Rio 2016 women's soccer schedule

A look at when the Rio 2016 women’s soccer schedule kicks off.

The Rio 2016 Olympics is almost upon us, and with that means another soccer tournament this summer! This time around we have 12 women’s teams from around the world competing for Olympic glory.

We have the defending champions United States competing in their fifth women’s Olympic soccer tournament, being a four-time gold medal winner and finishing in second in 2000.

The hosts Brazil will be competing in Group E (first group) with China PR, Sweden and South Africa. The second group will feature the 2012 bronze medal winners Canada, Australia, Zimbabwe and Germany. While the U.S. will be in Group G (last group) with New Zealand, France and Colombia. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage.

The competition will start on August 3rd and will go all the way until the 19th. The quarter-finals are set to begin on August 12th and the semi’s will begin on the 16th.

Here is a deeper look at when each country will be play their games.

Group E:

August 3rd:

Sweden vs South Africa 12 p.m EST

Brazil vs China PR 3 p.m EST

August 6th:

South Africa vs China PR 6 p.m EST

Brazil vs Sweden 9 p.m EST

August 9th:

South Africa vs Brazil 9 p.m EST

China PR vs Sweden 9 p.m EST

Group F:

August 3rd:

Canada vs Australia 2 p.m EST

Zimbabwe vs Germany 5 p.m EST

August 6th:

Canada vs Zimbabwe 2 p.m EST

Germany vs Australia 5 p.m EST

August 9th:

Germany vs Canada 3 p.m EST

Australia vs Zimbabwe 3 p.m EST

Group G:

August 3rd:

USA vs New Zealand 6 p.m EST

France vs Colombia 9 p.m EST

August 6th:

USA vs France 4 p.m EST

Colombia vs New Zealand 7 p.m EST

August 9th:

Colombia vs USA 6 p.m EST

New Zealand vs France 6 p.m EST

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