Football At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Great Britain |
| Dates | 26 July – 11 August |
| Teams | 16 (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 played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 76 (2.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,525,134 (47,660 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Leandro Damião (6 goals) |
Teams
| 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 | 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 | 1 |  Senegal |
| Total | 16 | |||
Venues
| London | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament (the United Kingdom) | Manchester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley Stadium | Old Trafford | ||
| Capacity: 90,000 | Capacity: 76,212 | ||
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| Cardiff | Newcastle | ||
| Millennium Stadium | St James' Park | ||
| Capacity: 74,500 | Capacity: 52,387 | ||
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| Glasgow | Coventry | ||
| Hampden Park | City of Coventry Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 52,103 | Capacity: 32,500 | ||
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Group Stage
Group A
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Mexico | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
Enríquez  10'Aquino 62'Dos Santos 98'Herrera 109' | Report | Konaté 69' Baldé 76' |
| Great Britain | 1–1 (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 |
Semi-finals
| South Korea | 0–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rômulo 38' Damião 57', 64' |
Bronze medal match
| South Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Park Chu-young 38' Koo Ja-cheol 57' | Report |
Gold medal match
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