Olympic Soccer Schedule 2012: Guide to Remaining Men's and Women's Action

While the Summer Olympics are not as important to soccer fans as the World Cup, the Games provide plenty of excitement from start to finish.

There has already been a major surprise on the men's side, as Spain has lost its first two games and has been officially eliminated. They still have one more match against Morocco, but the team cannot advance to the quarterfinals.

On the women's side, the U.S. team has been dominant so far and are already on their way to the quarterfinals. Brazil and Great Britain have also started undefeated in their first two games.

Men's Schedule (via NBC Olympics, all times ET):

August 01

Time	Teams
9:30 a.m.	Brazil vs. New Zealand
9:30 a.m.	Egypt vs. Belarus
12:00 p.m.	Japan vs. Honduras
12:00 p.m.	Spain vs. Morocco
12:00 p.m.	Mexico vs. Switzerland
12:00 p.m.	South Korea vs. Gabon
2:45 p.m.	Senegal vs. UAE
2:45 p.m.	Great Britain vs. Uruguay

August 04

7:00a	Men's Quarterfinal #4
9:30a	Men's Quarterfinal #3
12:00p	Men's Quarterfinal #2
2:30p	Men's Quarterfinal #1

August 07

12:00p	Men's Semifinal #2
2:45p	Men's Semifinal #1

August 10

2:45p

Men's Bronze Medal Match

August 11

10:00a

Men's Gold Medal Match

What to Look For:

The Olympics restrict certain teams from fielding their best teams, so the tournament is usually a time for young players to shine.

Perhaps the best player in the event is Brazil's Neymar. The 20-year-old is already one of the best scorers in the world, and he is using these Olympic Games to show everyone what he can do. In addition, people should keep their eye on Giovani dos Santos of Mexico and Senegal's Moussa Konate.

As far as the battle for the gold, powerhouse Brazil is looking as good as ever in the opening round. Great Britain might use the hometown crowd to make a deep run, while Mexico is also dangerous as they are fielding close to their best team.

Women's Schedule (via NBC Olympics, all times ET):

July 31

9:30a	Japan vs. South Africa
9:30a	Canada vs. Sweden
12:15p	USA vs. North Korea
12:15p	France vs. Colombia
2:45p	New Zealand vs. Cameroon
2:45p	Great Britain vs. Brazil

August 03

7:00a	Women's Quarterfinal #3
9:30a	Women's Quarterfinal #2
12:00p	Women's Quarterfinal #4
2:30p	Women's Quarterfinal #1

August 06

12:00p	Women's Semifinal #2
2:45p	Women's Semifinal #1

August 09

8:00a	Women's Bronze Medal Match
2:45p	Women's Gold Medal Match

What to Look For:

The United States has defeated Brazil in each of the past two Olympics, and it looks as though we could be headed for this matchup for the third time.

Brazil has been completely dominant throughout its first two games, while the Americans have scored seven straight goals after overcoming an early 2-0 deficit against France.

Japan, winner of the 2011 World Cup, has struggled a bit in the opening round, but is one of a few teams that can defeat the pair at the top. Unfortunately, there might be too much talent between Marta on the Brazilian squad and Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan on the U.S.A.'s.

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