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

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

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Olympic
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
B1 1 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship winner 31 March 2012 10th Fourth place (1968)
B2 3 AFC Round Three – Group A winner 22 February 2012 8th Bronze medal (2012)
B3 4 2011 CAF U-23 Championship winner 10 December 2011 1st – –
B4 1 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up 25 June 2011 2nd Bronze medal (1924)

Standings

In the quarter-finals,[3]

Matches

Mexico vs South Korea

GK 1 José Corona (c)
DF 3 Carlos Salcido
DF 4 Hiram Mier
DF 5 Dárvin Chávez
DF 13 Diego Reyes
DF 15 Néstor Vidrio
MF 6
MF 11 Javier Aquino
MF 16 Miguel Ponce
FW 8
FW 9
Substitutions:
FW 10
MF 14
FW 12
Manager:
Luis Tena
GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong
DF 3 Yun Suk-Young
DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon
DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho
DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo
MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng
MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung
MF 11
MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF 15 Park Jong-Woo
FW 10
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 9
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo

Assistant referees


Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
Sherif Hassan (Egypt)
Fourth official


Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Gabon vs Switzerland

GK 1 Didier Ovono (c)
DF 2 Muller Dinda
DF 15 Henri Ndong
MF 4 Franck Engonga
MF 8 Alexander N'Doumbou
MF 10 Lévy Madinda
MF 12
MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou
MF 17 Jerry Obiang
FW 7
FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang
Substitutions:
MF 11
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot
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GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c)
RB 17 Michel Morganella
CB 16 Fabian Schär
CB 15
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 2 Xavier Hochstrasser
RM 14
CM 9 Fabian Frei
CM 4
LM 7
CF 11 Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
MF 10
MF 8
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami

Assistant referees


Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Eduardo Diaz (Colombia)
Fourth official


Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Mexico vs Gabon

GK 1 José Corona (c)
DF 3 Carlos Salcido
DF 4 Hiram Mier
DF 5 Dárvin Chávez
DF 13
DF 15
MF 6
MF 11 Javier Aquino
MF 16 Miguel Ponce
FW 8
FW 9 Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
FW 10
MF 14
MF 7
Manager:
Luis Tena
GK 1 Didier Ovono (c)
DF 2
DF 15
MF 4 Franck Engonga
MF 8
MF 10 Lévy Madinda
MF 12 Merlin Tandjigora
MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou
MF 17
FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang
FW 11 Axel Meye
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 21
DF 3
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot
Assistant referees


Matthew Cream (Australia)
Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official


Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

South Korea vs Switzerland

GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong
DF 3 Yun Suk-Young
DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon
DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho
DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo
MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng
MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung
MF 11
MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF 15
FW 10
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 9
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo
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GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c)
RB 17
CB 16 Fabian Schär
CB 15 Timm Klose
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 8 Amir Abrashi
RM 14
CM 9 Fabian Frei
CM 10
LM 7
CF 11 Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
FW 12
MF 6
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami
Assistant referees


Efraín Castro (Bolivia)
Arol Valda (Bolivia)
Fourth official


Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Mexico vs Switzerland

GK 1 José Corona (c)
DF 3 Carlos Salcido
DF 4 Hiram Mier
DF 5 Dárvin Chávez
DF 13 Diego Reyes
DF 15
MF 11 Javier Aquino
MF 14 Jorge Enríquez
FW 8
FW 9 Oribe Peralta
FW 10
Substitutions:
DF 2
MF 16
FW 12
Manager:
Luis Tena
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GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c)
RB 3
CB 5
CB 15 Timm Klose
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 8
RM 14
CM 9 Fabian Frei
CM 10
LM 7 Innocent Emeghara
CF 11 Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
FW 12
MF 6
MF 2
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami
Assistant referees


Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official


Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

South Korea vs Gabon

GK 1
DF 3 Yun Suk-Young
DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon
DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho
DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo
MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng
MF 7
MF 8 Baek Sung-Dong
MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF 15
FW 10
Substitutions:
MF 11
MF 9
FW 17
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo
GK 1 Didier Ovono (c)
DF 2 Muller Dinda
DF 3 Stevy Nzambe
DF 16 Emmanuel Ndong
MF 4 Franck Engonga
MF 10
MF 12
MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou
MF 17 Jerry Obiang
FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang
FW 11
Substitutions:
MF 8
MF 21
FW 7
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot
Assistant referees


Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)
Antonín Kordula (Czech Republic)
Fourth official


Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 14 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Draw shows the road to London gold . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426215745mp_/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/newsid=1619744/index.html?intcmp=newsreader_news_caption . 26 April 2012 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 14 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012. FIFA.com.

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