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

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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'
Report
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
GK 1 Ali Khasif
DF 3 Abdulaziz Hussain
DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c) downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ismail Al Hammadi upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 9 Ahmed Ali upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Mahdi Ali
GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias
DF 4 Sebastián Coates
DF 5 Emiliano Albín
DF 6 Alexis Rolín Yellow card 9'
DF 13 Matías Aguirregaray downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 8 Maximiliano Calzada downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Diego Martín Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 12 Jonathan Urretaviscaya upward-facing green arrow 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
Report
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 downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF 11 Ryan Giggs (c)
FW 9 Daniel Sturridge downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 10 Craig Bellamy Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Marvin Sordell upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 Aaron Ramsey upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 13 Jack Cork upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK 1 Ousmane Mané
DF 2 Saliou Ciss
DF 4 Abdoulaye Ba
DF 5 Papa Gueye Yellow card 86'
DF 6 Zargo Touré
DF 16 Pape Souaré Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 10 Sadio Mané Yellow card 45'
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)
MF 14 Idrissa Gueye downward-facing red arrow 42'
FW 7 Moussa Konaté
FW 12 Ibrahima Baldé downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté upward-facing green arrow 42'
FW 15 Magaye Gueye upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 11 Kalidou Yéro upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 27' Red card 30'
DF 5 Papa Gueye
DF 6 Zargo Touré
DF 16 Pape Souaré
MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté Yellow card 44'
MF 10 Sadio Mané
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c) Yellow card 46'
MF 17 Stéphane Badji Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 66'
FW 7 Moussa Konaté downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
DF 9 Kara Mbodj upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 11 Kalidou Yéro upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf
GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias
DF 4 Sebastián Coates
DF 5 Emiliano Albín Yellow card 68' downward-facing red arrow 72'
DF 6 Alexis Rolín
MF 8 Maximiliano Calzada downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez Yellow card 64'
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Abel Hernández upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 12 Jonathan Urretaviscaya upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 16 Tabaré Viudez upward-facing green arrow 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) downward-facing red arrow 72'
MF 15 Aaron Ramsey
FW 10 Craig Bellamy downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 17 Marvin Sordell downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Daniel Sturridge upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Scott Sinclair upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 13 Jack Cork upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK 1 Ali Khasif
DF 3 Abdulaziz Hussain downward-facing red arrow 51'
DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed
DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali
DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour
MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman
MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel Yellow card 63' downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 15 Omar Abdulrahman Yellow card 83'
MF 16 Rashed Eisa
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c) downward-facing red arrow 72'
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil
Substitutions:
DF 2 Saad Surour upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 9 Ahmed Ali upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 12 Habib Al Fardan upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)
MF 17 Stéphane Badji
FW 7 Moussa Konaté downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
FW 15 Magaye Gueye downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Ibrahima Baldé upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Kalidou Yéro upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 3 Ibrahima Seck upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 74'
MF 16 Rashed Eisa downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c) downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 17 Mohamed Fawzi
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ismail Al Hammadi upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 19 Ali Mabkhout upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 12 Habib Al Fardan upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF 15 Aaron Ramsey Yellow card 90+2'
FW 9 Daniel Sturridge downward-facing red arrow 90+6'
FW 10 Craig Bellamy (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Danny Rose upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 13 Jack Cork upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
DF 6 Craig Dawson upward-facing green arrow 90+6'
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias Yellow card 83'
DF 4 Sebastián Coates Yellow card 51'
DF 6 Alexis Rolín
DF 13 Matías Aguirregaray
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez Yellow card 39'
MF 15 Diego Rodríguez
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c) Yellow card 74'
FW 16 Tabaré Viudez downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 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.