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Rio Olympics women’s water polo finals live stream August 19

By Sarabeth Pollock

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: Aria Fischer of the USA celebrates a goal with with team mates during the Water Polo semi final match between the USA and Hungary at Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: Aria Fischer of the USA celebrates a goal with with team mates during the Water Polo semi final match between the USA and Hungary at Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images) /
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Watch live as Team USA goes for gold in water polo; Live stream information and how to watch the Olympics women’s water polo finals online and on television on Aug. 19th.

The Team USA women made it to the Olympics women’s water polo finals, where they’ll attempt to defend their 2012 London gold medal in a showdown against Italy on Friday.

The semifinal match between Hungary and the United States was every bit as intense as the final 14-10 score suggests. The United States were in control throughout the match, but Hungary fought hard, bringing the score within two points on several occasions. Now the United States and Italy will play for the gold while Hungary and Russia battle for bronze.

Monday marked the start of the Olympics water polo women’s quarterfinals. The United States women had remained perfect in the preliminary rounds, and they stayed that way as they took on winless Brazil in the first match of the day, winning 13-3. Brazil’s three points came in the fourth quarter, when Team USA started rotating its starters out for some much-needed rest.

On Saturday, the United States defeated Hungary 11-6 on the third day of the women’s Olympics water polo tournament. Brazil and China, meanwhile, remained at the bottom of the leader board.

Team USA had a strong showing in Rio on day two of the women’s tournament, defeating China in a 12-4 rout. Italy (Group A) and the United States (Group B) remained perfect in the preliminary round, while Brazil and China had yet to pick up a win. Australia, Russia, Hungary and Spain all had two points each.

The Americans dominated in the first day of the women’s Olympics water polo preliminary tournament on Tuesday, as they came out 11-4 over Spain, the squad Team USA bested in the gold-medal match four years ago in London. The rout of Spain was a great start to the tournament for Team USA, who launched out to a 7-2 lead after the first two quarters, after which there was no looking back.

Full schedule for the women’s water polo finals on Friday:

9am ET: Women’s tournament finals, 7th place match: Brazil vs China

10:20am ET: Women’s tournament finals, Bronze medal match: Hungary vs Russia

1:10pm ET: Women’s tournament finals, 5th place match: Australia vs Spain

2:30pm ET: Women’s tournament finals, Gold medal match: United States vs Italy

Here’s all of the information you need to follow the conclusion of the Olympics women’s water polo tournament on August 19th:

Date: Friday, Aug.19th

Start Time: 9am ET

Channel: NBC

Live Stream: NBColympics.com

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The finals for the men’s tournament take place on Saturday, August 19th.

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