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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021

TEAM USA WOMEN’S SOCCER AND SOFTBALL TEAMS HIGHLIGHT FIRST TOKYO OLYMPICS COMPETITION ONE WEEK FROM TODAY – TUESDAY, JULY 20 ON NETWORKS OF NBCUNIVERSAL

Softball Returns to Olympic Competition with Doubleheader Tuesday, July 20; Team USA Plays Italy Live at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN After Host Country Japan Opens vs. Australia at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN

Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Kick Off Olympic Campaign Wednesday, July 21 Live at 4:30 a.m. ET on USA Network

The Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics is Next Friday, July 23 on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 13, 2021 – Team USA women’s soccer and softball teams highlight the first competition at the Tokyo Olympics, beginning one week from today, Tuesday, July 20 across the networks of NBCUniversal.

Action begins on NBCSN on Tuesday – three nights before the Opening Ceremony – as softball returns to the Olympics for the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a doubleheader as host country Japan faces Australia live at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Team USA taking on Italy at 11 p.m. ET.

Next Wednesday, July 21, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team – which has won Olympic gold four times (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012) – kick off their campaign against Sweden live at 4:30 a.m. ET on USA (with encore coverage at 8:30 a.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN). The USWNT features 11 players from the 2016 Olympic team, including Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Tobin Heath, Megan Rapinoe and more. Wednesday also features live coverage of Team USA softball vs. Canada at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Then, on Thursday, July 22, live competition coverage features men’s soccer, highlighted by 2016 Olympic gold medalists Brazil facing Germany at 7:30 a.m. ET on USA Network. On NBCSN, qualifying heats for rowing get underway live at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Coverage of the Opening Ceremony is on Friday, July 23 on NBCUniversal.

TUESDAY, JULY 20 (DAY -3)

NBCSN

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Softball – Japan vs. Australia (LIVE)

11 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Softball – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 (DAY -2)

USA

4 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – Pregame Show

4:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden (LIVE)

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. New Zealand (LIVE)

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Softball – Mexico vs. Canada (LIVE)

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – China vs. Brazil (LIVE)

6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – Japan vs. Canada (LIVE)

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – China vs. Brazil

12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Japan vs. China

2:15 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. New Zealand

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Softball – U.S. vs. Italy

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Softball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)

11 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Softball – Japan vs. Mexico (LIVE)

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

3:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – Great Britain vs. Chile (LIVE)

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – Netherlands vs. Zambia (LIVE)

THURSDAY, JULY 22 (DAY -1)

USA

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. France (LIVE)

6 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Germany (LIVE)

NBCSN

2 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Softball – Italy vs. Australia (LIVE)

4 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – New Zealand vs. South Korea (LIVE)

6 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. France

7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. South Africa (LIVE)

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. France

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. South Africa

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Germany

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Softball – U.S. vs. Canada

7:30 p.m. – 11:10 p.m.

Rowing – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)

11:15 p.m. – 1:15 a.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden

1:15 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

3:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain (LIVE)

5:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Ivory Coast vs. Saudi Arabia (LIVE)

6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Australia (LIVE)

8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Men’s Soccer – Honduras vs. Romania (LIVE)

NBCUniversal will present an unprecedented 7,000 hours of coverage of the Tokyo Olympics this summer by utilizing two broadcast networks, six cable networks, and multiple digital platforms, serving both English- and Spanish-language viewers, making it the biggest media event ever. The Games of the XXXII Olympiad will take place July 23-August 8, 2021. Click here for more information about programming details.

For a complete archive of Tokyo Olympics press releases, click here.

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