The United States men’s basketball team begins knockout play Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Games, while the U.S. women’s national soccer team has a chance to advance to the gold medal match.
Team USA will face Brazil in the men’s basketball quarterfinal, continuing its quest for a fifth straight gold medal. The Americans went undefeated in their group, earning the top seed of the medal rounds. Brazil needed a tiebreaker to advance to the quarterfinals but shot 45% from deep during pool play.
After defeating Japan on Saturday with a late strike from Trinity Rodman, the American women will face Germany for a spot in the gold medal soccer match. This will be the seventh Olympic semifinal match in eight appearances for the Americans. The U.S. defeated Germany 4-1 in the group stage.
It will be a busy day for Team USA on the track. Three Americans — Gabby Thomas, McKenzie Long and Brittany Brown — have a chance at medaling in the women’s 200-meter final, while another three — Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse and Hobbs Kessler — will compete in the men’s 1500-meter final. Michael Norman (men’s 400-meter race) and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (women’s 400-meter hurdles) both will have a semifinal race after strong heats on Monday.
Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng — the last of the American women’s or men’s duos remaining in beach volleyball — will face Switzerland’s duo in the quarterfinal. Meanwhile, the U.S. women will have an indoor volleyball quarterfinal matchup against fourth-ranked Poland.
Top events to watch
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4 a.m. ET: Table Tennis women’s team, round of 16 — U.S. vs. Germany
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5 a.m. ET: Basketball men’s quarterfinal — Germany vs. Greece
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6:30 a.m. ET: Skateboarding — women’s park preliminary round
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11 a.m. ET: Women’s volleyball quarterfinal — U.S. vs. Poland
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11:30 a.m. ET: Skateboarding — women’s park final
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12 p.m. ET: Men’s basketball quarterfinal — France vs. Canada
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12 p.m. ET: Women’s soccer semifinal — U.S. vs. Germany
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1:55 p.m. ET: Athletics — men’s 400-meter semifinal, women’s hammer throw final, women’s 400-meter hurdles semifinal, men’s long jump final, men’s 1500-meter final
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2:35 p.m. ET: Women’s water polo quarterfinal — U.S. vs. Hungary
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3:30 p.m. ET: Men’s basketball quarterfinal — U.S. vs. Brazil
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3:40 p.m. ET: Athletics — women’s 200-meter final
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4 p.m. ET: Women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal — U.S. (Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes) vs. Switzerland (Nina Brunner/Tanja Hüberli)
A full list of Tuesday’s schedule can be found here.
