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NBC 2016 Summer Olympics soccer television schedule

Here's the television schedule for broadcasts of soccer games at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Here's the television schedule for broadcasts of soccer games at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Games are spread across a range of networks.

In English, NBCSN has the marquee broadcasts of the U.S. women's team. Some games air on a soccer specialty channel that NBC has made available to all pay-TV providers free of charge. Whether providers take the channel is up to them.

All games are streamed online at NBCOlympics.com, free of charge with authentication through participating TV providers. Spanish-language streaming is at TelemundoDeportes.com. Both sites have full suites of mobile, tablet and connected TV apps.

The lead English-language commentary team is play-by-play announcer Arlo White, color analyst Kate Markgraf and reporter Sebastian Salazar. They cover all U.S. women's games and are the only NBC soccer commentators calling games on site in Brazil. Tony DiCicco is part of the studio coverage at the International Broadcast Center in Rio de Janeiro.

The rest of the broadcast team is based at NBC Sports' headquarters in Stamford, Conn. Play-by-play annoucers are Steve Bower, Steve Cangialosi and Mark Followill. Color analysts are Robbie Earle, Stuart Holden, Kyle Martino and Robbie Mustoe for men's games and Angela Hucles and Danielle Slaton for women's games.

In Spanish, games air on Telemundo and NBC Universo. Andrés Cantor leads the coverage. His colleagues include Copán Álvarez, Miguel Gurwitz, Carlos Hermosillo, Frederik Oldenburg, Sammy Sadovnik, Manuel Sol and others.

Canadian readers can find games on TV across the consortium of CBC, TSN and Sportsnet channels in English, and on Radio-Canada and RDS in French. I've included all channel assignments that I've been able to find. TSN Radio also broadcasts all Canada games across its network of affiliates. All games are streamed on the CBC's website in English and Radio Canada's website in French.

12:00 p.m.: E3. Sweden women vs. E4. South Africa women at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Mark Followill and Angela Hucles; coverage begins at 11:30 a.m.)
- CBC.ca
- Radio-Canada.ca

2:00 p.m.: F1. Canada women vs. F2. Australia women at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Steve Cangialosi and Danielle Slaton)
- CBC
- Radio-Canada

3:00 p.m.: E1. Brazil women vs. E2. China women at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

5:00 p.m.: F3. Zimbabwe women vs. F4. Germany women at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

6:00 p.m.: G1. United States women vs. G2. New Zealand women at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Arlo White, Kate Markgraf and Sebastian Salazar)
- NBC Universo
CBC.ca
Radio-Canada.ca

9:00 p.m.: G3. France women vs. G4. Colombia women at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

12:00 p.m.: A3. Iraq men vs. A4. Denmark men at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

2:00 p.m.: D1. Honduras men vs. D2. Algeria men at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

3:00 p.m.: A1. Brazil men vs. A2. South Africa men at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

4:00 p.m.: C3. Mexico men vs. C4. Germany men at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

5:00 p.m.: D3. Portugal men vs. D4. Argentina men at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

6:00 p.m.: B1. Sweden men vs. B2. Colombia men at Arena Amazônia, Manaus

7:00 p.m.: C1. Fiji men vs. C2. South Korea men at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

9:00 p.m.: B3. Nigeria men vs. B4. Japan men at Arena Amazônia, Manaus

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Steve Bowe and Robbie Mustoe)
CBC.ca
Radio-Canada.ca

2:00 p.m.: F1. Canada women vs. F3. Zimbabwe women at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

4:00 p.m.: G1. United States women vs. G3. France women at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Arlo White, Kate Markgraf and Sebastian Salazar)
- NBC Universo
CBC.ca
- RDS

5:00 p.m.: F4. Germany women vs. F2. Australia women at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

6:00 p.m.: E4. South Africa women E2. China women at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

7:00 p.m.: G4. Colombia women vs. G2. New Zealand women at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

9:00 p.m.: E1. Brazil women vs. E3. Sweden women at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

12:00 p.m.: C1. Fiji men vs. C3. Mexico men at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

2:00 p.m.: D1. Honduras men vs. D4. Portugal men at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

