Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament facts for kids
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Great Britain |
| Dates | 26 July – 11 August |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
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.
Contents
Teams
| Means of qualification | Date of completion | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | 1 |  Great Britain |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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
| 4 August 2012 12:00 |
Winner Group D | Match 25 | Runner-up Group C | Old Trafford, Manchester |
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| 4 August 2012 14:30 |
Winner Group B | Match 26 | Runner-up Group A | Wembley Stadium, London |
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| 4 August 2012 17:00 |
Winner Group C | Match 27 | Runner-up Group D | St James' Park, Newcastle |
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| 4 August 2012 19:30 |
Winner Group A | Match 28 | Runner-up Group B | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
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Semi-finals
| 7 August 2012 17:00 |
Winner Match 26 | Match 29 | Winner Match 25 | Wembley Stadium, London |
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| 7 August 2012 19:45 |
Winner Match 28 | Match 30 | Winner Match 27 | Old Trafford, Manchester |
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Bronze medal match
| 10 August 2012 19:45 |
Loser Match 30 | v | Loser Match 29 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
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Gold medal match
| 11 August 2012 15:00 |
Winner Match 30 | v | Winner Match 29 | Wembley Stadium, London |
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Related pages
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
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