Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B

Group B 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 Ricoh Arena, London's Wembley Stadium and Newcastle's St James' Park.^[1] The group contained Gabon, Mexico, South Korea and Switzerland.^[2]

Teams edit

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
B1	Mexico	1	CONCACAF	2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship winner	31 March 2012	10th	2004	Fourth place (1968)
B2	South Korea	3	AFC	AFC Round Three – Group A winner	22 February 2012	8th	2008	Bronze medal (2012)
B3	Gabon	4	CAF	2011 CAF U-23 Championship winner	10 December 2011	1st	–	–
B4	Switzerland	1	UEFA	2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up	25 June 2011	2nd	1924	Bronze medal (1924)

Standings edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Gabon	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,^[3]

The winner of Group B, Mexico, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Senegal.
The runner-up of Group B, South Korea, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Great Britain,

Matches edit

Mexico vs South Korea edit

26 July 2012

14:30

Mexico	0–0	South Korea
	Report

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 15,748^[4]

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Mexico

South Korea


GK	1	José Corona (c)
DF	3	Carlos Salcido
DF	4	Hiram Mier
DF	5	Dárvin Chávez
DF	13	Diego Reyes
DF	15	Néstor Vidrio
MF	6	Héctor Herrera	59'	71'
MF	11	Javier Aquino
MF	16	Miguel Ponce
FW	8	Marco Fabián		85'
FW	9	Oribe Peralta		66'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Giovani dos Santos		66'
MF	14	Jorge Enríquez		71'
FW	12	Raúl Jiménez		85'
Manager:
Luis Tena


GK	1	Jung Sung-Ryong
DF	3	Yun Suk-Young
DF	4	Kim Young-Gwon
DF	12	Hwang Seok-Ho
DF	14	Kim Chang-Soo
MF	6	Ki Sung-Yueng
MF	7	Kim Bo-Kyung
MF	11	Nam Tae-Hee	87'
MF	13	Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF	15	Park Jong-Woo
FW	10	Park Chu-Young	76'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Baek Sung-Dong	76'
FW	9	Ji Dong-Won	87'
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo

Assistant referees:
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
Sherif Hassan (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Gabon vs Switzerland edit

26 July 2012

17:15

Gabon	1–1	Switzerland
Aubameyang 45'	Report	Mehmedi 5' (pen.)

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 15,748^[5]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Gabon

Switzerland


GK	1	Didier Ovono (c)
DF	2	Muller Dinda
DF	15	Henri Ndong
MF	4	Franck Engonga
MF	8	Alexander N'Doumbou
MF	10	Lévy Madinda
MF	12	Merlin Tandjigora	49'
MF	13	Cédric Boussoughou
MF	17	Jerry Obiang
FW	7	Allen Nono	18'	74'
FW	9	Pierre Aubameyang
Substitutions:
MF	11	Axel Meye		74'
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot


GK	1	Diego Benaglio (c)
RB	17	Michel Morganella
CB	16	Fabian Schär
CB	15	Timm Klose	14'
LB	13	Ricardo Rodríguez
DM	2	Xavier Hochstrasser
RM	14	Steven Zuber		68'
CM	9	Fabian Frei
CM	4	Oliver Buff	32' 78'
LM	7	Innocent Emeghara		84'
CF	11	Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
MF	10	Pajtim Kasami		68'
MF	8	Amir Abrashi		84'
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami

Assistant referees:
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Eduardo Diaz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Mexico vs Gabon edit

29 July 2012

14:30

Mexico	2–0	Gabon
Dos Santos 63', 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Attendance: 28,171^[6]

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Mexico

Gabon


GK	1	José Corona (c)
DF	3	Carlos Salcido
DF	4	Hiram Mier
DF	5	Dárvin Chávez
DF	13	Diego Reyes	41'
DF	15	Néstor Vidrio		46'
MF	6	Héctor Herrera		48'
MF	11	Javier Aquino
MF	16	Miguel Ponce
FW	8	Marco Fabián		76'
FW	9	Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
FW	10	Giovani dos Santos		46'
MF	14	Jorge Enríquez		48'
MF	7	Javier Cortés		76'
Manager:
Luis Tena


GK	1	Didier Ovono (c)
DF	2	Muller Dinda	43'	85'
DF	15	Henri Ndong	50' 90+1'
MF	4	Franck Engonga
MF	8	Alexander N'Doumbou		70'
MF	10	Lévy Madinda
MF	12	Merlin Tandjigora
MF	13	Cédric Boussoughou
MF	17	Jerry Obiang		83'
FW	9	Pierre Aubameyang
FW	11	Axel Meye
Substitutions:
FW	7	Allen Nono		70'
MF	21	Samson Mbingui		83'
DF	3	Stevy Nzambe		85'
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream (Australia)
Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

