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

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 positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Olympic
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
A1 style=white-space:nowrap (hosts) 1 Hosts 6 July 2005 8th Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912)
A2 style=white-space:nowrap 4 AFC–CAF play-off winners 23 April 2012 1st
A3 style=white-space:nowrap 3 AFC Round Three – Group B winners 5 February 2012 1st
A4 style=white-space:nowrap 2 2011 South American U-20 Championship runners-up 9 February 20113rd Gold medal (1924, 1928)

Standings

In the quarter-finals,[3]

Matches

United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay

GK 1 Ali Khasif
DF 3 Abdulaziz Hussain
DF 4
DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali
DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour
MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman
MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel
MF 15 Omar Abdulrahman
MF 16
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c)
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil
Substitutions:
MF 7
MF 9
Manager:
Mahdi Ali
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GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias
DF 4 Sebastián Coates
DF 5 Emiliano Albín
DF 6
DF 13
MF 8
MF 10
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)
Substitutions:
MF 14
MF 15
MF 12
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
Assistant referees


Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)
Ravinesh Kumar (New Zealand)
Fourth official


Felix Brych (Germany)

Great Britain vs 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
MF 11 Ryan Giggs (c)
FW 9
FW 10
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 15
MF 13
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
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GK 1 Ousmane Mané
DF 2 Saliou Ciss
DF 4 Abdoulaye Ba
DF 5
DF 6 Zargo Touré
DF 16
MF 10
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)
MF 14
FW 7 Moussa Konaté
FW 12
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 15
FW 11
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf

Assistant referees


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


Ben Williams (Australia)

Senegal vs Uruguay

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GK 1 Ousmane Mané
DF 2 Saliou Ciss
DF 4
DF 5 Papa Gueye
DF 6 Zargo Touré
DF 16 Pape Souaré
MF 8
MF 10 Sadio Mané
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)
MF 17
FW 7
Substitutions:
DF 9
FW 11
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf
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GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2 Ramón Arias
DF 4 Sebastián Coates
DF 5
DF 6 Alexis Rolín
MF 8
MF 10
MF 14
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 12
FW 16
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
Assistant referees


Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official


Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Great Britain vs 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)
MF 15 Aaron Ramsey
FW 10
FW 17
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 16
MF 13
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK 1 Ali Khasif
DF 3
DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed
DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali
DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour
MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman
MF 13
MF 15
MF 16 Rashed Eisa
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c)
FW 11 Ahmed Khalil
Substitutions:
DF 2
MF 9
MF 12
Manager:
Mahdi Ali
Assistant referees


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


Mark Geiger (United States)

Senegal vs United Arab Emirates

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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
MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c)
MF 17 Stéphane Badji
FW 7
FW 15
Substitutions:
FW 12
FW 11
MF 3
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf
GK 18 Khalid Eisa
DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed
DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali
DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour
MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman
MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel
MF 15
MF 16
FW 10 Ismail Matar (c)
FW 11
FW 17 Mohamed Fawzi
Substitutions:
MF 7
FW 19
MF 12
Manager:
Mahdi Ali
Assistant referees


Kim Haglund (Norway)
Frank Andas (Norway)
Fourth official


Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Great Britain vs Uruguay

GK 1 Jack Butland
DF 2
DF 5 Steven Caulker
DF 14 Micah Richards
DF 3 Ryan Bertrand
MF 7 Tom Cleverley
MF 8 Joe Allen
MF 16
MF 15
FW 9
FW 10 Craig Bellamy (c)
Substitutions:
DF 4
MF 13
DF 6
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
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GK 1 Martín Campaña
DF 2
DF 4
DF 6 Alexis Rolín
DF 13 Matías Aguirregaray
MF 10
MF 15 Diego Rodríguez
MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
FW 7 Edinson Cavani
FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)
FW 16
Substitutions:
MF 14
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
Assistant referees


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


Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

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.