Ahead of the official Opening Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the women's soccer tournament got under way Wednesday, August 3. The U.S. Women's National Team quest for gold continues in the Knockout stage v. Sweden after winning Group G. Check out everything you need to know about the American team in the sixth edition of Olympic women's soccer.
USWNT Roster
GOALKEEPERS: Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars), Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC)
DEFENDERS: Whitney Engen (Boston Breakers), Julie Johnston (Chicago Red Stars), Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns FC), Ali Krieger (Washington Spirit), Kelley O'Hara (Sky Blue FC), Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City)
MIDFIELDERS: Morgan Brian (Houston Dash), Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC), Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC), Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash), Allie Long (Portland Thorns FC), Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign FC)
FORWARDS: Crystal Dunn (Washington Spirit), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride), Christen Press (Chicago Red Stars), Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado)
Groups
<strong>Group E</strong> |
<strong>Group F</strong> |
<b>Group G</b> |
Brazil |
Canada |
USA |
China PR |
Australia |
New Zealand |
Sweden |
Zimbabwe |
France |
South Africa |
Germany |
Colombia |
Head-to-Head
Americans' all-time record against their group-stage opponents
<strong>TEAM</strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>W</strong> |
<strong>L</strong> |
<strong>T</strong> |
<strong>GF</strong> |
<strong>GA</strong> |
New Zealand |
13 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
47 |
5 |
France |
19 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
51 |
14 |
Colombia |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
<em>Totals</em> |
<em>37</em> |
<em>32</em> |
<em>2</em> |
<em>3</em> |
<em>116</em> |
<em>19</em> |
Schedule
Group Stage
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Kickoff</strong> |
<strong>Broadcast</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
<strong>Score</strong> |
Aug. 3 |
New Zealand |
6 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Mineirão Stadium (Belo Horizonte) |
W, 2-0 |
Aug. 6 |
France |
4 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Mineirão Stadium (Belo Horizonte ) |
W, 1-0 |
Aug. 9 |
Colombia |
6 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Amazonia Stadium (Manaus) |
D, 2-2 |
Quarterfinals
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Kickoff</strong> |
<strong>Broadcast</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
Aug. 12 |
USA v. Sweden |
12 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Mané Garrincha Stadium (Brasilia) |
Aug. 12 |
China v. Germany |
3 PM ET |
Live Stream |
Arena Fonte Nove (Salvador) |
Aug. 12 |
Canada v. France |
6 PM ET |
CNBC |
Corinthians Arena (Sao Paulo) |
Aug. 12 |
Brazil v. Australia |
9 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Mineirão Stadium (Belo Horizonte ) |
Semifinals
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Kickoff</strong> |
<strong>Broadcast</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
Aug. 16 |
W22 v. W19 |
12 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Maracaña (Rio de Janeiro) |
Aug. 16 |
W21 v. W20 |
3 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Mineirão Stadium (Belo Horizonte ) |
Bronze Medal Match
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Kickoff</strong> |
<strong>Broadcast</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
Aug. 19 |
L24 v. L23 |
12 PM ET |
MSNBC |
Corinthians Arena (Sao Paulo) |
Gold Medal Match
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Kickoff</strong> |
<strong>Broadcast</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
Aug. 19 |
W24 v. W23 |
4:30 PM ET |
NBCSN |
Maracaña (Rio de Janeiro) |
