The power of women in soccer should not be underestimated. Spain's women's soccer team has a star-studded lineup, with players active in La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as English Premier League powerhouses Manchester United and Arsenal, among other arenas. On the flip side, most of the Japanese women have made a splash in the Europa League, joining top teams such as Chelsea, Manchester City, Roma and Liverpool.
At 1:00am on July 26, CCTV5 will broadcast the opening match of Group B of the Olympic Women's Soccer Tournament, in which the European dominant German Women's Soccer Team will face off with the Asian Women's Soccer Team, the Australia Women's Soccer Team. The German women's soccer team, which holds a number of honors from the World Cup, the Olympics and the Women's European Cup, is ranked fourth in the world, and the player lineup is full of elites from top domestic clubs such as Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt and Leverkusen. The Australian women's soccer team is ranked twelfth in the world, and its players are also found in various European women's soccer teams such as Real Madrid, Everton and West Ham United.
At 3:00am, CCTV5 continues to bring the Olympic women's soccer group A opening, host France women's soccer team and South American powerhouse Colombia women's soccer team narrowly meet. The French women's soccer team is ranked No. 2 in the world, with stars such as Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, Chelsea and other European clubs on the roster. The Colombian women's soccer team is ranked 22nd in the world.
At 0:20 a.m., CCTV's Sports Event Channel (CCTV5+) aired an exciting recording of the Olympic Women's Basketball Qualifying Match, in which China's women's basketball team, led by outstanding players such as Han Xu, Li Meng and Li Yueru, engaged in a fierce confrontation with New Zealand's women's basketball team.
At 19.55pm, CCTV5+ will be live streaming the group stage of the men's rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics, and the excitement is not to be missed.
At 11:05 p.m., CCTV5+ aired a highlights recording of the Hong Kong China leg of the World Women's Volleyball League, where the Chinese women's volleyball team played the Polish women's volleyball team, with Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, Li Yingying and other core players making their appearances.
At 22.55pm, CCTV Olympic Channel (CCTV16) will bring live coverage of the women's soccer group stage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the marquee match between Canada and New Zealand to look forward to.
