I discovered a nice nugget of information tonight when I was looking at ussoccer.com. All the U.S. Under-23 men's national team's 2012 Olympic qualifying games will be on television.
Their first three matches will all be on Universal Sports Network and if they advance to the semifinals and/or finals, those will be on NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports Network respectively.
Interestingly enough, all three Group A first round matches take place in Nashville, Tennessee at LP Field. The U.S. will play Cuba on March 22 at 9 p.m. Then they'll face Canada on March 24 at 7 p.m. Finally, they meet El Salvador at 9 p.m. on March 26.
Keep in mind that all the United States has to do to qualify for London 2012 is make it to this particular final. The U.S. would play in the second semifinal match on March 31 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The winner of Group A and Group B (Mexico, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago) will play on April 1 in Kansas City for the final.
Every match in the tournament will also be streamed live on CONCACAF.com in case you don't get Universal Sports Network or CBS Sports Network.
After watching the U.S. dismantle Mexico the other night, I see no reason why they can't run the table in this tournament and go into London on fire. If you plan on watching the Olympic soccer this summer, qualifying will serve as a sort of appetizer to get you ready for the real thing.
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