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
editDraw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | |
3 | Gabon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
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
editMexico vs South Korea
editMexico | 0–0 | South Korea |
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Gabon vs Switzerland
editGabon | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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Mexico vs Gabon
editMexico | 2–0 | Gabon |
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South Korea vs Switzerland
editSouth Korea | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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Mexico vs Switzerland
editMexico | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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South Korea vs Gabon
editSouth Korea | 0–0 | Gabon |
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Gabon
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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.
- ^ "Mexico – South Korea". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mexico – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "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.