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
Results
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
Results
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
Results
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
Results
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
Results
31
10/08 19:45
Cardiff
Korea Republic
–
Japan
Gold medal match
Match
Date – Time
Venue
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