All U.S. Men's & Women's Olympic Soccer Group Matches To Be Broadcast Live
Aug. 5, 2008
Courtesy of U.S. Soccer Communications Check back throughout the Olympics for more coverage of the U.S. men's and women's teams in China. CHICAGO, ILL.--NBC has confirmed that all of the U.S. Men's and Women's Olympic Soccer Teams' group play matches will be broadcast live on the NBC family of networks. The action gets underway on Wed., Aug. 6, as the U.S. Women face Norway in their opening game. The game will be televised live on MSNBC, Universal HD and the NBC Olympic Soccer Channel beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET, and features a 15-minute pregame show with kickoff slated for 7:45 a.m. ET. UNC women's soccer is represented by alumnae Lindsay Tarpley, Heather O'Reilly and Lori Chalupny, and junior midfielder Tobin Heath while UNC alumnus Dax McCarty is a member of the U.S. men's team. In addition, UNC alumna Robyn Gayle is competing for the Canadian Women's National Team. The U.S. Men will open the 2008 Olympics on Thurs., Aug. 7 vs. Japan in a match that will kick off live at 5 a.m. ET on MSNBC, Universal HD and the NBC Olympic Soccer Channel. MSNBC and Universal HD will air a brief pregame show beginning at 4:55 a.m. ET. The complete broadcast schedule for group matches is listed below. Broadcast details for the knockout round of the tournament will posted at ussoccer.com once confirmed with NBC if the U.S. teams advance. In addition to the television coverage, all games will be streamed live at nbcolympics.com.
Throughout the tournament, ussoccer.com will provide exclusive, comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Soccer Teams with news, notes, stories, quotes, photo galleries and podcasts. Studio 90, U.S. Soccer's popular web video show, will provide regular updates with news, interviews and more. The U.S. Men's and Women's Olympic Team blogs provide a behind-the-scenes look at the U.S. teams never before seen at the Olympics. U.S. Women's Olympic Soccer Team TV Schedule
Aug. 6 vs. Norway Venue: Qinhuangdao Kickoff: 7:45 a.m. ET
Aug. 9 vs. Japan Venue: Qinhuangdao Kickoff: 5 a.m. ET
Aug. 12 vs. New Zealand Venue: Shengyang Kickoff: 7:45 a.m. ET
U.S. Men's Olympic Soccer Team TV Schedule Aug. 7 vs. Japan Venue: Tianjin Kickoff: 5 a.m. ET
Aug. 10 vs. Netherlands Venue: Tianjin Kickoff: 7:45 a.m. ET
Aug. 13 vs. Nigeria Venue: Beijing (Workers') Kickoff: 5 a.m. ET |
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