by Soccer America , Jul 23, 2012

[DATEBOOK] The men's soccer competition begins on Thursday at the London Olympics with eight games. Opening-day matches of note include Spain-Japan and Brazil-Egypt. For all the complete schedule and viewing information ...



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.



With a subscription that includes MSNBC and CNBC, you can access live streams of every match.



(Click here for complete listings.)



GROUP A

July 26 in Manchester

UAE vs. Uruguay (NBCSN, live, noon ET)

Great Britain vs. Senegal (NBCSN, live, 3 pm ET)

July 29 in London

Senegal vs. Uruguay (MSNBC, live, noon ET)

Great Britain vs. UAE (MSNBC, live, 2:45 pm ET)

Aug. 1 in Cardiff

Great Britain vs. Uruguay (NBCSN, live, 2:45 pm ET)

Aug. 1 in Coventry

Senegal vs. UAE (MSNBC, live-joined in progress, 3:50 pm ET)



GROUP B

July 26 in Newcastle

Mexico vs. South Korea (NBCSN, live, 9:30 am ET)

Gabon vs. Switzerland (MSNBC, live, 11:45 am ET)

July 29 in Coventry

Mexico vs. Gabon

South Korea vs. Switzerland

Aug. 1 in Cardiff

Mexico vs. Switzerland (NBCSN, live, noon ET)

Aug. 1 in London

South Korea vs. Gabon



GROUP C

July 26 in Coventry

Belarus vs. New Zealand (NBCSN, 4:45 pm ET)

Brazil vs. Egypt (MSNBC, live, 2:45 pm ET)

July 29 in Manchester

Brazil vs. Belarus (MSNBC, live, 10 am ET)

Egypt vs. New Zealand

Aug. 1 in Newcastle

Brazil vs. New Zealand (NBCSN, live, 9:30 am ET)

Aug. 1 in Glasgow

Egypt vs. Belarus



GROUP D

July 26 in Glasgow

Spain vs. Japan (MSNBC, live, 9:45 am ET)

Honduras vs. Morocco (NBCSN, live, 7 am ET)

July 29 in Newcastle

Spain vs. Honduras

Japan vs. Morocco

Aug. 1 in Coventry

Japan vs. Honduras

Aug. 1 in Manchester

Spain vs. Morocco (MSNBC, live, noon ET)



QUARTERFINALS

Aug. 4 in Manchester

25: First Group D vs. Second Group C (MSNBC, live, 7 am ET)

Aug. 4 in London

26: First Group B vs. Second Group A (MSNBC, live, 9:30 am ET)

Aug. 4 in Newcastle

27: First Group C vs. Second Group D (MSNBC, live, noon ET)

Aug. 4 in Cardiff

28: First Group A vs. Second Group B (MSNBC, live, 2:30 pm ET)



SEMIFINALS

Aug. 7 in London

Winner match 26 vs. Winner match 25 (NBCSN, live, noon ET)

Aug. 7 in London

Winner match 28 vs. Winner match 27 (NBCSN, live, 2:45 pm ET)



BRONZE-MEDAL MATCH

Aug. 10 in Cardiff

(MSNBC, live, 9 am ET)



GOLD-MEDAL MATCH

Aug. 11 in London

(NBCSN, live, 10 am ET)