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Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

men's association football tournament during the 2012 Olympic Summer Games

The 2012 Men's Olympic Football Tournament was the under-23 football tournament. It was held during the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was held from 26 July to 11 August. All the national under-23 qualified football teams can compete. The defending champion was Argentina. The tournament was hosted in England (4 stadiums), Scotland (1 stadium) and Wales (1 stadium). 16 teams were qualified for the final group stage.

2012 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGreat Britain
Dates26 July – 11 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored76 (2.38 per match)
Attendance1,525,134 (47,660 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Leandro Damião
(6 goals)
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Teams

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Means of qualification Date of completion Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation — 1   Great Britain
AFC Preliminary Competition 29 March 2012 Various (home and away) 3   South Korea
  Japan
  United Arab Emirates
CAF Preliminary Competition 10 December 2011   Morocco 3   Gabon
  Morocco
  Egypt
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition 2 April 2012   United States[1] 2   Mexico
  Honduras
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition 12 February 2011   Peru 2   Brazil
  Uruguay
OFC Preliminary Competition 25 March 2012   New Zealand 1   New Zealand
UEFA Preliminary Competition 25 June 2011   Denmark 3   Spain
  Switzerland
  Belarus
AFC–CAF play-off 23 April 2012   Great Britain[2] 1   Senegal
Total 16

Venues

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London
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament (the United Kingdom)
 Manchester
Wembley Stadium Old Trafford
Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 76,212
   
Cardiff Newcastle
Millennium Stadium St James' Park
Capacity: 74,500 Capacity: 52,387
   
Glasgow Coventry
Hampden Park City of Coventry Stadium
Capacity: 52,103 Capacity: 32,500
   

Group Stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Great Britain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  Senegal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
26 July 2012
United Arab Emirates   1 – 2   Uruguay
Great Britain   1 – 1   Senegal
29 July 2012
Senegal   2 – 0   Uruguay
Great Britain   3 – 1   United Arab Emirates
1 August 2012
Senegal   1 – 1   United Arab Emirates
Great Britain   1 – 0   Uruguay

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
  South Korea 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
  Gabon 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
26 July 2012
  Mexico 0–0   South Korea
  Gabon 1–1   Switzerland
29 July 2012
  Mexico 2–0   Gabon
  South Korea 2–1   Switzerland
1 August 2012
  Mexico 1–0   Switzerland
  South Korea 0–0   Gabon

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
  Egypt 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
  Belarus 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1
26 July 2012
Belarus   1–0   New Zealand
Brazil   3–2   Egypt
29 July 2012
Brazil   1–1   Belarus
Egypt   3–1   New Zealand
1 August 2012
Brazil   3–0   New Zealand
Egypt   3–1   Belarus

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
  Honduras 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
  Morocco 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
  Spain 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1
26 July 2012
Spain   0–1   Japan
Honduras   2–2   Morocco
29 July 2012
Spain   0–1   Honduras
Japan   1–0   Morocco
1 August 2012
Japan   0–0   Honduras
Spain   0–0   Morocco

Knockout phase

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  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
                           
  A1   Great Britain 1 (4)  
B2   South Korea 1 (5)  
    South Korea 0  
    Brazil 3  
C1   Brazil 3
  D2   Honduras 2  
      Brazil 1
    Mexico 2
  B1   Mexico 4  
A2   Senegal 2  
    Mexico 3 Bronze medal match
    Japan 1  
D1   Japan 3   South Korea 2
  C2   Egypt 0     Japan 0

Quarter-finals

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  Japan3–0  Egypt
Nagai   14'
Yoshida   78'
Ōtsu   83'		 Report
Attendance: 70,772[3]
  Mexico4–2 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
Enríquez   10'
Aquino   62'
Dos Santos   98'
Herrera   109'		 Report Konaté   69'
Baldé   76'
Attendance: 81,855[4]
  Brazil3–2  Honduras
Damião   38', 60'
Neymar   50' (pen.)		 Report Martínez   12'
Espinoza   48'
Attendance: 42,166[5]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
  Great Britain1–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
Ramsey   36' (pen.) Report Ji Dong-won   29'
Penalties
Ramsey  
Cleverley  
Dawson  
Giggs  
Sturridge  		 4–5   Koo Ja-cheol
  Baek Sung-dong
  Hwang Seok-ho
  Park Jong-woo
  Ki Sung-yueng
Attendance: 70,171[6]

Semi-finals

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  Mexico3–1  Japan
Fabián   31'
Peralta   65'
Cortés   90+3'		 Report Ōtsu   12'
Attendance: 82,372[7]
  South Korea0–3  Brazil
Report Rômulo   38'
Damião   57', 64'
Attendance: 69,389[8]

Bronze medal match

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  South Korea2–0  Japan
Park Chu-young   38'
Koo Ja-cheol   57'		 Report
Attendance: 56,393[9]

Gold medal match

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  Brazil1–2  Mexico
Hulk   90+1' Report 1
Report 2		 Peralta   1', 75'
Attendance: 86,162[10]
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References

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  1. ↑ "CONCACAF to seek additional World Cup berth". CONCACAF. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Play-off details confirmed". FIFA. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Japan – Egypt". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mexico – Senegal". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brazil – Honduras". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Great Britain – South Korea". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mexico – Japan". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "South Korea – Brazil". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "South Korea – Japan". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Brazil – Mexico". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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