Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament#Qualifying

The match schedule of the men's tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london2012/match-center |title=Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012 - Men |website=fifa.com |access-date=26 July 2021 }}

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Each National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team in the football tournament. The 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold-medallists Argentina failed to qualify, after finishing third in the South American qualifying tournament.

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• {{note|1|1}}Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

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Six venues were used during the tournament, including Wembley Stadium in London, which hosted the final.

{{main article|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads}}

For the men's tournament, each nation submitted a squad of 18 players, 15 of whom had to be born on or after 1 January 1989, and three of whom could be overage players. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) had to be included in the squad.

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On 19 April 2012, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympics.{{cite web |title=Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – Appointments of Match Officials |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/61/74/98/refereesmenappointmentsoftlondon2012.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513111705/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/61/74/98/refereesmenappointmentsoftlondon2012.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2012 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=19 April 2012 }}

The draw for the tournament took place on 24 April 2012.{{cite web |title=Here we go: Team GB fixture dates confirmed and London 2012 Football tickets to go back on sale |url=http://www.london2012.com/press/media-releases/2011/11/here-we-go-team-gb-fixture-dates-confirmed-and-london-20.php |publisher=London2012.com |access-date=10 November 2011 |date=10 November 2011 |archive-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525181116/http://www.london2012.com/media-centre/media-releases/2011/11/here-we-go-team-gb-fixture-dates-confirmed-and-london-20.html |url-status=dead }} Great Britain, Mexico, Brazil and Spain were seeded for the draw and placed into groups A–D, respectively.{{cite web |title=Britain, Spain, Brazil, Mexico top seeds in Olympic football |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-soccer-seeds-idUKBRE83M13120120423 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508140052/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-soccer-seeds-idUKBRE83M13120120423 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2016 |publisher=Reuters.com |access-date=23 April 2012 |date=23 April 2012 }} The remaining teams were drawn from four pots with teams from the same region kept apart.{{cite web |title=London 2012 Olympics: Team GB men's side avoid Brazil and Spain in group stage of football tournament |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/football/9221818/London-2012-Olympics-Team-GB-mens-side-avoid-Brazil-and-Spain-in-group-stage-of-football-tournament.html |work=telegraph.co.uk |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |date=23 April 2012 |access-date=23 April 2012 }}

The competing countries were divided into four groups of four teams, denoted as groups A, B, C and D. Teams in each group will play one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, British Summer Time (UTC+1).

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{{Main|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group D}}

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{{main article|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage}}

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of fifteen minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.{{cite web|url=https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/regulations-for-the-olympic-football-tournaments.pdf?cloudid=vpmqxgj1z19zqwirsz3t|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518111332/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/regulations-for-the-olympic-football-tournaments.pdf?cloudid=vpmqxgj1z19zqwirsz3t|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2020|title=Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020|publisher=FIFA.com}}

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{{main|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Final}}

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With six goals, Leandro Damião of Brazil was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 76 goals were scored by 49 different players, none of them credited as own goals.

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• {{flagicon|BRA}} Leandro Damião

;5 goals

• {{flagicon|SEN}} Moussa Konaté

;4 goals

• {{flagicon|MEX}} Oribe Peralta

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• {{flagicon|BRA}} Neymar
• {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah
• {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Jerry Bengtson
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Yūki Ōtsu
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Giovani dos Santos

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;2 goals

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• {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Aboutrika
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Sturridge
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Kensuke Nagai
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Chu-young
• {{flagicon|UAE}} Ismail Matar

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• {{flagicon|BLR}} Dzmitry Baha
• {{flagicon|BLR}} Renan Bressan
• {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrey Varankow
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Danilo
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Hulk
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Oscar
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Pato
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Rômulo
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro
• {{flagicon|EGY}} Marwan Mohsen
• {{flagicon|GAB}} Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Craig Bellamy
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Giggs
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Aaron Ramsey
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Sinclair
• {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Roger Espinoza
• {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Mario Martínez
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Maya Yoshida
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Koo Ja-cheol
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Bo-kyung
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Ji Dong-won
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Javier Aquino
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Javier Cortés
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Jorge Enríquez
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Marco Fabián
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Héctor Herrera
• {{flagicon|MAR}} Abdelaziz Barrada
• {{flagicon|MAR}} Zakaria Labyad
• {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Wood
• {{flagicon|SEN}} Ibrahima Baldé
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Innocent Emeghara
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Admir Mehmedi
• {{flagicon|UAE}} Rashed Eisa
• {{flagicon|URU}} Nicolás Lodeiro
• {{flagicon|URU}} Gastón Ramírez