South Korea vs Switzerland edit

29 July 2012

17:15

South Korea	2–1	Switzerland
Park Chu-young 57' Kim Bo-kyung 64'	Report	Emeghara 60'

Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Attendance: 30,114^[7]

Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

South Korea

Switzerland


GK	1	Jung Sung-Ryong
DF	3	Yun Suk-Young
DF	4	Kim Young-Gwon
DF	12	Hwang Seok-Ho
DF	14	Kim Chang-Soo
MF	6	Ki Sung-Yueng
MF	7	Kim Bo-Kyung
MF	11	Nam Tae-Hee		61'
MF	13	Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF	15	Park Jong-Woo	68'
FW	10	Park Chu-Young	71'	73'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Baek Sung-Dong		61'
FW	9	Ji Dong-Won		73'
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo


GK	1	Diego Benaglio (c)
RB	17	Michel Morganella	66'
CB	16	Fabian Schär
CB	15	Timm Klose
LB	13	Ricardo Rodríguez
DM	8	Amir Abrashi
RM	14	Steven Zuber		71'
CM	9	Fabian Frei
CM	10	Pajtim Kasami	1'	85'
LM	7	Innocent Emeghara	88'
CF	11	Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
FW	12	Josip Drmić	90+2'	71'
MF	6	Alain Wiss		85'
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami

Assistant referees:
Efraín Castro (Bolivia)
Arol Valda (Bolivia)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Mexico vs Switzerland edit

1 August 2012

17:00

Mexico	1–0	Switzerland
Peralta 69'	Report

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 50,000^[8]

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Mexico

Switzerland


GK	1	José Corona (c)
DF	3	Carlos Salcido
DF	4	Hiram Mier
DF	5	Dárvin Chávez
DF	13	Diego Reyes
DF	15	Néstor Vidrio	46'
MF	11	Javier Aquino
MF	14	Jorge Enríquez
FW	8	Marco Fabián	79'
FW	9	Oribe Peralta
FW	10	Giovani dos Santos	84'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Israel Jiménez	46'
MF	16	Miguel Ponce	79'
FW	12	Raúl Jiménez	84'
Manager:
Luis Tena


GK	1	Diego Benaglio (c)
RB	3	Fabio Daprelà	39'
CB	5	François Affolter	45+1'
CB	15	Timm Klose
LB	13	Ricardo Rodríguez
DM	8	Amir Abrashi		76'
RM	14	Steven Zuber		61'
CM	9	Fabian Frei
CM	10	Pajtim Kasami		85'
LM	7	Innocent Emeghara
CF	11	Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
FW	12	Josip Drmić		61'
MF	6	Alain Wiss		76'
MF	2	Xavier Hochstrasser	87'	85'
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

South Korea vs Gabon edit

1 August 2012

17:00

South Korea	0–0	Gabon
	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 76,927^[9]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

South Korea

Gabon


GK	1	Jung Sung-Ryong	82'
DF	3	Yun Suk-Young
DF	4	Kim Young-Gwon
DF	12	Hwang Seok-Ho
DF	14	Kim Chang-Soo
MF	6	Ki Sung-Yueng
MF	7	Kim Bo-Kyung		61'
MF	8	Baek Sung-Dong
MF	13	Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF	15	Park Jong-Woo		46'
FW	10	Park Chu-Young		80'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Nam Tae-Hee		46'
MF	9	Ji Dong-Won		61'
FW	17	Kim Hyun-Sung		80'
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo


GK	1	Didier Ovono (c)
DF	2	Muller Dinda
DF	3	Stevy Nzambe
DF	16	Emmanuel Ndong
MF	4	Franck Engonga
MF	10	Lévy Madinda		66'
MF	12	Merlin Tandjigora		10'
MF	13	Cédric Boussoughou
MF	17	Jerry Obiang
FW	9	Pierre Aubameyang
FW	11	Axel Meye		76'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Alexander N'Doumbou	61'	10'
MF	21	Samson Mbingui		66'
FW	7	Allen Nono		76'
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot

Assistant referees:
Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)
Antonín Kordula (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

References edit

^ "London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Draw shows the road to London gold". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.
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^ "Gabon – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "Mexico – Gabon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "South Korea – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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^ "South Korea – Gabon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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[2] "Draw shows the road to London gold". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.^{[dead link]}

[3] "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.

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[5] "Gabon – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[6] "Mexico – Gabon". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[7] "South Korea – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

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