Olympic Soccer 2016: TV Schedule, Live Stream and Wednesday Men's Match Times

Wednesday marks the final day of group-stage play for men's soccer at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and all eyes will be on Brazil's national team, though not for the usual reason of enjoying some aesthetically pleasing soccer. 

No, Brazil is the big story of the day because the Neymar-led squad is on the brink of elimination after two listless, scoreless draws with Iraq and South Africa, two teams that no one would confuse for soccer powerhouses. It's going to be a tough fight for Brazil against a solid Denmark side. 

As for the rest of the action, Wednesday will see the 16 teams eventually whittled down to a final eight that will move on to the quarterfinals, the first stage of knockout action. 

Here's a look at the standings from Rio de Janeiro, along with the TV schedule for Day 5's soccer slate. Live streams for each game can be found at NBCOlympics.com.

Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Team	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	PTS
Denmark	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
Iraq	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brazil	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
South Africa	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1
Team	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	PTS
Nigeria	2	0	0	6	4	2	6
Colombia	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
Japan	0	1	1	6	7	-1	1
Sweden	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
Team	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	PTS
South Korea	1	1	0	11	3	8	4
Mexico	1	1	0	7	3	4	4
Germany	0	2	0	5	5	0	2
Fiji	0	0	2	1	13	-12	0
Team	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	PTS
Portugal	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
Honduras	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
Argentina	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
Algeria	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0

Time (ET)	Matchup	Group	TV
12 p.m.	Argentina vs. Honduras	D	NBC Sports Network, Telemundo*, NBC Soccer Channel*
12 p.m.	Algeria vs. Portugal	D	NBC Soccer Channel*
3 p.m.	South Korea vs. Mexico	C	MSNBC, Telemundo*, NBC Universo*
3 p.m.	Germany vs. Fiji	C	NBC Soccer Channel*
6 p.m.	Colombia vs. Nigeria	B	NBC Universo
6 p.m.	Japan vs. Sweden	B	NBC Soccer Channel
9 p.m.	Denmark vs. Brazil	A	NBC Sports Network, NBC Universo, NBC Soccer Channel
9 p.m.	South Africa vs. Iraq	A	Not Listed

Soccer fans waiting to see Brazil will have to wait until the end of the day to learn their fate, but there is plenty of compelling action to keep viewers satiated until then. 

Honduras and Argentina play early on Wednesday and are tied at three points apiece, with the latter ahead on goal differential. Though Argentina didn't bring along the likes of Lionel Messi to marshal this young squad, they are still one of the more talented teams in the tournament.

Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa pinged in a goal to help Argentina beat Algeria 2-1 on Sunday. He should be leading the line against Honduras, who would make for an incredible upset story should they win or draw with Argentina and hold on to second place in Group D.

Leo Correa/Associated Press

Germany may indeed be on the outside looking in heading into Wednesday—the top two teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals—but don't expect that to be the case by the end of its match with Fiji. 

The Germans should have little trouble dispatching the Fijians, who have allowed 13 goals in two matches thus far. Serge Gnabry, who plays his club football for Arsenal, has been the star of the tournament for Germany, with three goals in two games, including an injury-time strike to salvage a 3-3 draw against South Korea. 

"He's our saviour," said defender Matthias Ginter of Gnabry, per the Press Association (via the Daily Mail).

Arisson Marinho/Associated Press

Assuming Germany wins big and gets five points, it will put plenty of pressure on Mexico, who play South Korea. A draw between the two would leave Mexico with a goal differential of plus-four, a mark Germany can easily surpass with a goalscoring bonanza against Fiji.

A win for either Mexico or South Korea would put them through, so look for a frantic 90 minutes of play in that one.

Nigeria may have arrived late to the Olympics due to some issues with the initial team plane out of Atlanta, but they wasted little time in securing a trip to the next round. Nigeria has six points from two matches, four more than second-place Colombia, and it is the only team to wrap up a first-place finish before Wednesday (Portugal is through to the next round but could drop to second in its group). 

Colombia plays Nigeria on Wednesday, no doubt hoping the "Dream Team" will take it easy on them. That means the pressure is on for Japan and Sweden to secure three points. 

Eraldo Peres/Associated Press

With the day nearly done, this brings us back to Brazil, who are in second place in Group A on goal differential but could find it difficult to get a result against Denmark. Brazil found its chances against Iraq and South Africa but could not find a way to finish.

“There’s a great deal of anxiety about scoring goals, and that is ending up unsettling us and undermining the players’ confidence,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said, per the Wall Street Journal's Joshua Robinson.

The team has faced a great deal of criticism for its embarrassing play, as the New York Times' Victor Mather detailed: 

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“Fiasco em Brasília: de novo, vaias e nada de gol,” the magazine Veja screamed — “Fiasco in Brasília: Boos and No Goals, Again.”

The newspaper Valor Econômico called it Brazil’s worst performance at the Games since 1972 and noted that in 1972, the team at least scored four goals in its first two games.

Online memes took the team to task, showing Pelé holding his head in his hands in despair and comparing the team, unfavorably and sometimes profanely, with the undefeated Brazilian women’s team. Fans in the stadium Sunday night yelled, “Marta, Marta,” a reference to the star player of the women’s team.

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Group A has produced the most dreadful soccer of the Olympics, with just one goal—a strike from Denmark's Robert Skov to beat South Africa—produced in four total contests. With results like these to draw from, it's hard to say which two teams might emerge from this group and make it to the next round.

Neither Iraq nor South Africa has shown much attacking spirit to this point, but should their match on Wednesday produce a winner, it means there will be a surprise entrant in the quarterfinals, one that may very well not feature the home country.