Sports

Olympic Soccer Starts Wednesday

See hometown favorite Heather O'Reilly and her teammates in the first game of the 2012 Olympics, at noon on MSNBC.

The opening ceremonies don’t begin until Friday evening, but for the , it’s "game on" Wednesday.

The women start their race for the gold in a match against France in Scotland today. The game will be televised at noon on MSNBC.

According to the Associated Press, soccer is one of two sports that starts early because the extra days are needed to play a sufficient slate of games that doesn't wear the players out.

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