2021 Olympics women’s soccer bronze medal game: How to watch online

The United States aims for bronze on Thursday when they take on Australia. Here’s what you need to know before tuning in. 

The United States will play for the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games on Thursday when they face Australia at the Ibaraki Kashima Stadium in Kashima, Japan.

The USWNT has never played for a bronze medal in Olympic history, but already has the all-time record on the medal charts with four golds and one silver.

While the U.S. will be playing in its first bronze medal match in Olympic history, the Americans have played in three third-place games at World Cup level, beating China 2-0 in 1995, Canada 3-1, in 2003 and Norway 4-1, in 2007.

The game between the U.S. and Australia is a rematch of the group stage match at these Olympics, which ended scoreless.

A medal would salvage what has been a disappointing Olympics for the defending World Cup champions. Despite featuring Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, the team has struggled, as evidenced by their 3-0 defeat to Sweden in the tournament opener and 1-0 loss to Canada in the semifinals.

Below you can find all the viewing information to watch the Olympic bronze medal match between the USWNT and Australia.

What time is the USWNT vs Australia?

Date: Thursday, Aug. 5
Start time: 4 a.m. ET
Location: Kashima, Japan
Stadium: Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
TV Info: USA Network
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

The United States has played Australia 31 times, with four previous meetings at world championship events: two draws at the Olympics and two victories for the Americans at the World Cup.