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The biggest match in the Football tournament at the Rio Olympic Games for the gold medal in the men’s competition will see hosts Brazil take on Germany.
The match is scheduled to begin on Sunday, August 21 at 6:30am (AEST) and finish at around 8:30, however it could go longer if the need for extra time or a penalty shootout after that arises.
The gold medal game will follow that for the Bronze medal which kicks off at 2am on Sunday and will feature Honduras and Nigeria.
Channel 7 have the exclusive rights to the Olympic Games in Australia across both TV and any digital or pay networks.
To stream the match online in its entirety, you will need to have access to the Olympics on 7 app which allows you to stream every single event of the Olympic Games.
This comes with a free option, allowing you to stream Channel 7, 7TWO and 7mate or the premium option which costs $19.95, allowing every event to be unlocked for your viewing.
This app is available on PC or any other mobile or tablet device you may own.
Furthermore, if you wish to stream one of the main channels of the Seven Network you can use the plus7 app which runs 24/7 streams of all seven network stations and programs.
The Roar will also carry a live blog of the match where you can follow all the latest updates and get involved in the banter and discussion.
As mentioned, Channel 7 have exclusive access to the Olympic Games. Because this is a gold medal match it should be shown in its entirety on one of the Free-to-Air stations.
To find out which station this will be, you will need to check your local guides closer to the match start time, and keep the remote control handy in case it changes mid-match due to other sports.
Brazil came out of the group stage in first spot from Group A, while Germany suffered a couple of surprise draws early in the tournament before bouncing back to finish second in Group C.
Both teams have been dominant in the finals stages, with Brazil beating Colombia and Honduras four and two nil respectively, while Germany have done the same thing to Portugal and Nigeria.
Brazil (squad)
Weverton, Zeca, Rodrigo Caio, Marquinhos, Renato Augusto, Douglas Santos, Luan, Rafinha, Gabriel, Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Walace, William, Luan Garcia, Rodrigo Dourado, Thiago Maia, Felipe Anderson, Uilson
Germany (squad)
Timo Hom, Jeremy Toljan, Lukas Klostermann, Matthias Ginter, Niklas Sule, Sven Bender, Max Meyer, Lars Bender, Davie Selke, Leon Goretzka, Julian Brandt, Jannik Huth, Phillipp Max, Robert Bauer,, Max Christiansen, Grischa Promel, Serge Gnabry, Nils Petersen