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• {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Sandro
• {{flagicon|GAB}} Henri Ndong
• {{flagicon|EGY}} Saad Samir
• {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Wilmer Crisanto
• {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Roger Espinoza
• {{flagicon|MAR}} Zakarya Bergdich
• {{flagicon|SEN}} Abdoulaye Ba
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Iñigo Martínez
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Oliver Buff

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{{small|As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.}}

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{{further information|Controversies at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

For the first matchday at St James' Park, there were long queues at the box office, leading to fans missing some of the game. A spokesman for Ticketmaster said: "We saw extremely high numbers of spectators arriving at St James' Park to purchase football tickets on the day of the event. While Ticketmaster is contracted to manage the box offices at Olympic venues, the staff numbers at those venues are determined by LOCOG. We will continue to work closely with LOCOG to ensure that the box office staff levels are sufficient to meet the demands for ticket sales and collection". LOCOG described the situation as "totally and completely 100% unacceptable", and after changes were made in the process, the issue was reportedly avoided for the second round of matches.{{cite news |title=Olympic football ticket delays at St James' Park eased |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-19045401 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Olympic football delay at St James' Park 'unacceptable' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-19013655 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 }}

During the matches held at the Wembley Stadium on 29 July, fans were subjected to long queues at the concession stands in the ground after Visa's card payment system crashed, leaving cash payment as the only alternative. The situation was compounded by the fact that, as Visa had been granted exclusive rights to the Olympics, other cards could not be accepted as payment, and the number of cash machines in the stadium had been reduced after 27 that worked on the LINK system had been removed to be replaced by eight that could only be used by Visa cards.{{cite news |title=Olympics: Anger As Visa Cards Crash At Wembley |url=http://news.sky.com/story/966545/olympics-anger-as-visa-cards-crash-at-wembley |work=Sky News |publisher=BSkyB |date=30 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 }}

There were several problems relating to transport for events held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. There was severe congestion at Cardiff Central railway station when Great Britain played South Korea;{{cite news |title=Olympic football: Team GB Cardiff quarter-final attracts thousands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-19112404 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012 }} and the bronze medal match also had rail disruption when a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks.{{cite news |title=Cardiff rail disruption 'to continue' after wall breaks |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19219834 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Cardiff rail services disruption after wall collapse |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19205533 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Cardiff wall collapse causes rail delays |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19213045 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012 }}

Swiss footballer Michel Morganella was sent home by the Switzerland team following their 2–1 loss against South Korea after he sent a tweet that, according to the director of Swiss Olympic Committee Gian Gilli, "discriminated, insulted and violated the dignity of the South Korean football team and people".{{cite news |title=Olympics football: Michel Morganella expelled for racist tweet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19054995 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 }}

Following the criticism against Scottish female player Kim Little, for choosing not to sing the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" because of her national identity,{{cite news |title=Controversy as team GB Scots refuse to sing God Save the Queen |url=http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-news/in-brief/5470-controversy-as-team-gb-scots-refuse-to-sing-god-save-the-queen |publisher=Newsnetscotland.com |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012}} other Scottish and Welsh players, Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Ifeoma Dieke, also attracted comment in the media for remaining silent.{{cite news |first=Rosa |last=Silverman |title=London 2012 Olympics: Team GB athletes in National Anthem singing row |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9431100/London-2012-Olympics-Team-GB-athletes-in-National-Anthem-singing-row.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 }} Giggs, the Great Britain men's captain, later said: "The problem is the British anthem is the same as the English anthem and if you're a Welshman or a Scotsman it's difficult".{{cite news |title=Ryan Giggs urges Welsh fans not to boo anthem at Millennium |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2012/07/30/ryan-giggs-urges-welsh-fans-not-to-boo-anthem-at-millennium-91466-31503659/ |newspaper=Western Mail |publisher=Media Wales |date=30 July 2012 |access-date=3 August 2012 }}

