The United States Women's National Team will face off against longtime rivals Japan in the round of 16 at the Olympics.
Its been nine years since the Americans trounced Japan 5-2 in the 2015 Women's World Cup final, and 13 years since Japan got the better of the U.S. in penalties in the 2011 final.
Now, the two nations meet again in the knockout stage at the Olympics.
USA vs. Japan will be shown on USA Network and Telemundo (Spanish language).
The game will be available to stream on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
USA vs. Japan will kick off at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT on Saturday, August 3 from Parc des Princes in Paris, France.
United States | 30 wins |
Draw | 8 draws |
Japan | 1 win |
Midfielder Samantha Coffey is suspended for the game vs. Japan due to yellow card accumulation.
Center back Tierna Davidson's status vs. Japan is uncertain. She has not played since coming off in the 44th minute in the USA's second group stage game vs. Germany.
Jaedyn Shaw is yet to feature at the Olympics and is not expected to be fit enough to play vs. Japan.
Japan, the seventh-ranked team in the world, finished second in Group C behind Spain on six points, with their only loss coming against the World Cup champions in group play.
Japan scored six goals and conceded four across three group stage games.
Aoba Fujino and Momoko Tanikawa have both found the net so far at the Olympics and are considered two of Japan's top players.