Two Olympic football matches kick off in Coventry later, two days before the Games’ official opening ceremony.
Japan’s game against Canada is followed by Sweden versus South Africa, both in the women’s tournament, at the City of Coventry Stadium.
The venue will host 12 games, including the women’s bronze medal match.
Team GB take part in the first game of the day at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. Hampden Park in Glasgow is also hosting matches.
Coventry’s 32,000-capacity arena was chosen for the Games two years ago.
The venue, which is the home of League One side Coventry City, is usually known as the Ricoh Arena but has had to be renamed during the Games because Ricoh is not an official Olympic sponsor.
The stadium held a test event in April in which Senegal beat Oman 2-0 to qualify for the men’s Olympic football finals for the first time. The game was played in front of 11,611 people.
Japan versus Canada kicks off at 17:00 BST, while Sweden against South Africa gets under way at 19:45 BST.
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