Group C of the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place from 26 July to 1 August 2012 in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Coventry's City of Coventry Stadium, Glasgow's Hampden Park, Manchester's Old Trafford and Newcastle's St James' Park.
The group contained Belarus, Brazil, Egypt and New Zealand.
Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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C1 | Brazil | 2 | CONMEBOL | 2011 South American U-20 Championship winner | 12 February 2011 | 11th | 2008 | Silver medal (1984, 1988) |
C2 | Egypt | 4 | CAF | 2011 CAF U-23 Championship runner-up | 10 December 2011 | 12th | 1992 | Quarter-finals (1964, 1984) |
C3 | Belarus | 1 | UEFA | 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off winner | 25 June 2011 | 1st | – | – |
C4 | New Zealand | 3 | OFC | 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winner | 25 March 2012 | 2nd | 2008 | Group stage (2008) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals,
Belarus | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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Egypt | 1–1 | New Zealand |
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Brazil | Belarus |
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Brazil | 3–0 | New Zealand |
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Egypt | Belarus |
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