Group B 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 Ricoh Arena (referred to as City of Coventry Arena because of prohibitions around advertising), London's Wembley Stadium and Newcastle's St James' Park. The group contained Gabon, Mexico, South Korea and Switzerland.
Teams Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Olympicappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance B1 1 CONCACAF 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship winner 31 March 2012 10th 2004 Fourth place (1968) B2 3 AFC AFC Round Three – Group A winner 22 February 2012 8th 2008 Bronze medal (2012) B3 4 CAF 2011 CAF U-23 Championship winner 10 December 2011 1st – – B4 1 UEFA 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up 25 June 2011 2nd 1924 Bronze medal (1924)
Standings
In the quarter-finals, The winner of Group B, Mexico, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Senegal. The runner-up of Group B, South Korea, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Great Britain.
Matches Mexico vs South Korea
GK 1 José Corona (c) DF 3 Carlos Salcido DF 4 Hiram Mier DF 5 Dárvin Chávez DF 13 Diego Reyes DF 15 Néstor Vidrio MF 6 Héctor Herrera MF 11 Javier Aquino MF 16 Miguel Ponce FW 8 Marco Fabián FW 9 Oribe Peralta Substitutions: FW 10 Giovani dos Santos MF 14 Jorge Enríquez FW 12 Raúl Jiménez Manager:Luis Tena GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong DF 3 Yun Suk-Young DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung MF 11 Nam Tae-Hee MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c) MF 15 Park Jong-Woo FW 10 Park Chu-Young Substitutions: MF 8 Baek Sung-Dong FW 9 Ji Dong-Won Manager:Hong Myung-Bo
Assistant referees: Bechir Hassani (Tunisia) Sherif Hassan (Egypt) Fourth official: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Gabon vs Switzerland
GK 1 Didier Ovono (c) DF 2 Muller Dinda DF 15 Henri Ndong MF 4 Franck Engonga MF 8 Alexander N'Doumbou MF 10 Lévy Madinda MF 12 Merlin Tandjigora MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou MF 17 Jerry Obiang FW 7 Allen Nono FW 9 Pierre AubameyangSubstitutions: MF 11 Axel Meye Manager:Claude Mbourounot GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c) RB 17 Michel Morganella CB 16 Fabian Schär CB 15 Timm Klose LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez DM 2 Xavier Hochstrasser RM 14 Steven Zuber CM 9 Fabian Frei CM 4 Oliver Buff LM 7 Innocent Emeghara CF 11 Admir MehmediSubstitutions: MF 10 Pajtim Kasami MF 8 Amir Abrashi Manager:Pierluigi Tami Assistant referees: Humberto Clavijo (Colombia) Eduardo Diaz (Colombia) Fourth official: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
Mexico vs Gabon
GK 1 José Corona (c) DF 3 Carlos Salcido DF 4 Hiram Mier DF 5 Dárvin Chávez DF 13 Diego Reyes DF 15 Néstor Vidrio MF 6 Héctor Herrera MF 11 Javier Aquino MF 16 Miguel Ponce FW 8 Marco Fabián FW 9 Oribe PeraltaSubstitutions: FW 10 Giovani dos Santos MF 14 Jorge Enríquez MF 7 Javier Cortés Manager:Luis Tena GK 1 Didier Ovono (c) DF 2 Muller Dinda DF 15 Henri Ndong MF 4 Franck Engonga MF 8 Alexander N'Doumbou MF 10 Lévy Madinda MF 12 Merlin Tandjigora MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou MF 17 Jerry Obiang FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang FW 11 Axel MeyeSubstitutions: FW 7 Allen Nono MF 21 Samson Mbingui DF 3 Stevy Nzambe Manager:Claude Mbourounot Assistant referees: Matthew Cream (Australia) Hakan Anaz (Australia) Fourth official: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
South Korea vs Switzerland
GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong DF 3 Yun Suk-Young DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung MF 11 Nam Tae-Hee MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c) MF 15 Park Jong-Woo FW 10 Park Chu-Young Substitutions: MF 8 Baek Sung-Dong FW 9 Ji Dong-Won Manager:Hong Myung-Bo GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c) RB 17 Michel Morganella CB 16 Fabian Schär CB 15 Timm Klose LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez DM 8 Amir Abrashi RM 14 Steven Zuber CM 9 Fabian Frei CM 10 Pajtim Kasami LM 7 Innocent Emeghara CF 11 Admir MehmediSubstitutions: FW 12 Josip Drmić MF 6 Alain Wiss Manager:Pierluigi Tami
Assistant referees: Efraín Castro (Bolivia) Arol Valda (Bolivia) Fourth official: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Mexico vs Switzerland
GK 1 José Corona (c) DF 3 Carlos Salcido DF 4 Hiram Mier DF 5 Dárvin Chávez DF 13 Diego Reyes DF 15 Néstor Vidrio MF 11 Javier Aquino MF 14 Jorge Enríquez FW 8 Marco Fabián FW 9 Oribe Peralta FW 10 Giovani dos Santos Substitutions: DF 2 Israel Jiménez MF 16 Miguel Ponce FW 12 Raúl Jiménez Manager:Luis Tena GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c) RB 3 Fabio Daprelà CB 5 François Affolter CB 15 Timm Klose LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez DM 8 Amir Abrashi RM 14 Steven Zuber CM 9 Fabian Frei CM 10 Pajtim Kasami LM 7 Innocent Emeghara CF 11 Admir MehmediSubstitutions: FW 12 Josip Drmić MF 6 Alain Wiss MF 2 Xavier Hochstrasser Manager:Pierluigi Tami Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
South Korea vs Gabon
GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong DF 3 Yun Suk-Young DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung MF 8 Baek Sung-Dong MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c) MF 15 Park Jong-Woo FW 10 Park Chu-Young Substitutions: MF 11 Nam Tae-Hee MF 9 Ji Dong-Won FW 17 Kim Hyun-Sung Manager:Hong Myung-Bo GK 1 Didier Ovono (c) DF 2 Muller Dinda DF 3 Stevy Nzambe DF 16 Emmanuel Ndong MF 4 Franck Engonga MF 10 Lévy Madinda MF 12 Merlin Tandjigora MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou MF 17 Jerry Obiang FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang FW 11 Axel Meye Substitutions: MF 8 Alexander N'Doumbou MF 21 Samson Mbingui FW 7 Allen Nono Manager:Claude Mbourounot
Assistant referees: Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic) Antonín Kordula (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)
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