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

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

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
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

United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay

26 July 2012

17:00

United Arab Emirates	1–2	Uruguay
Matar 23'	Report	Ramírez 42' Lodeiro 56'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 51,745^[4]

Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

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

26 July 2012

20:00

Great Britain	1–1	Senegal
Bellamy 20'	Report	Konaté 82'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 72,176^[5]

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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

29 July 2012

17:00

Senegal	2–0	Uruguay
Konaté 10', 37'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

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

29 July 2012

19:45

Great Britain	3–1	United Arab Emirates
Giggs 16' Sinclair 73' Sturridge 76'	Report	Eisa 60'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 85,137^[7]

Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

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

1 August 2012

19:45

Senegal	1–1	United Arab Emirates
Konaté 49'	Report	Matar 21'

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry

Attendance: 28,652^[8]

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

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

1 August 2012

19:45

Great Britain	1–0	Uruguay
Sturridge 45+1'	Report

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 70,438^[9]

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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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