The U.S. women’s soccer team will attempt to win its third straight Olympic gold medal and fourth in the five-tournament history of women’s Olympic soccer. They will play three group games and (hopefully) three knockout stage games, all of which will be shown at Rattle N Hum.

The U.S. returns with the largely the same roster it had in the 2011 World Cup, with just one new player (22-year-old striker Sydney Leroux) added to a roster that includes fan favorites Hope Solo, Abby Wambach, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan.

The U.S. is grouped with France, Colombia and North Korea, three teams it met in the World Cup. The Americans eased past Colombia and North Korea in the group stage, and scored two late goals to beat the French in the semi-final.

The team opens with its toughest group game, France, on Wednesday at noon EDT, knowing a win would put them in position to win the group. They play Colombia on Saturday at 11:50 a.m and North Korea on Monday at 12:15 p.m.

The Americans should have no problem advancing out of the group, but the knockout stage will provide challenges. World Cup champions Japan, host Great Britain and traditional powers Sweden and Brazil are all possible opponents in the quarterfinal.

The quarterfinals will be played on Friday, August 3rd, the semis will be played on Monday the 6th and the final will be played in Wembley Stadium on Thursday the 9th at 2:45 p.m.

Visit NBCOlympics.com for the full schedule.

Rattle N Hum, the best beer bar in NYC bar, attracts energetic crowds for all major soccer matches. No other bar can match Rattle N Hum’s 40 taps of craft beer (except of course our sister bar, Beer Authority, the best sports bar in Times Square). While we have solid crowds, we also usually have a seat for everyone, unlike some smaller places where you stand five-deep at the bar and fight for a glimpse of the screen. That’s not our idea of a fun day of sports and beer. So come claim your own stool, order a pint of your favorite craft beer, and may the best team win!

On Sundays, we offer our bottomless craft beer brunch, which includes a brunch or regular menu entree and 90 minutes of all the draft craft beer you can drink for a mere $39.95. We also offer “Kick the Keg” on Sundays, comprised of 5-10 lines of beer that we sell for a mere $5 per pint.

Tomorrow starts the 3rd round of matches in the Group Stage of Euro 2012. Sweden and Ireland have been eliminated, but the other 14 teams all have an opportunity to move on, though some may need a little help from their “friends.”

Most of the matches have been fairly close, with 5 ties and 7 one-goal wins out of 16 matches.

Thus, nearly every team in the competition can advance with a big win in their third match, and nearly every team can be sent packing with a big loss.

The third set of matches continues to Tuesday.

All of the Group Stage matches for Euro 2012 will be played at noon or 2:45 pm NYC time.

Rattle N Hum, the best craft beer bar in NYC bar, has attracted energetic crowds for all of the Euro 2012 matches. Most bars can claim to have plenty of televisions and good pub food, but no other bar can match Rattle N Hum’s 40 taps of craft beer (except of course our sister bar, Beer Authority, the best sports bar in Times Square). We expect to have solid crowds on the weekend, but also to have a seat for everyone, unlike some smaller places where you stand five-deep at the bar and fight for a glimpse of the screen. That’s not our idea of a fun day of sports and beer. So come claim your own stool, order a pint of your favorite craft beer, and maky the best team win!

On Sundays, we offer our bottomless craft beer brunch, which includes a brunch or regular menu entree and 90 minutes of all the draft craft beer you can drink for a mere $39.95. We also offer “Kick the Keg” on Sundays, comprised of 5-10 lines of beer that we sell for a mere $5 per pint.

The Belmont Stakes will be run for the 144th time on June 9.

I’ll Have Another, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will be trying to become just the 12th horse to sweep the Triple Crown.

The feat has not been accomplished in 34 years, and only three times since 1948. Since 1978, 11 horses have had a shot at the Triple Crown but were tripped up at Belmont; they include Funny Cide, Smarty Jones and Big Brown in the past 9 years.

New Yorkers and NYC tourists are avidly searching for  the best Belmont Stakes parties in NYC. As the best craft beer bar in NYC, Rattle N Hum is the beer drinker’s best bar in NYC to watch the Belmont Stakes.

We’ll be showing the race, with the sound turned up loud, on nearly all of our  many televisions. We’ll also have  a bevy of food specials inspired by New York, in addition to our regular menu. We also offer a full bar of wine and spirits, in addition to craft beer. Indeed, if a Triple Crown is completed, then everyone in the place who shouts, “I’ll Have Another” will get a free shot of Jameson’s Irish Whiskey.

We’re on East 33rd St, just west of Madison Avenue. We’re a few blocks from the Empire State Building, and near Penn Station.

Please call 212-481-1586 to reserve your table today.