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. The group contained host nation Great Britain, Senegal, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.
Teams Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Olympicappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance A1 (hosts) 1 UEFA Hosts 6 July 2005 8th 1972 Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912) A2 4 CAF AFC–CAF play-off winners 23 April 2012 1st – – A3 3 AFC AFC Round Three – Group B winners 5 February 2012 1st – – A4 2 CONMEBOL 2011 South American U-20 Championship runners-up 9 February 20113rd 1928 Gold medal (1924, 1928)
Standings
In the quarter-finals, The winner of Group A, Great Britain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, South Korea. The runner-up of Group A, Senegal, advanced to play the winner of Group B, Mexico.
Matches United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay
GK 1 Ali Khasif DF 3 Abdulaziz Hussain DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel MF 15 Omar Abdulrahman MF 16 Rashed Eisa FW 10 Ismail Matar (c) FW 11 Ahmed KhalilSubstitutions: MF 7 Ismail Al Hammadi MF 9 Ahmed Ali Manager:Mahdi Ali GK 1 Martín Campaña DF 2 Ramón Arias DF 4 Sebastián Coates DF 5 Emiliano Albín DF 6 Alexis Rolín DF 13 Matías Aguirregaray MF 8 Maximiliano Calzada MF 10 Gastón Ramírez MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos FW 7 Edinson Cavani FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)Substitutions: MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro MF 15 Diego Martín Rodríguez MF 12 Jonathan Urretaviscaya 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 Joe Allen MF 11 Ryan Giggs (c) FW 9 Daniel Sturridge FW 10 Craig Bellamy Substitutions: FW 17 Marvin Sordell MF 15 Aaron Ramsey MF 13 Jack Cork Manager:Stuart Pearce GK 1 Ousmane Mané DF 2 Saliou Ciss DF 4 Abdoulaye Ba DF 5 Papa Gueye DF 6 Zargo Touré DF 16 Pape Souaré MF 10 Sadio Mané MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c) MF 14 Idrissa Gueye FW 7 Moussa Konaté FW 12 Ibrahima Baldé Substitutions: MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté FW 15 Magaye Gueye FW 11 Kalidou Yéro Manager:Abdoukarime Diouf Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Ben Williams (Australia)
Senegal vs Uruguay
GK 1 Ousmane Mané DF 2 Saliou Ciss DF 4 Abdoulaye Ba DF 5 Papa Gueye DF 6 Zargo Touré DF 16 Pape Souaré MF 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté MF 10 Sadio Mané MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c) MF 17 Stéphane Badji FW 7 Moussa Konaté Substitutions: DF 9 Kara Mbodj FW 11 Kalidou Yéro Manager:Abdoukarime Diouf GK 1 Martín Campaña DF 2 Ramón Arias DF 4 Sebastián Coates DF 5 Emiliano Albín DF 6 Alexis Rolín MF 8 Maximiliano Calzada MF 10 Gastón Ramírez MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos FW 7 Edinson Cavani FW 9 Luis Suárez (c)Substitutions: FW 11 Abel Hernández MF 12 Jonathan Urretaviscaya FW 16 Tabaré Viudez 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 Craig Bellamy FW 17 Marvin Sordell Substitutions: FW 9 Daniel Sturridge MF 16 Scott Sinclair MF 13 Jack Cork Manager:Stuart Pearce GK 1 Ali Khasif DF 3 Abdulaziz Hussain DF 4 Mohamed Ahmed DF 8 Hamdan Al Kamali DF 14 Abdelaziz Sanqour MF 5 Amer Abdulrahman MF 13 Khamis Esmaeel MF 15 Omar Abdulrahman MF 16 Rashed Eisa FW 10 Ismail Matar (c) FW 11 Ahmed KhalilSubstitutions: DF 2 Saad Surour MF 9 Ahmed Ali MF 12 Habib Al Fardan Manager:Mahdi Ali Assistant referees: José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Alberto Morín (Mexico) Fourth official: Mark Geiger (United States)
Senegal vs United Arab Emirates
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 Sadio Mané MF 13 Mohamed Diamé (c) MF 17 Stéphane Badji FW 7 Moussa Konaté FW 15 Magaye Gueye Substitutions: FW 12 Ibrahima Baldé FW 11 Kalidou Yéro MF 3 Ibrahima Seck 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 Omar Abdulrahman MF 16 Rashed Eisa FW 10 Ismail Matar (c) FW 11 Ahmed Khalil FW 17 Mohamed FawziSubstitutions: MF 7 Ismail Al Hammadi FW 19 Ali Mabkhout MF 12 Habib Al Fardan 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 Neil Taylor DF 5 Steven Caulker DF 14 Micah Richards DF 3 Ryan Bertrand MF 7 Tom Cleverley MF 8 Joe Allen MF 16 Scott Sinclair MF 15 Aaron Ramsey FW 9 Daniel Sturridge FW 10 Craig Bellamy (c) Substitutions: DF 4 Danny Rose MF 13 Jack Cork DF 6 Craig Dawson Manager:Stuart Pearce GK 1 Martín Campaña DF 2 Ramón Arias DF 4 Sebastián Coates DF 6 Alexis Rolín DF 13 Matías Aguirregaray MF 10 Gastón Ramírez MF 15 Diego Rodríguez MF 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos FW 7 Edinson Cavani FW 9 Luis Suárez (c) FW 16 Tabaré Viudez Substitutions: MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro Manager:Óscar Tabárez
Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan) Fourth official: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
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