Danielle Solzman
While the Opening Ceremony won’t be until Friday, Tokyo 2020 gets underway with softball and soccer highlighting the Olympics schedule.
Softball returns for Tokyo 2020 after being removed back after the 2008 games. Team USA takes on Italy during the second game of the double header. On Wednesday, plan to get up early to follow the USWNT, which returns 11 players from 2016, in their quest to take home the fifth gold medal in team history. The USA has not won the Olympic gold since 2012. USWNT’s matchup against Sweden starts bright and early on USA but you can catch encore airings at 8:30 a.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverage of soccer and softball will be spread out between NBCSN, USA, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. On Thursday night, the qualifying heats for rowing get underway on NBCSN.
TUESDAY, JULY 20 (DAY -3)
NBCSN
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Softball – Japan vs. Australia (LIVE)
11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Italy (LIVE)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 (DAY -2)
USA
4 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Pregame Show
4:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden (LIVE)
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. New Zealand (LIVE)
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Softball – Mexico vs. Canada (LIVE)
4 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – China vs. Brazil (LIVE)
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Japan vs. Canada (LIVE)
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – China vs. Brazil
12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Japan vs. China
2:15 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – Australia vs. New Zealand
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Italy
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE)
11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Softball – Japan vs. Mexico (LIVE)
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
3:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Great Britain vs. Chile (LIVE)
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – Netherlands vs. Zambia (LIVE)
THURSDAY, JULY 22 (DAY -1)
USA
4 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. France (LIVE)
6 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Germany (LIVE)
NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Softball – Italy vs. Australia (LIVE)
4 a.m. – 6 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – New Zealand vs. South Korea (LIVE)
6 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. France
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. South Africa (LIVE)
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Mexico vs. France
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Japan vs. South Africa
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Men’s Soccer – Brazil vs. Germany
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Softball – U.S. vs. Canada
7:30 p.m. – 11:10 p.m.
Rowing – Qualifying Heats (LIVE)
11:15 p.m. – 1:15 a.m.
Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Sweden
1:15 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
3:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Egypt vs. Spain (LIVE)
5:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Ivory Coast vs. Saudi Arabia (LIVE)
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Argentina vs. Australia (LIVE)
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Men’s Soccer – Honduras vs. Romania (LIVE)
