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

See main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Group C 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, Glasgow's Hampden Park, Manchester's Old Trafford and Newcastle's St James' Park.[1] The group contained Belarus, Brazil, Egypt and New Zealand.[2]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Olympic
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
C1 2 2011 South American U-20 Championship winner 12 February 2011 11th Silver medal (1984, 1988)
C2 4 2011 CAF U-23 Championship runner-up 10 December 2011 12th Quarter-finals (1964, 1984)
C3 1 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off winner 25 June 2011 1st – –
C4 3 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winner 25 March 2012 2nd Group stage (2008)

Standings

In the quarter-finals,[3]

Matches

Belarus vs New Zealand

GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar
DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok
DF 4
DF 12 Alyaksey Kazlow
DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow
MF 15
MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c)
MF 5 Dzmitry Baha
MF 10
MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk
FW 8
Substitutions:
MF 13
MF 11
FW 14
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev
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GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe
DF 3 Ian Hogg
DF 5
DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF 12
MF 2 Tim Payne
MF 7
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
FW 9 Shane Smeltz
FW 10 Chris Wood
FW 11 Marco Rojas
Substitutions:
MF 17
Manager:
Neil Emblen

Assistant referees


Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official


Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Brazil vs Egypt

GK 18 Neto
DF 2 Rafael
DF 3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF 4 Juan Jesus
DF 6 Marcelo
DF 8 Rômulo
MF 5
MF 10 Oscar
FW 11 Neymar
FW 9
FW 12
Substitutions:
MF 16
FW 17
DF 14
Manager:
Mano Menezes
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GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy
DF 2
DF 12
DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy
DF 7 Ahmed Fathy
MF 13
MF 14 Hossam Hassan
MF 17
FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW 9
FW 10 Emad Moteab
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 8
FW 16
Manager:
Hany Ramzy

Assistant referees


Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Gianluca Cariolato (Italy)
Fourth official


Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

Egypt vs New Zealand

GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy
DF 2
DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy
DF 7 Ahmed Fathy
DF 12 Islam Ramadan
MF 13
MF 14 Hossam Hassan
MF 17
FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW 10 Emad Moteab
FW 11 Mohamed Salah
Substitutions:
FW 16
FW 9
MF 8
Manager:
Hany Ramzy
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GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe
DF 3
DF 5 Tommy Smith
DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF 12
MF 2 Tim Payne
MF 7 Kosta Barbarouses
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
FW 9
FW 10 Chris Wood
FW 11
Substitutions:
DF 14
MF 15
MF 13
Manager:
Neil Emblen
Assistant referees


Stephen Child (Great Britain)
Simon Beck (Great Britain)
Fourth official


Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Brazil vs Belarus

GK 18 Neto
DF 2 Rafael
DF 3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF 4 Juan Jesus
DF 6 Marcelo
DF 8 Rômulo
MF 5
MF 10 Oscar
FW 11 Neymar
FW 12
FW 17
Substitutions:
MF 16
FW 7
DF 14
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar
DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok
DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich
DF 12
DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow
MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c)
MF 5 Dzmitry Baha
MF 10 Renan Bressan
MF 13
MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk
FW 8
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 14
DF 6
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev
Assistant referees


Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official


Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Brazil vs New Zealand

GK 1 Gabriel
DF 2 Rafael
DF 3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF 4 Juan Jesus
DF 6 Marcelo
MF 5
MF 14 Danilo
MF 15
FW 7 Lucas Moura
FW 9
FW 11
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 10
DF 8
Manager:
Mano Menezes
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GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe
DF 5 Tommy Smith
DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF 3
DF 12
MF 7
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
MF 2 Tim Payne
FW 11
FW 9 Shane Smeltz
FW 10 Chris Wood
Substitutions:
MF 15
DF 4
FW 16
Manager:
Neil Emblen
Assistant referees


Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official


Mark Geiger (United States)

Egypt vs Belarus

GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy
DF 15 Saad Samir
DF 12 Islam Ramadan
DF 7
DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy
MF 17 Mohamed El-Nenny
MF 14 Hossam Hassan
MF 8
FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW 10
FW 11 Mohamed Salah
Substitutions:
FW 9
DF 4
MF 13
Manager:
Hany Ramzy
GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar
DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow
DF 12
DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich
DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok
MF 16
MF 13 Illya Aleksiyevich
MF 10
MF 5 Dzmitry Baha
MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c)
FW 8
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 11
FW 19
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev
Assistant referees


José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Fourth official


Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

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 . 2012-04-26 . 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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