One day ahead of the Opening Ceremony, the men’s soccer competition begins with eight games, with host nation Brazil and their electric forward Neymar squaring off on the pitch against South Africa at 3:00 pm ET.
Missing from the field for the second-straight tournament is the United States, which fell to Colombia in the qualifying playoff between CONMEBOL and CONCACAF.
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12:00 pm ET – Iraq vs. Denmark — LIVE STREAM
2:00 pm ET – Honduras vs.