavani (Uruguay).
Here is your viewing guide for the London 2012 Olympics soccer tournament. Scores will be updated after matches are completed. All match times listed at British Standard Time (US Eastern Time + 5 hours).
INTERNET STREAMS
All matches will be streamed live and in HD at nbcolympics.com at no cost to the viewer.
TELEVISION (US ONLY)
Matches will be broadcast on several NBC networks including NBC Sports, Telemundo and a soccer-specific network. Replays will be available for select matches. Click here for NBC’s broadcast schedule.
Men’s London 2012 Olympics Soccer Groups
Group A: Great Britain, Senegal, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay
Group B: Mexico, South Korea, Gabon, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Egypt, Belarus, New Zealand
Group D: Spain, Japan, Honduras, Morocco
Men’s London 2012 Olympics Soccer Fixtures
Group A
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
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Results |
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4 |
26/0717:00 |
Manchester |
|
United Arab Emirates |
1-2 |
Uruguay |
|
8 |
26/0720:00 |
Manchester |
|
Great Britain |
1-1 |
Senegal |
|
13 |
29/0717:00 |
London |
|
Senegal |
2-0 |
Uruguay |
|
16 |
29/0719:45 |
London |
|
Great Britain |
3-1 |
United Arab Emirates |
|
23 |
01/0819:45 |
Coventry |
|
Senegal |
1-1 |
United Arab Emirates |
|
24 |
01/0819:45 |
Cardiff |
|
Great Britain |
1-0 |
Uruguay |
|
Group B
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
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Results |
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2 |
26/0714:30 |
Newcastle |
|
Mexico |
0-0 |
Korea Republic |
|
5 |
26/0717:15 |
Newcastle |
|
Gabon |
1-1 |
Switzerland |
|
10 |
29/0714:30 |
Coventry |
|
Mexico |
2-0 |
Gabon |
|
14 |
29/0717:15 |
Coventry |
|
Korea Republic |
2-1 |
Switzerland |
|
21 |
01/0817:00 |
Cardiff |
|
Mexico |
1-0 |
Switzerland |
|
22 |
01/0817:00 |
London |
|
Korea Republic |
0-0 |
Gabon |
|
Group C
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
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|
Results |
|
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6 |
26/0719:45 |
Coventry |
|
Belarus |
1-0 |
New Zealand |
|
7 |
26/0719:45 |
Cardiff |
|
Brazil |
3-2 |
Egypt |
|
9 |
29/0715:00 |
Manchester |
|
Brazil |
3-1 |
Belarus |
|
11 |
29/0712:00 |
Manchester |
|
Egypt |
1-1 |
New Zealand |
|
17 |
01/0814:30 |
Newcastle |
|
Brazil |
3-0 |
New Zealand |
|
18 |
01/0814:30 |
Glasgow |
|
Egypt |
3-1 |
Belarus |
|
Group D
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
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|
Results |
|
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1 |
26/0714:45 |
Glasgow |
|
Spain |
0-1 |
Japan |
|
3 |
26/0712:00 |
Glasgow |
|
Honduras |
2-2 |
Morocco |
|
12 |
29/0719:45 |
Newcastle |
|
Spain |
0-1 |
Honduras |
|
15 |
29/0717:00 |
Newcastle |
|
Japan |
1-0 |
Morocco |
|
19 |
01/0817:00 |
Coventry |
|
Japan |
0-0 |
Honduras |
|
20 |
01/0817:00 |
Manchester |
|
Spain |
0-0 |
Morocco |
|
Quarter-finals
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
25 |
04/08 12:00 |
Manchester |
|
Japan |
3-0 |
Egypt |
|
26 |
04/08 14:30 |
London |
|
Mexico |
4-2 (aet) |
Senegal |
|
27 |
04/08 17:00 |
Newcastle |
|
Brazil |
3-2 |
Honduras |
|
28 |
04/08 19:30 |
Cardiff |
|
Great Britain |
1-1 (4-5 PSO) |
Korea Republic |
|
Semi-finals
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
29 |
07/08 17:00 |
London |
|
Mexico |
3-1 |
Japan |
|
30 |
07/08 19:45 |
Manchester |
|
Korea Republic |
0-3 |
Brazil |
|
Bronze medal match
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
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Results |
|
|
31 |
10/08 19:45 |
Cardiff |
|
Korea Republic |
– |
Japan |
|
Gold medal match
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
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|
Results |
|
|
32 |
11/08 15:00 |
London |
|
Brazil |
– |
Mexico |
|
Women’s London 2012 Olympics Soccer Groups
Group E: Great Britain, New Zealand, Cameroon, Brazil
Group F: Japan, Canada, Sweden, South Africa
Group G: United States, France, Colombia, North Korea
Women’s London 2012 Olympics Soccer Fixtures
Group E
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
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|
Results |
|
|
1 |
25/0716:00 |
Cardiff |
|
Great Britain |
1-0 |
NewZealand |
|
4 |
25/0718:45 |
Cardiff |
|
Cameroon |
0-5 |
Brazil |
|
8 |
28/0714:30 |
Cardiff |
|
New Zealand |
0-1 |
Brazil |
|
11 |
28/0717:15 |
Cardiff |
|
Great Britain |
3-0 |
Cameroon |
|
17 |
31/0719:45 |
Coventry |
|
New Zealand |
3-1 |
Cameroon |
|
18 |
31/0719:45 |
London |
|
Great Britain |
1-0 |
Brazil |
|
Group F
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
2 |
25/0717:00 |
Coventry |
|
Japan |
2-1 |
Canada |
|
5 |
25/0719:45 |
Coventry |
|
Sweden |
4-1 |
South Africa |
|
7 |
28/0712:00 |
Coventry |
|
Japan |
0-0 |
Sweden |
|
9 |
28/0714:45 |
Coventry |
|
Canada |
3-0 |
South Africa |
|
13 |
31/0714:30 |
Cardiff |
|
Japan |
0-0 |
South Africa |
|
14 |
31/0714:30 |
Newcastle |
|
Canada |
2-2 |
Sweden |
|
Group G
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
3 |
25/0717:00 |
Glasgow |
|
USA |
4-2 |
France |
|
6 |
25/0719:45 |
Glasgow |
|
Colombia |
0-2 |
Korea DPR |
|
10 |
28/0717:00 |
Glasgow |
|
USA |
3-0 |
Colombia |
|
12 |
28/0719:45 |
Glasgow |
|
France |
5-0 |
Korea DPR |
|
15 |
31/0717:15 |
Manchester |
|
USA |
1-0 |
Korea DPR |
|
16 |
31/0717:15 |
Newcastle |
|
France |
1-0 |
Colombia |
|
Quarter-finals
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
19 |
03/08 12:00 |
Glasgow |
|
Sweden |
1-2 |
France |
|
20 |
03/08 14:30 |
Newcastle |
|
USA |
2-0 |
New Zealand |
|
21 |
03/08 17:00 |
Cardiff |
|
Brazil |
0-2 |
Japan |
|
22 |
03/08 19:30 |
Coventry |
|
Great Britain |
0-2 |
Canada |
|
Semi-finals
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
23 |
06/08 17:00 |
London |
|
France |
1-2 |
Japan |
|
24 |
06/08 19:45 |
Manchester |
|
Canada |
3-4 |
USA |
|
Bronze medal match
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
25 |
09/08 13:00 |
Coventry |
|
Canada |
– |
France |
|
Gold medal match
Match |
Date – Time |
Venue |
|
|
Results |
|
|
26 |
09/08 19:45 |
London |
|
USA |
– |
Japan |
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