Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament facts for kids

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

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			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

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

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Related pages

• Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Images for kids

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  Participating countries

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  The match of Great Britain against Senegal in Old Trafford, Manchester

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  Match between Brazil and Belarus

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  Juan Mata taking a corner in the match between Spain and Japan

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Torneo masculino de fútbol en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012 para niños