Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group C explained

Group C of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included Fiji, Germany, Mexico and South Korea. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.[1]

All times are BRT (UTC−3).[2]

Teams

Draw positionTeamConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Olympic
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
C1 style=white-space:nowrap Pacific Games 1st place 12 July 2015 data-sort-value="1" 1st data-sort-value="2016" — data-sort-value="0.0" —
C2 style=white-space:nowrap AFC U-23 Championship 2nd place 26 January 2016 data-sort-value="10" 10th data-sort-value="5.1" Bronze medal (2012)
C3 style=white-space:nowrap CONCACAF Qualifying 1st place 10 October 2015 data-sort-value="11" 11th data-sort-value="7.1" Gold medal (2012)
C4 style=white-space:nowrap UEFAUEFA Under-21 Championship semi-finalists 23 June 2015 data-sort-value="9" 9th data-sort-value="5.1" Bronze medal (1988)

Matches

Mexico vs Germany

GK 1 Alfredo Talavera
DF 2 José Abella
DF 4 César Montes
DF 6 Jorge Torres Nilo
DF 13 Carlos Salcedo
MF 5 Michael Pérez
MF 7
MF 15 Erick Gutiérrez
FW 8
FW 9 Oribe Peralta (c)
FW 11 Marco Bueno
Substitutions:
FW 18
FW 16
DF 10
Manager:
Raúl Gutiérrez
GK 1 Timo Horn
DF 2 Jeremy Toljan
DF 3 Lukas Klostermann
DF 4 Matthias Ginter
DF 5 Niklas Süle
MF 6 Sven Bender
MF 7
MF 8
MF 10 Leon Goretzka (c)
MF 11 Julian Brandt
FW 9
Substitutions:
MF 17
FW 18
MF 15
Manager:
Horst Hrubesch
Assistant referees


Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official


Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Fiji vs South Korea

GK 1 Simione Tamanisau
DF 2 Praneel Naidu
DF 3
DF 4
DF 11 Alvin Singh
MF 5 Antonio Tuivuna
MF 7 Nickel Chand
MF 12
FW 8
FW 9 Roy Krishna (c)
FW 13 Iosefo Verevou
Substitutions:
FW 6
FW 15
MF 10
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK 18 Gu Sung-yun
DF 2 Sim Sang-min
DF 3 Lee Seul-chan
DF 5
DF 6 Jang Hyun-soo (c)
DF 15 Jeong Seung-hyun
MF 8 Moon Chang-jin
MF 10 Ryu Seung-woo
MF 16
MF 17
FW 11
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 7
MF 4
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
Assistant referees


Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official


Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Fiji vs Mexico

GK 1 Simione Tamanisau
DF 2 Praneel Naidu
DF 4 Jale Dreloa
DF 11 Alvin Singh
MF 5
MF 7 Nickel Chand
MF 10
FW 6
FW 8
FW 9 Roy Krishna (c)
FW 13 Iosefo Verevou
Substitutions:
MF 12
FW 14
DF 3
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK 1 Alfredo Talavera
DF 2
DF 4
DF 6 Jorge Torres Nilo
DF 13 Carlos Salcedo
MF 5 Michael Pérez
MF 7
MF 15 Erick Gutiérrez
FW 8
FW 9 Oribe Peralta (c)
FW 11 Marco Bueno
Substitutions:
FW 16
MF 17
DF 14
Manager:
Raúl Gutiérrez
Assistant referees


Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official


Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Germany vs South Korea

GK 1 Timo Horn
DF 2 Jeremy Toljan
DF 3 Lukas Klostermann
DF 4 Matthias Ginter
DF 5
MF 6 Sven Bender
MF 7 Max Meyer (c)
MF 8 Lars Bender
MF 11 Julian Brandt
MF 17 Serge Gnabry
FW 9
Substitutions:
FW 18
Manager:
Horst Hrubesch
GK 1 Kim Dong-jun
DF 2 Sim Sang-min
DF 3 Lee Seul-chan
DF 5
DF 6 Jang Hyun-soo (c)
DF 15 Jeong Seung-hyun
MF 8
MF 14 Park Yong-woo
MF 16
FW 7 Son Heung-min
FW 11 Hwang Hee-chan
Substitutions:
MF 12
FW 9
MF 10
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
Assistant referees


Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official


Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Germany vs Fiji

GK 1 Timo Horn
DF 2
DF 3
DF 5 Niklas Süle
MF 6 Sven Bender
MF 7 Max Meyer (c)
MF 8 Lars Bender
MF 11 Julian Brandt
MF 15
MF 17 Serge Gnabry
FW 18 Nils Petersen
Substitutions:
DF 13
DF 14
MF 16
Manager:
Horst Hrubesch
GK 1
DF 2 Praneel Naidu
DF 4 Jale Dreloa
DF 11
MF 7 Nickel Chand
MF 10
MF 12 Tevita Waranaivalu
FW 6
FW 8
FW 9 Roy Krishna (c)
FW 13
Substitutions:
DF 3
FW 14
MF 16
Manager:
Frank Farina
Assistant referees


Abdullah Al-Shalwai (Saudi Arabia)
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official


Ryuji Sato (Japan)

South Korea vs Mexico

GK 18
DF 2 Sim Sang-min
DF 3
DF 6 Jang Hyun-soo (c)
DF 15 Jeong Seung-hyun
MF 10
MF 14 Park Yong-woo
MF 16
MF 17
FW 7 Son Heung-min
FW 11
Substitutions:
MF 12
FW 9
MF 4
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong
GK 1 Alfredo Talavera (c)
DF 4 César Montes
DF 6
DF 14 Erick Aguirre
DF 13
MF 5 Michael Pérez
MF 15 Erick Gutiérrez
MF 17
FW 11
FW 16 Carlos Cisneros
FW 18 Erick Torres
Substitutions:
MF 8
DF 20
FW 21
Manager:
Raúl Gutiérrez
Assistant referees


Frédéric Cano (France)
Nicolas Danos (France)
Fourth official


Sergei Karasev (Russia)

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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