Here are the Rio Olympics events you should watch today
The Rio Olympics opening ceremony may not be until Friday and events don’t get into full swing until Saturday, but there are a handful of events that technically kick off (quite literally) today and Thursday.
Women’s soccer begins today and men’s soccer begins Thursday.
Sweden and South Africa kicked off the Olympic opener this morning.
The first event of #Rio2016 has kicked off at the Olympic Stadium!
Tune in @NBCSN : https://t.co/AIyyUtN1Ll pic.twitter.com/1qLMvtdkzv
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2016
The United States women’s national team will face New Zealand later today as they begin their mission toward a World Cup-Olympics sweep and hopes to take their fourth straight Olympic gold medal.
The #USWNT faces @NZ_Football TONIGHT to kick off the #OlympicGames!
Match Preview: https://t.co/BukMErR3tA. #USA pic.twitter.com/a5QcjUczWR
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) August 3, 2016
Here’s today’s full schedule and how you can watch.
(all times Pacific)
NBCSN — Women’s Soccer
- Sweden vs. South Africa— 8:30 a.m.
- Canada vs. Australia — 11 a.m.
- U.S. vs. New Zealand — 3 p.m.
- France vs. Colombia (LIVE) — 6 p.m.
Plenty of #Olympics soccer coming up today! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/ceoomuasQS
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) August 3, 2016
USA — Women’s Soccer
- Brazil vs. China (LIVE) — Noon
- Zimbabwe vs. Germany (LIVE) — 2 p.m.
NBC SOCCER CHANNEL — Women’s Soccer
- Sweden vs. South Africa (LIVE) — 9 a.m.
- Canada vs. Australia (LIVE) — 11 a.m.
- Brazil vs. China — 1 p.m.
- U.S. vs. New Zealand (LIVE) — 3 p.m.
- Zimbabwe vs. Germany — 5 p.m.
- France vs. Colombia (LIVE) — 6 p.m.
- U.S. vs. New Zealand (Encore) — 8 p.m.
NBC UNIVERSO — Women’s Soccer
- Brazil vs. China — 3 p.m.
- U.S. vs. New Zealand — 6 p.m.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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