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Everything Important you Need to Know about the USWNT Olympic Soccer Schedule

  • Updated: February 20, 2023
The 2020 Olympics are finally here! A year late, but nonetheless, here! And the United States Women’s soccer team is in Tokyo preparing to take the field shortly and start their march towards Olympic gold. This tournament has been a long time coming for USWNT fans as it is the first big event the team has participated in since their World Cup victory in France in 2019.

A lot has been happening in the world since then (think a worldwide pandemic, social & racial injustice, political turmoil, climate change, you know, all that stuff) – a lot of stuff that many members of this champion squad have spoken out about and become very invested in. But as important as every single one of these issues is, I am so happy for this brief moment to have something fun, enjoyable and positive to focus on for awhile. And that is watching our US women kick butt.

The USWNT celebrating after their 2019 FIFA World Cup win
LYON, FRANCE - 7 JULY, 2019: USA women's national team celebrate with a trophy after the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final match between USA and Netherlands. Image credit Mikolaj Barbanell via Shutterstock

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Who’s ready? I’m ready. I’m so excited, I can barely sleep. Oh wait, no, that’s just the ungodly game start time keeping me up. Yes folks, its a 1:30 AM kickoff for the west coasters, and 4:30 AM if you’re over here on the east coast.

The USWNT team said it best today on Instagram “Whether you’re team No Sleep or setting ALL the alarms….”

As the 2019 World Cup Champions start their Olympic campaign this week, I wanted to make sure you were prepared and ready (especially with these cheeky game times, we don’t want you to miss anything). Here’s everything you need to know:

The US Women's official Olympic roster

Just a few weeks ago, the International Olympic Committee extended roster sizes from 18 to 22 for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in order to allow more flexibility for teams in the face of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. While only 18 players can be rostered for each match, countries can mix and match those 18 from the full 22 and reconfigure game to game as they see fit.
USWNT's Abby Dalhkemper playing soccer during the FIFA 2019 World Cup
Abby Dahlkemper and Lineth Beerensteyn during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final match between The United State of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 7, 2019 in Lyon France. Image credit Jose Breton- Pics Action via Shutterstock
Here are the 22 USWNT players coach Vlatko Andonovski has chosen to represent the United States of America at the 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. 
  • Goalkeepers (3)
    • Alyssa Naeher, Chicago Red Stars
    • Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns FC
    • Jane Campbell, Houston Dash
  • Defenders (7)
    • Abby Dahlkemper, Manchester City
    • Tierna Davidson, Chicago Red Stars
    • Crystal Dunn, Portland Thorns FC
    • Casey Krueger, Chicago Red Stars
    • Kelley O’Hara, Washington Spirit
    • Becky Sauerbrunn, Portland Thorns FC
    • Emily Sonnett, Washington Spirit
  • Midfielders (6)
    • Julie Ertz, Chicago Red Stars
    • Lindsey Horan, Portland Thorns FC
    • Rose Lavelle, OL Reign
    • Catarina Macario, Olympique Lyon
    • Kristie Mewis, Houston Dash
    • Samantha Mewis, North Carolina Courage
  • Forwards (6)
    • Tobin Heath, unattached
    • Carli Lloyd, Gotham FC
    • Alex Morgan, Orlando Pride
    • Christen Press, unattached
    • Megan Rapinoe, OL Reign
    • Lynn Williams, North Caroline Courage
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The USWNT Olympic soccer schedule and how to watch

The United States is in Group G along with Sweden, New Zealand and Australia. Current FIFA women’s soccer rankings have the US at the top spot, with Sweden sitting at 5, Australia at 9 and New Zealand the lowest of the group at 22.
Here is the USWNT Olympic soccer schedule and the television network that will be broadcasting the game:
  • Wednesday, July 21 | Sweden vs. USA, 4:30 a.m. EST on USA Network and Telemundo
  • Saturday, July 24 | New Zealand vs. USA, 7:30 a.m. EST on NBCSN and Telemundo
  • Tuesday, July 27 | Australia vs. USA, 4:00 a.m. EST on USA Network and Telemundo
All of the games can also be streamed online at nbcolympics.com or on fubotv.

What other countries are playing?

There are 12 countries in the 2020 women’s Olympic soccer tournament, three groups total.
  • Group E – Japan, Canada, Great Britain, Chile
  • Group F – China, Brazil, Zambia, Netherlands

How many teams will move on to the next round?

In each of the three groups, the top 2 finishers will advance to the quarterfinals. In addition, the two best 3rd place teams will go through as well. These games will all be knock-out games, meaning you lose and you’re out. Matches will take place on the following days:
Quarterfinals round (8 teams) – Friday July 30th
Semifinals round (4 teams) – Monday August 2nd
Gold & Bronze medal matches – Thursday August 5th

Team USA players share travel & pregame preparations with fans

As the US Women’s National Team arrived in Tokyo earlier this week and has begun preparing for their first match against Sweden, they haven’t forgotten to have fun and enjoy the ride. And update their social media of course 🙂 

Now that you know the who/what/when/where of the USWNT Olympic soccer schedule, you have no excuse to miss a game. And if the middle of the night kickoff time is too much for you, we know you have a record button somewhere. Just make sure you don’t accidentally come across the score before you are able to watch 🙂

Let’s go USA!

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