St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - More than a billion people are expected to watch Friday night's Olympic Opening Ceremony on NBC. But before the Parade of Nations, hundreds of athletes will be participating in Olympic qualifying round events.
The men's and women's soccer matches start Wednesday morning and continue through Thursday.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 (Day -2)
NBC SPORTS NETWORK
11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Women's Soccer- Qualifying Round
U.S. vs. France (LIVE)
Cameroon vs. Brazil (LIVE)
Japan vs. Canada
MSNBC
10:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Women's Soccer- Qualifying Round
Great Britain vs. New Zealand
2:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Women's Soccer- Qualifying Round
Columbia vs. North Korea (LIVE)
Sweden vs. South Africa
NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
Noon-Midnight
Women's Soccer- Qualifying Round
U.S. vs. France (LIVE)
Colombia vs. North Korea (LIVE)
Great Britain vs. North Korea
Japan vs. Canada
Cameroon vs. Brazil
Sweden vs. South Africa
TELEMUNDO
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Olympic Preview
THURSDAY, JULY 26 (Day -1)
NBC SPORTS NETWORK
7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m
Men's Soccer- Qualifying Round
Honduras vs. Morocco (LIVE)
Mexico vs. South Korea (LIVE)
United Arab Emirates vs. Uruguay (LIVE)
Great Britain vs. Senegal (LIVE)
Belarus vs. New Zealand (LIVE)
MSNBC
9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer- Qualifying Round
Spain vs. Japan (LIVE)
Gabon vs.Switzerland (LIVE)
Brazil vs. Egypt (LIVE)
NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
7:00 a.m.- 11:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer Qualifying Round
Honduras vs. Morocco (LIVE)
Mexico vs. South Korea (LIVE)
United Arab Emirates vs. Uruguay (LIVE)
Great Britain vs. Senegal (LIVE)
Spain vs. Japan
Gabon vs. Switzerland
Egypt vs. Brazil
Belarus vs. New Zealand
TELEMUNDO
6:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (LIVE)
Men's Soccer- Qualifying Round
Mexico vs. South Korea (LIVE)
Honduras vs. Morocco (LIVE)
Brail vs. Egypt (LIVE)
United Arab Emirates vs. Uruguay (LIVE)
Midnight- 1:00 a.m. (ET/PT)
Soccer Highlights Show