2012 Olympic Soccer TV Schedule

The television schedule for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

Soccer will dominate the first two days of Olympic coverage, as MSNBC and NBC Sports Network will air hours of coverage on July 25 and 26. The only United States soccer team — the women’s team — will get three appearances on NBC Sports Network during pool play (July 25 at Noon ET, July 28 at Noon, and July 31 at 12:15 PM).

Overall, soccer coverage can be seen on MSNBC, NBC Sports Network and Telemundo. NBC Sports Network will air both gold medal matches. The women’s gold medal match will air August 9 at 2:30 PM ET, and the men’s match will air August 11 at 10:00 AM.

2012 Olympic Soccer TV Schedule
* Asterisk indicates that there were no timeslots available for individual matches.

Time (ET) Sport Event Net
Start End
Wednesday, July 25
11:00 AM 12:45 PM Women’s Soccer Great Britain vs. New Zealand MSNBC
2:30 PM 4:15 PM Women’s Soccer Colombia vs. North Korea MSNBC
4:30 PM 6:00 PM Women’s Soccer Sweden vs. South Africa MSNBC
12:00 PM 2:15 PM Women’s Soccer United States vs. France NBC Sports Network
1:45 PM 3:30 PM Women’s Soccer Cameroon vs. Brazil NBC Sports Network
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Women’s Soccer Japan vs. Canada NBC Sports Network
6:00 PM 12:30 AM Women’s Soccer Replay of USA/France, Cameroon/Brazil, Japan/Canada NBC Sports Network
12:30 AM 7:00 AM Women’s Soccer Replay of USA/France, Cameroon/Brazil, Japan/Canada NBC Sports Network
Thursday, July 26
9:30 AM 12:00 PM Men’s Soccer Mexico vs. South Korea NBC Sports Network
9:45 AM 11:45 AM Men’s Soccer Spain vs. Japan MSNBC
11:45 AM 2:45 PM Men’s Soccer Gabon vs. Switzerland MSNBC
12:00 PM 3:00 PM Men’s Soccer UAE vs. Uruguay NBC Sports Network
2:45 PM 4:30 PM Men’s Soccer Egypt vs. Brazil MSNBC
3:00 PM 4:45 PM Men’s Soccer Great Britain vs. Senegal NBC Sports Network
4:45 PM 6:00 PM Men’s Soccer Belarus vs. New Zealand NBC Sports Network
6:30 AM 5:00 PM Men’s Soccer Various matches Telemundo
6:00 PM 5:00 AM Men’s Soccer Replay of Mexico/South Korea, UAE/Uruguay, GBR/Senegal, Belarus/New Zealand NBC Sports Network
Friday, July 27
8:00 AM 7:00 PM Men’s Soccer Replay of Mexico/South Korea, UAE/Uruguay, GBR/Senegal, Belarus/New Zealand NBC Sports Network
Saturday, July 28
7:00 AM 9:00 AM Women’s Soccer Japan vs. Sweden MSNBC
9:30 AM 11:15 AM Women’s Soccer New Zealand vs. Brazil NBC Sports Network
9:30 AM 11:30 AM Women’s Soccer Canada vs. South Africa MSNBC
12:00 PM 1:45 PM Women’s Soccer United States vs. Colombia NBC Sports Network
12:15 PM 2:00 PM Women’s Soccer Great Britain vs. Cameroon MSNBC
2:45 PM 4:30 PM Women’s Soccer France vs. North Korea NBC Sports Network
Sunday, July 29
7:00 AM 7:00 PM Various Men’s Soccer (Mexico/Gabon, Spain/Honduras, Senegal/Uruguay), swimming, men’s basketball, boxing, beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, and tennis Telemundo*
10:00 AM 11:30 AM Men’s Soccer Brazil vs. Belarus (JIP) MSNBC
11:30 AM 2:00 PM Men’s Soccer Senegal vs. Uruguay MSNBC
2:45 PM 4:30 PM Men’s Soccer Great Britain vs. United Arab Emirates MSNBC
Tuesday, July 31
9:30 AM 11:15 AM Women’s Soccer Canada vs. Sweden MSNBC
12:15 PM 2:00 PM Women’s Soccer United States vs. North Korea NBC Sports Network
12:15 PM 2:00 PM Women’s Soccer France vs. Colombia MSNBC
3:30 PM 4:30 PM Women’s Soccer Great Britain vs. Brazil MSNBC
Wednesday, August 1
9:00 AM 5:00 PM Various Men’s soccer (Mexico/Switzerland, Brazil/New Zealand, Great Britain/Uruguay) swimming, tennis, and boxing Telemundo*
9:30 AM 11:15 AM Men’s Soccer Brazil vs. New Zealand NBC Sports Network
2:00 PM 1:45 PM Men’s Soccer Mexico vs. Switzerland NBC Sports Network
12:00 PM 1:45 PM Men’s Soccer Spain vs. Morocco MSNBC
2:45 PM 4:30 PM Men’s Soccer Great Britain vs. Uruguay NBC Sports Network
3:50 PM 4:30 PM Men’s Soccer Senegal vs. United Arab Emirates (JIP) MSNBC
Friday, August 3
7:00 AM 9:00 AM Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal NBC Sports Network
9:30 AM 11:15 AM Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal NBC Sports Network
12:00 PM 1:45 PM Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal NBC Sports Network
2:30 PM 4:15 PM Women’s Soccer Quarterfinal NBC Sports Network
Saturday, August 4
7:00 AM 6:00 PM Various Men’s soccer quarterfinals, beach volleyball, track & field, boxing, men’s basketball Telemundo*
7:00 AM 8:45 AM Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal MSNBC
9:30 AM 11:15 AM Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal MSNBC
12:00 PM 1:45 PM Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal MSNBC
2:30 PM 4:15 PM Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal MSNBC
Monday, August 6
12:00 PM 1:45 PM Women’s Soccer Semifinal NBC Sports Network
2:45 PM 4:45 PM Women’s Soccer Semifinal NBC Sports Network
Tuesday, August 7
9:00 AM 5:00 PM Various Men’s soccer, men’s boxing, track & field, men’s diving, women’s volleyball, synchronized swimming, beach volleyball Telemundo*
12:00 PM 1:45 PM Men’s Soccer Semifinal NBC Sports Network
2:45 PM 4:30 PM Men’s Soccer Semifinal NBC Sports Network
Thursday, August 9
8:00 AM 10:00 AM Women’s Soccer Bronze medal game NBC Sports Network
2:30 PM 5:00 PM Women’s Soccer Gold medal match NBC Sports Network
Friday, August 10
9:00 AM 5:00 PM Various Men’s soccer, men’s basketball, rhythmic gymnastics, boxing, men’s volleyball, synchronized swimming Telemundo*
2:30 PM 4:30 PM Men’s Soccer Bronze medal match MSNBC
Saturday, August 11
9:00 AM 6:00 PM Various Men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics and track & field Telemundo*
10:00 AM 12:00 PM Men’s Soccer Gold medal match NBC Sports Network

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