Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group A explained
Group A of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included hosts Brazil, Denmark, Iraq and South Africa. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.[1]
All times are BRT (UTC−3).[2]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of
qualification | Date of
qualification | Olympic
appearance | Last
appearance | Previous best
performance |
|---|
| A1 | style=white-space:nowrap | | | Hosts | 2 October 2009 | data-sort-value="13" | 13th | | data-sort-value="6.3" | Silver medal (1984, 1988, 2012) |
| A2 | style=white-space:nowrap | | | Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 3rd place | 12 December 2015 | data-sort-value="2" | 2nd | | data-sort-value="1.1" | Group stage (2000) |
| A3 | style=white-space:nowrap | | | AFC U-23 Championship 3rd place | 29 January 2016 | data-sort-value="5" | 5th | | data-sort-value="4.1" | Fourth place (2004) |
| A4 | style=white-space:nowrap | | | UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-finalists | 23 June 2015 | data-sort-value="9" | 9th | | data-sort-value="6.3" | Silver medal (1908, 1912, 1960) | |
Matches
Iraq vs Denmark
Brazil vs South Africa
Denmark vs South Africa
Brazil vs Iraq
Denmark vs Brazil
South Africa vs Iraq
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408151321/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/54/40/46/oftsregulationsrio2016-e_neutral.pdf. dead. April 8, 2015. FIFA.com.
- Web site: Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160615090936/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/73/19/20/olympicgames_rio_matchschedulemix_fifa_02052016_neutral.pdf. dead. June 15, 2016. FIFA.com.
