Day 16: What to Watch For

Here are some of the events, teams and athletes to watch Saturday at the London Games. (All times Eastern.)

VOLLEYBALL Four years ago in Beijing, Hugh McCutcheon’s father-in-law was killed before the opening ceremony. McCutcheon went on to coach the American men’s volleyball team to a gold medal. Now he hopes to do the same for the United States women’s team, which has never won an Olympic gold. The Americans face Brazil, which beat them in the 2008 gold medal match. But since then, the United States has taken Brazil’s No. 1 ranking and also beat the Brazilians in group play earlier in the tournament. nbcolympics.com, 1:30 p.m.; NBC, 8 p.m. (taped)

BASKETBALL The United States women’s basketball team is also playing for a gold medal, but there is nothing rare about that. The Americans are seeking their fifth consecutive Olympic title and sixth over all. Their opponent, France, has never won a medal in women’s basketball. NBC, 4 p.m.

TRACK AND FIELD In 2009, Caster Semenya of South Africa won the gold medal in the women’s 800 meters at the world championships and was subjected to sex-determination testing. Cleared to compete as a woman a year later, Semenya is among the favorites in the Olympics, where she had the fastest qualifying time for the final. Mo Farah of Britain, who thrilled the home crowd by winning the 10,000 meters, tries to do it again in the 5,000. And the Jamaican and American sprinters will have one final showdown, in the men’s 4×100 relay. nbcolympics.com, 2 p.m.; NBC, 8 p.m. (taped)

MEN’S SOCCER Two soccer-mad countries — Brazil and Mexico — are seeking their first Olympic gold medal. Normally an afterthought among major international tournaments, the Olympic final has star power with Brazil’s Neymar and firepower with the two highest-scoring teams in the event facing off. NBCSN, 10 a.m.

DIVING Tom Daley, Britain’s diving star, is back at the Aquatics Centre after finishing a disappointing fourth in the synchronized 10-meter platform event. Daley struggled in qualifying for the individual 10-meter platform event but advanced, and scores do not carry over. nbcolympics.com, 3:30 p.m., NBC, 8 p.m. (taped)