LOCOG also apologised after an error in the official match programme for the first game mistakenly described Welsh player Joe Allen as being English.{{cite news |title=London 2012: Wales' Joe Allen listed as English by Team GB |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18997930 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=31 July 2012 }}

After South Korea defeated Japan in the bronze medal match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 10 August, South Korean player Park Jong-woo walked around the field holding a banner with a political message written in Korean, "독도는 우리 땅!" (dokdo neun uri ttang, lit.: "Dokdo is our territory").{{cite news |title=[SS포토]동메달 축구대표팀 박종우, '독도는 우리 땅!' |url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/photomovie/1071001.htm |work=Sports Seoul |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=10 August 2012 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811052707/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/photomovie/1071001.htm |archive-date=11 August 2012 }} This incident occurred on the same night after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had visited the islands which both South Korea and Japan claim as their territory.{{cite web |title=South Korea's Lee Myung-bak visits disputed islands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19204852 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=12 August 2012 }} The IOC and FIFA reviewed the evidence, since FIFA statutes prohibit political statements being made by athletes at Olympic events.{{cite web |title=IOC weighs in on flag incident |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/soccer/story/_/id/8258956/2012-london-olympics-fifa-studies-possible-south-korea-flag-incident |work=ESPN |date=11 August 2012 |access-date=12 August 2012 }} The IOC barred Park from the bronze medal ceremony and did not permit him to receive his medal.{{cite news |title=London Olympics: row over S Korea 'political celebration' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-19225457 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 August 2012 |access-date=12 August 2012 }} In addition, it asked FIFA to discipline Park, and stated that it may decide on further sanctions at a later date.{{cite news |first=Katie |last=Hunt |first2=K. J. |last2=Kwon |title=Politics keeps South Korean soccer player off medal podium |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/13/world/south-korea-soccer-medal/index.html |work=CNN.com |publisher=Cable News Network (CNN) |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012}}{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Das |title=South Korean denied medal over politics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/sports/olympics/south-korean-soccer-player-park-jong-soo-denied-medal-over-politics.html |work=The New York Times |date=11 August 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012}} IOC president Jacques Rogge told reporters: "We will take a possible decision of what will happen with the medal later".{{cite news |title=IOC withholds football medal from S Korea's Park Jong-woo |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-19234407 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=12 August 2012 }} FIFA failed to reach a conclusion on the case at a meeting at its Zürich headquarters held on 5 October, and the disciplinary committee discussed the case again on the following week,{{cite news |url=http://football.thestar.com.my/2012/10/06/fifa-puts-off-ruling-on-s-korean/ |title=FIFA puts off ruling on S. Korean |publisher=theStarOnline |date=6 October 2012 |access-date=6 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103171525/http://football.thestar.com.my/2012/10/06/fifa-puts-off-ruling-on-s-korean/ |archive-date=3 November 2012 |url-status=dead }} then again failed to reach a verdict. After that, the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) announced that Park would receive his bronze medal. The case was heard again by the committee on 20 November,{{cite news |title=FIFA to hear case over South Korea Olympic protest |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-fifa-korea-idINDEE8AI0AE20121119?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews |work=Brian Homewood |publisher=Reuters |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012 }} and FIFA finally decided and announced on 3 December to suspend Park for two matches after he was considered to have breached the FIFA Disciplinary Code and the Regulations of the Olympic Football Tournaments. FIFA also imposed a warning on the Korea Football Association and reminded it of its obligation to properly instruct its players on all the pertinent rules and applicable regulations before the start of any competition, in order to avoid such incidents in the future. The Korea Football Association was warned that should incidents of such nature occur again in the future, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may impose harsher sanctions on the Korea Football Association.{{cite web|title=Korea Republic’s Park Jongwoo suspended for two matches |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/footballgovernance/news/newsid=1961664/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209080152/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/footballgovernance/news/newsid=1961664/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 December 2012 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=3 December 2012}}

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