3:00 p.m.: C4. Germany men vs. C2. South Korea men at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

5:00 p.m.: D4. Argentina men vs. D2. Algeria men at Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

6:00 p.m.: A4. Denmark men vs. A2. South Africa men at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

- NBCOlympics.com (World feed)
- TSN2
- RDS2

6:00 p.m.: B1. Sweden men vs. B3. Nigeria men at Arena Amazônia, Manaus

9:00 p.m.: A1. Brazil men vs. A3. Iraq men at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

9:00 p.m.: B4. Japan men vs. B2. Colombia men at Arena Amazônia, Manaus

3:00 p.m.: F2. Australia women vs. F3. Zimbabwe women at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

3:00 p.m.: F4. Germany women vs. F1. Canada women at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Steve Cangialosi and Danielle Slaton)
- TSN 1/3/4/5
- RDS

6:00 p.m.: G4. Colombia women vs. G1. United States women at Arena Amazônia, Manaus

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Arlo White, Kate Markgraf and Sebastian Salazar)
CBC.ca
- RDS2

6:00 p.m.: G2. New Zealand women vs. G3. France women at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

9:00 p.m.: E4. South Africa women vs. E1. Brazil women at Arena Amazônia, Manaus

9:00 p.m.: E2. China women vs. E3. Sweden women at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

12:00 p.m.: D2. Algeria men vs. D3. Portugal men at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

12:00 p.m.: D4. Argentina men vs. D1. Honduras men at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

3:00 p.m.: C4. Germany men vs. C1. Fiji men at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

3:00 p.m.: C2. South Korea men vs. C3. Mexico men at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

6:00 p.m.: B4. Japan men vs. B1. Sweden men at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

9:00 p.m.: A4. Denmark men vs. A1. Brazil men at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

9:00 p.m.: A2. South Africa men vs. A3. Iraq men at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Quarterfinals

12:00 p.m.: 1G. United States women vs. 3E. Sweden women at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

3:00 p.m.: 2E. China women vs. 2F. Germany women at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

6:00 p.m.: 1F. Canada women vs. 2G. France women at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

9:00 p.m.: 1E. Brazil women vs. 3F. Australia women at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Steve Cangialosi and Danielle Slaton)
- Sportsnet
- RDS2

12:00 p.m.: 1D. Portugal men vs. 2C. Germany men at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia

3:00 p.m.: 1B. Nigeria men vs. 2A. Denmark men at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

- NBCSN (joined in progress at 3:15) and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Mark Followill and Kyle Martino)
- Telemundo
- Sportsnet
- RDS2

6:00 p.m.: 1C. South Korea men vs 2D. Honduras men at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

9:00 p.m.: 1A. Brazil men vs. 2B. Colombia men at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Mark Followill and Stuart Holden)
- NBC Universo
- Sportsnet
- RDS2

Semifinals

12:00 p.m.: 1E. Brazil women vs. 3E. Sweden women at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Arlo White, Kate Markgraf and Sebastian Salazar)
- Telemundo
- CBC
- RDS

4:30 p.m.: 1F. Canada women vs. 2F. Germany women at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

12:00 p.m.: 1A. Brazil men vs. 2D. Honduras men at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Steve Canglialosi and Kyle Martino)
- Telemundo
- Sportsnet One
- RDS

3:00 p.m.: 1B. Nigeria men vs. 2C. Germany men at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Steve Cangialosi and Kyle Martino)
- NBC Universo
- TSN
- RDS

Medal round

12:00 p.m.: Brazil women vs. Canada women, bronze medal game at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

4:30 p.m.: Germany women vs. Sweden women, gold medal game at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

- NBCSN and NBC Olympic Soccer Channel (Arlo White, Kate Markgraf and Sebastian Salazar)
- Telemundo and NBC Universo
- CBC
- RDS

12:00 p.m.: Honduras men vs. Nigeria men, bronze medal game at Estádio Minerão, Belo Horizonte

4:30 p.m.: Brazil men vs. Germany men, gold medal game at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Yes, you read that right. Arlo White and Kyle Martino call the gold medal game together even though they are working from separate locations - White at the Maracanã and Martino at NBC's Stamford, Conn., studios.