Led by two second half goals from Leandro Damiao, Brazil defeated South Korea, 3-0 and advanced to the Olympic gold medal game for the first time in 24 years. Damiao now has six goals in the tournament, making him the leading goal scorer amongst the men in London. On Friday, his team will face Mexico, who advanced with a 3-1 victory over Japan. Regardless of the outcome of the game, Mexico will leave London with their first medal of any kind in men’s Olympic soccer.
The US women came from behind three times in an epic Olympic semi-final to force overtime, and Alex Morgan’s header with :30 left in extra time of the 2nd OT period gave the Americans a thrilling 4-3 win over Canada. The US advances to the gold medal game against Japan on Thursday. Game time is scheduled for 2:45 pm eastern time on NBC Sports Network.
The game will be a much anticipated rematch of last year’s World Cup Final won by the Japanese. The US has never failed to qualify for the Olympic final, capturing three gold’s and a silver since women’s soccer became an official Olympic event in 1996.
Check below for all the results.
For info on the US Women’s Olympic Soccer Team click here.
Olympic Soccer on TV
The men's soccer competition begins on Thursday with eight games. Opening-day matches of note include Spain-Japan and Brazil-Egypt. NBCSN and MSNBC will offer live coverage of much of the men's tournament, while Telemundo will offer coverage in Spanish along with its coverage of other sports. Two NBCUniversal specialty channels will also carry many live soccer matches.
Women's soccer kicked off play on Wednesday, which included a US win over France. NBCSN and MSNBC will offer live coverage of much of the women's tournament. Two NBCUniversal specialty channels will also carry many live soccer matches.
Completed Games with Results in RED.
Men’s Games
GROUP A
July 26 in Manchester
UAE 1 vs. Uruguay 2
Great Britain 1 vs. Senegal 1
July 29 in London
Senegal 2 vs. Uruguay 0
Great Britain 3 vs. UAE 1
Aug. 1 in Cardiff
Great Britain 1 vs. Uruguay 0
Aug. 1 in Coventry
Senegal 1 vs. UAE 1
GROUP B
July 26 in Newcastle
Mexico 0 vs. South Korea 0
Gabon 1 vs. Switzerland 1
July 29 in Coventry
Mexico 2 vs. Gabon 0
South Korea 2 vs. Switzerland 1
Aug. 1 in Cardiff
Mexico 1 vs. Switzerland 0
Aug. 1 in London
South Korea 0 vs. Gabon 0
GROUP C
July 26 in Coventry
Belarus 1 vs. New Zealand 0
Brazil 3 vs. Egypt 2
July 29 in Manchester
Brazil 3 vs. Belarus 1
Egypt 1 vs. New Zealand 1
Aug. 1 in Newcastle
Brazil 3 vs. New Zealand 0
Aug. 1 in Glasgow
Egypt 3 vs. Belarus 1
GROUP D
July 26 in Glasgow
Spain 0 vs. Japan 1
Honduras 2 vs. Morocco 2
July 29 in Newcastle
Spain 0 vs. Honduras 1
Japan 1 vs. Morocco 0
Aug. 1 in Coventry
Japan 0 vs. Honduras 0
Aug. 1 in Manchester
Spain 0 vs. Morocco 0
QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 4 in Manchester
Korea 1 vs. Great Britain 1 (Korea wins on PK's)
Aug. 4 in London
Brazil 3 vs. Honduras 2
Aug. 4 in Newcastle
Mexico 4 vs. Senegal 2
Aug. 4 in Cardiff
Japan 3 vs. Egypt 0
SEMIFINALS
Aug. 7 in London
Mexico 3 vs. Japan 1
Aug. 7 in London
Brazil 3 vs. South Korea 0
BRONZE-MEDAL MATCH
Aug. 10 in Cardiff
Japan vs. South Korea (MSNBC, live, 9 am ET)
GOLD-MEDAL MATCH
Aug. 11 in London
Mexico vs. Brazil (NBCSN, live, 10 am ET)
Women’s Games
GROUP E
July 25 in Cardiff
Britain 1 vs. New Zealand 0
Cameroon 0 vs. Brazil 5
July 28 in Cardiff
New Zealand 0 vs. Brazil 1
Britain 3 vs. Cameroon 0
July 31 in Coventry
New Zealand 3 vs. Cameroon 1
July 31 in London
Britain 1 vs. Brazil 0
GROUP F
July 25 in Coventry
Japan 2 vs. Canada 1
Sweden 4 vs. South Africa 1
July 28 in Coventry
Japan 0 vs. Sweden 0
Canada 3 vs. South Africa 0
July 31 in Manchester
Canada 2 vs. Sweden 2
July 31 in Cardiff
Japan 0 vs. South Africa 0
GROUP G
July 25 in Glasgow
United States 4 vs. France 2
Colombia 0 vs. North Korea 2
July 28 in Glasgow
United States 3 vs. Colombia 0
France 5 vs. North Korea 0
July 31 in Manchester
United States 1 vs. North Korea 0
July 31 in Newcastle
France 1 vs. Colombia 0
QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 3 in Glasgow
Canada 2 vs. Great Britain 0
Aug. 3 in Newcastle
United States 2 vs. New Zealand 0
Aug. 3 in Cardiff
France 2 vs. Sweden 1
Aug. 3 in London
Japan 2 vs. Brazil 0
SEMIFINALS
Aug. 6 in London
United States 4 vs. Canada 3 OT
Aug. 6 in Manchester
Japan 2 vs. France 1
BRONZE-MEDAL MATCH
Aug. 9 in Coventry
Canada vs. France (NBCSN, live, 8 am ET)
GOLD-MEDAL MATCH
Aug. 9 in London
United States vs. Japan (NBCSN, live, 2:30 pm ET)