Broadcast info - Portugal vs. Argentina
Who's playing: If you were hoping to see another CR7 vs. Lionel Messi duel - you'll have to wait for El Clasico. Neither superstar, of course, will be featuring here after taking part in the Euro and Copa America competitions. However, there will still be plenty of intrigue as two ambitious sides lock horns in Brazil's second-most populated city.
What time: Thursday, August 4th at 14.00 PST/17.00 EST/21.00 UTC/22.00 BST/23.00 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange. Located in Rio, it is also known as the Estádio Nilton Santos and its capacity is set to be increased to 60,000 for the Olympics.
Which channel:
- In the USA: NBCSN, TyC Sports Internacional USA, NBC Sports Live Extra
- In Argentina: FOX Play Latin America, ESPN + Sur, ESPN Play Argentina, ESPN Cono Sur, ESPN + Andina, Telefe Argentina, ESPN Play Latin America, ESPN Latin America Andina, TyC Sports Argentina, ESPN2 Argentina, TyC Sports Interior, Fox Sports Cono Sur, ESPN 2 Latin America, DIRECTV Sports Argentina, Canal 7 TV Publica
- In the UK: BBC Red Button
- In Portugal: RTP 1, Sport TV2
- In Brazil: SporTV 2, ESPN Brasil
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Match facts and other historical stats - Portugal vs. Argentina
- Argentina will be making their eighth Olympics appearance, whilst Portugal are featuring for the fourth time
- The Albiceleste have won medals in four out of their past seven appearances - two golds and two silvers
- In terms of head-to-head record, Argentina have won once and drawn once, whilst Portugal have yet to beat Argentina in Olympic competition
Team news
Portugal
Portugal's Olympic squad will be looking, naturally, to the success of the senior side this summer as inspiration. Last month, Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues finally ended Portugal's long wait for their first ever major title by winning the Euro trophy in France. Historically, Portugal's best ever result at the Olympics was a fourth-placed finish back in 1996.
Rui Jorge's lads were defeated by Sweden during a spot-kick shootout at the 2015 U-21 Euro championship final, during which William Carvalho missed a penalty. A year after that, the Sporting CP midfielder redeemed himself by playing a role in the senior squad's triumph at this summer's Euro tournament.
Udinese midfielder Bruno Fernandes will be serving as Portugal's skipper as the Selecção hope to make an impact in their first Olympics appearance since 2004.
Argentina
After missing out on the Olympics in 2012, Argentina are back and determined to make it a third gold medal. And there's even more incentive for Julio Olarticoechea's side, especially given that this tournament is being played in Brazil - who, of course, are one of Argentina's biggest rivals. Although there are no stars like Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, or Sergio Aguero - as Olarticoechea opted to focus on mainly younger players who ply their trades in Argentina's domestic leagues.
Rising talents like Giovanni Simeone and Angel Correa are players Argentina will be counting on as they hope to re-establish themselves on the Olympic scene after a four year absence.
Broadcast info - Nigeria vs. Japan
Who's playing: After making it to the semi-finals in the last edition, Japan will hope to improve and become the first Asian side to clinch Olympic gold this summer. However, the ambitious and talented side will have to find a way past Nigeria, who will try their utmost best to frustrate them.
What time: Thursday, August 4th at 18.00 PST/21.00 EST/01.00 UTC/02.00 BST/03.00 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Arena da Amazônia. Located in Manaus, it has a maximum capacity of 44,300.
Which channel:
- In the USA: NBC Sports Live Extra, NBCSN
- In Japan: NHK Japan
- In Brazil: ESPN + Brasil, SporTV 2
- In the UK: BBC Red Button
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Match facts and other historical stats - Nigeria vs. Japan
- Japan's best ever result at an Olympic games was in 1968, when they clinched Bronze
- The Samurai Blue have participated in ten Olympic tournaments so far. The only time they missed out once this competition became a u-23 affair was in 1992
- Nigeria's only triumph was back in 1996. They were the first African nation to achieve this, followed by Cameroon in 2000
- Japan and Nigeria have faced off three times at Olympic games, with the Japanese winning one and losing two
Team news
Arguably the star man for Japan will be Arsenal's new signing Takuma Asano. The 21-year-old scored 23 goals in 86 appearances for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and during his four seasons there, played a part in the team winning two J. League titles. Along with Korea, Japan are the most experienced Asian side at Olympic games, with ten qualifications so far to date, but no Asian team has ever won Olympic gold.
Four years from now, Japan will be hosting this tournament, and having made a run to the semi-finals in London - which is their best ever result since that historic run back in 1968.
As for Nigeria, they will be looking to get as far in this competition as possible, with players like experienced midfielder John Obi Mikel and Roma youngster Umar Sadiq making up Samson Siasia's 18-man squad.
