The Olympics Start Today! – New at Noon

The opening ceremonies don't start until Friday but don't let that fool you.  The 2016 Olympics in Rio start today!  There are six preliminary women's soccer games set to start across Brazil.

The U.S. is set to kick off against New Zealand this afternoon at 6pm.  They are in search of their fourth straight Olympic Gold medal.

If you can't wait that long for soccer action, you can watch Sweden battle South Africa live on NBCSN, NBCOlympics.com, and the NBC Sports App starting at 12.