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

Group A 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, London's Wembley Stadium and Manchester's Old Trafford.[1] The group contained host nation Great Britain, Senegal, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.[2]

Teams

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Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Olympic
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
A1   Great Britain (hosts) 1 UEFA Hosts 6 July 2005 8th 1972 Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912)
A2   Senegal 4 CAF AFC–CAF play-off winners 23 April 2012 1st
A3   United Arab Emirates 3 AFC AFC Round Three – Group B winners 5 February 2012 1st
A4   Uruguay 2 CONMEBOL 2011 South American U-20 Championship runners-up 9 February 2011 3rd 1928 Gold medal (1924, 1928)

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Great Britain (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Senegal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3   Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals,[3]

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

Matches

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United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay

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United Arab Emirates  1–2  Uruguay
  • Matar   23'
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United Arab Emirates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
GK 1 Ali Khasif
DF 3 Abdulaziz Hussain
DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed   37'
DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali
DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour
MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman
MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel
MF 15 Omar Abdulrahman
MF 16 Rashed Eisa   73'
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c)   60'
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ismail Al Hammadi   60'
MF 9 Ahmed Ali   73'
Manager:
Mahdi Ali
GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias
DF 4 Sebastián Coates
DF 5 Emiliano Albín
DF 6 Alexis Rolín   9'
DF 13 Matías Aguirregaray   46'
MF 8 Maximiliano Calzada   70'
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez   81'
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro   46'
MF 15 Diego Martín Rodríguez   70'
MF 12 Jonathan Urretaviscaya   81'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)
Ravinesh Kumar (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)

Great Britain vs Senegal

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Great Britain  1–1  Senegal
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Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal
GK 1 Jack Butland
DF 2 Neil Taylor
DF 3 Ryan Bertrand
DF 4 Danny Rose
DF 5 Steven Caulker
DF 14 Micah Richards
MF 7 Tom Cleverley
MF 8 Joe Allen   63'
MF 11 Ryan Giggs (c)
FW 9 Daniel Sturridge   46'
FW 10 Craig Bellamy   47'   80'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Marvin Sordell   46'
MF 15 Aaron Ramsey   63'
MF 13 Jack Cork   80'
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK 1 Ousmane Mané
DF 2 Saliou Ciss
DF 4 Abdoulaye Ba
DF 5 Papa Gueye   86'
DF 6 Zargo Touré
DF 16 Pape Souaré   36'   88'
MF 10 Sadio Mané   45'
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)
MF 14 Idrissa Gueye   42'
FW 7 Moussa Konaté
FW 12 Ibrahima Baldé   65'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté   42'
FW 15 Magaye Gueye   65'
FW 11 Kalidou Yéro   88'
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Ben Williams (Australia)

Senegal vs Uruguay

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Senegal  2–0  Uruguay
Konaté   10', 37' Report
Attendance: 75,093[6]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
GK 1 Ousmane Mané
DF 2 Saliou Ciss
DF 4 Abdoulaye Ba   27'   30'
DF 5 Papa Gueye
DF 6 Zargo Touré
DF 16 Pape Souaré
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté   44'
MF 10 Sadio Mané
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)   46'
MF 17 Stéphane Badji   61'   66'
FW 7 Moussa Konaté   83'
Substitutions:
DF 9 Kara Mbodj   66'
FW 11 Kalidou Yéro   83'
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf
GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias
DF 4 Sebastián Coates
DF 5 Emiliano Albín   68'   72'
DF 6 Alexis Rolín
MF 8 Maximiliano Calzada   46'
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez   64'
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro   75'
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Abel Hernández   46'
MF 12 Jonathan Urretaviscaya   72'
FW 16 Tabaré Viudez   75'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Great Britain vs United Arab Emirates

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Great Britain  3–1  United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 85,137[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Arab Emirates
GK 1 Jack Butland
DF 2 Neil Taylor
DF 5 Steven Caulker
DF 12 James Tomkins
DF 14 Micah Richards
MF 7 Tom Cleverley
MF 8 Joe Allen
MF 11 Ryan Giggs (c)   72'
MF 15 Aaron Ramsey
FW 10 Craig Bellamy   83'
FW 17 Marvin Sordell   46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Daniel Sturridge   46'
MF 16 Scott Sinclair   72'
MF 13 Jack Cork   83'
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK 1 Ali Khasif
DF 3 Abdulaziz Hussain   51'
DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed
DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali
DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour
MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman
MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel   63'   79'
MF 15 Omar Abdulrahman   83'
MF 16 Rashed Eisa
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c)   72'
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil
Substitutions:
DF 2 Saad Surour   51'
MF 9 Ahmed Ali   72'
MF 12 Habib Al Fardan   79'
Manager:
Mahdi Ali

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Mark Geiger (United States)

Senegal vs United Arab Emirates

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Senegal  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Arab Emirates
GK 1 Ousmane Mané
DF 5 Papa Gueye
DF 6 Zargo Touré
DF 9 Kara Mbodj
DF 16 Pape Souaré
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
MF 10 Sadio Mané   83'
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)
MF 17 Stéphane Badji
FW 7 Moussa Konaté   90+1'
FW 15 Magaye Gueye   46'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Ibrahima Baldé   46'
FW 11 Kalidou Yéro   83'
MF 3 Ibrahima Seck   90+1'
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf
GK 18 Khalid Eisa
DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed
DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali
DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour
MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman
MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel
MF 15 Omar Abdulrahman   74'
MF 16 Rashed Eisa   65'
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c)   89'
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil   60'
FW 17 Mohamed Fawzi
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ismail Al Hammadi   60'
FW 19 Ali Mabkhout   65'
MF 12 Habib Al Fardan   89'
Manager:
Mahdi Ali

Assistant referees:
Kim Haglund (Norway)
Frank Andas (Norway)
Fourth official:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Great Britain vs Uruguay

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Great Britain  1–0  Uruguay
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
GK 1 Jack Butland
DF 2 Neil Taylor   21'
DF 5 Steven Caulker
DF 14 Micah Richards
DF 3 Ryan Bertrand
MF 7 Tom Cleverley
MF 8 Joe Allen
MF 16 Scott Sinclair   90+1'
MF 15 Aaron Ramsey   90+2'
FW 9 Daniel Sturridge   90+6'
FW 10 Craig Bellamy (c)   78'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Danny Rose   78'
MF 13 Jack Cork   90+1'
DF 6 Craig Dawson   90+6'
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias   83'
DF 4 Sebastián Coates   51'
DF 6 Alexis Rolín
DF 13 Matías Aguirregaray
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez   39'
MF 15 Diego Rodríguez
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)   74'
FW 16 Tabaré Viudez   58'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro   83'   58'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

References

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  1. ^ "London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  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.
  4. ^ "United Arab Emirates – Uruguay". FIFA. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Great Britain – Senegal". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Senegal – Uruguay". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Great Britain – United Arab Emirates". FIFA. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Senegal – United Arab Emirates". FIFA. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Great Britain – Uruguay". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.