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The United States softball team faces host nation Japan on Tuesday with the gold medal on the line at the Tokyo Olympics. The United States went a perfect 5-0 in group play and capped off the group stage with a win over Japan on Sunday night. The two teams are facing off in a rematch of the gold medal game from the last time softball was featured at the Olympics: 2008 in Beijing. 

Japan won the 2008 matchup, but Team USA has captured gold in every other Summer Games featuring softball. The Americans won in 1996, 2000 and 2004 and will go for the country's fourth gold medal on Tuesday. Canada and Mexico are squaring off in the bronze medal game.

Here is the info for Tuesday's gold medal game between United States and Japan, including the TV channel and live stream info.

USA Softball vs. Japan

Date: Tuesday, July 27 | Time: 7 a.m. ET
Location: Yokohama Stadium -- Yokohama, Japan
TV channel: NBC Sports Network | Live stream: fuboTV (try for free)
Odds: USA -175; Japan +138 (via William Hill Sportsbook)

Team USA vs. Japan storylines

Team USA posted a flawless record in the group stage, and the Americans had some dramatic wins. Team USA won both of its last two group stage games in walk-off fashion. The Americans beat Australia in eight innings on Saturday to punch their ticket in the gold medal game, as Amanda Chidester hit the game-winning single. Kelsey Stewart hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh inning on Sunday night to take down Japan.

Team USA has relied mostly on Monica Abbott and Cat Osterman on the mound during these Games, and neither pitcher has allowed an earned run so far in Tokyo. Abbott has 29 strikeouts and three wins, while Osterman has 15 Ks and a pair of victories. Ally Carda started against Japan in the group stage game, though Abbott and Osterman both got some work in the final innings.

Prediction

Team USA gets some revenge 13 years in the making as Haylie McCleney sparks a multi-run rally. Pick: USA 2, Japan 0