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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