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 (host)	1	UEFA	Host	6 July 2005	8th	1972	Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912)
A2	Senegal	4	CAF	AFC–CAF play-off winner	23 April 2012	1st	–	–
A3	United Arab Emirates	3	AFC	AFC Round Three – Group B winner	5 February 2012	1st	–	–
A4	Uruguay	2	CONMEBOL	2011 South American U-20 Championship runner-up	9 February 2011	3rd	1928	Gold medal (1924, 1928)

Standings[]

Pos	Team v	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) Host

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	11	Ahmed Khalil
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'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Ismail Al Hammadi		60'
FW	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:

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:


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

17:00

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	11	Ahmed Khalil
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'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Saad Surour		51'
FW	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:


GK	18	Khalid Eisa
DF	4	Mohamed Ahmed
DF	8	Hamdan Al Kamali
DF	11	Ahmed Khalil		60'
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	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[]

^ "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. Retrieved 14 July 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.
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^ "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.
^ "Senegal – Uruguay". 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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^ "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.

[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. 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.

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