The 2012 Summer Olympics from London officially open July 27 with the Opening Ceremony. Two days beforehand, the action gets underway with preliminary soccer (football) matches July 25 and July 26. NBC's network of channels are the official broadcasters of the Summer Olympics in the United States. Local NBC affiliates, the NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, NBC Specialty: Soccer, NBC Specialty: Basketball and Telemundo offer coverage of the event.
The first preliminary day of men's soccer is scheduled for July 26. NBC has some delayed broadcasts as well as live coverage for the second day of competition. All times listed are Eastern. All matches are live unless otherwise noted. NBC allows users to pick their local providers to find local times for broadcasts all over the United States.
NBC Sports Network
Midnight to 12:30 a.m. Women's Soccer: replay finishes
12:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. Women's Soccer: replay from previous day
7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Men's Soccer: Honduras vs. Morocco, Group D
9:30 a.m. to noon Men's Soccer: Mexico vs. South Korea, Group B
Noon to 3 p.m. Men's Soccer: United Arab Emirates vs. Uruguay, Group D
2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Men's Soccer: Look-in on match with Belarus vs. New Zealand, Group C
3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Men's Soccer: Great Britain vs. Senegal, Group A
4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. Men's Soccer: Replay of Belarus vs. New Zealand
6 p.m. to Midnight Men's Soccer: Replays of the previous day's matches
MSNBC
9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Men's Soccer: Pregame show
9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Men's Soccer: Spain vs. Japan, Group D
11:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Men's Soccer: Gabon vs. Switzerland, Group B
2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Men's Soccer: Egypt vs. Brazil, Group C
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Men's Soccer: Postgame show
NBC Specialty: Soccer
7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Men's Soccer: Honduras vs. Morocco
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Men's Soccer: Mexico vs. South Korea
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Men's Soccer: United Arab Emirates vs. Uruguay
2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Men's Soccer: Great Britain vs. Senegal
4:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Men's Soccer: Replay of Spain vs. Japan
6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Men's Soccer: Replay of Gabon vs. Switzerland
7:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Men's Soccer: Replay of Egypt vs. Brazil
9:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. Men's Soccer: Replay of Belarus vs. New Zealand
Telemundo
6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Men's Soccer: Preliminary match coverage of men's soccer in Spanish.
