Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 22 to 28 July 2021 in Kashima's Kashima Stadium, Sapporo's Sapporo Dome and Yokohama's International Stadium Yokohama. The group consistsed of Honduras, New Zealand, Romania and South Korea. The top two teams, South Korea and New Zealand, advanced to the knockout stage.
Teams Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Olympicappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance B1 3 OFC 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament champions 5 October 2019 3rd 2012 14th place (2008) B2 1 AFC 2020 AFC U-23 Championship champions 26 January 2020 11th 2016 Bronze medalists (2012) B3 2 CONCACAF 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship runners-up 30 March 2021 5th 2016 Fourth place (2016) B4 4 UEFA 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi-finalists 27 June 2019 4th 1964 Fifth place (1964)
Standings
In the quarter-finals, The winners of Group B, South Korea, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Mexico. The runners-up of Group B, New Zealand, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Japan.
Matches
New Zealand vs South Korea
GK 1 Michael WoudCB 16Gianni StensnessCB 2 Winston Reid (c)CB 4 Nando PijnakerRM 15Dane InghamCM 8 Joe BellCM 6 Clayton Lewis LM 3 Liberato CacaceRF 7 Elijah Just CF 9 Chris WoodLF 12Callum McCowatt Substitutions:FW 18Ben Waine MF 10Marko Stamenic DF 17Callan Elliot Head coach:Danny Hay GK 1 Song Bum-keunRB 2 Lee You-hyeonCB 5 Jeong Tae-ukCB 20Lee Sang-min (c)LB 19Kang Yoon-sung CM 15Won Du-jaeCM 14Kim Dong-hyun RW 17Um Won-sang AM 8 Lee Kang-in LW 7 Kwon Chang-hoon CF 16Hwang Ui-joSubstitutions:FW 11Lee Dong-jun MF 10Lee Dong-gyeong FW 9 Song Min-kyu FW 6 Jeong Seung-won DF 4 Park Ji-soo Head coach:Kim Hak-bum
Assistant referees: Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) Assistant video assistant referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
Honduras vs Romania
GK 1 Alex Güity CB 16José GarcíaCB 20Jorge Álvarez CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c) RWB 21Elvin Oliva LWB 3 Wesly DecasCM 10Rigoberto Rivas CM 15Carlos PinedaCM 8 Edwin Rodríguez CF 19Douglas MartínezCF 9 Jorge BenguchéSubstitutions:GK 12Michael Perreló FW 17Luis Palma MF 7 José Alejandro Reyes DF 4 Carlos Meléndez DF 5 Cristopher Meléndez Head coach: Miguel Falero GK 12Mihai AioaniRB 18Marco Dulca CB 4 Alex PașcanuCB 6 Virgil GhițăLB 3 Florin Ștefan DM 8 Marius Marin (c)RM 14Andrei Rațiu CM 10Andrei Ciobanu LM 11Valentin Gheorghe CF 20Alex Dobre CF 9 George Ganea Substitutions:DF 2 Radu Boboc FW 21Antonio Sefer MF 19Andrei Sîntean MF 5 Tudor Băluță DF 17Ricardo Grigore Head coach:Mirel Rădoi
Assistant referees: Nicolás Taran (Uruguay) Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Fourth official: Ismail Elfath (United States) Video assistant referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
New Zealand vs Honduras
GK 1 Michael WoudCB 16Gianni StensnessCB 2 Winston Reid (c) CB 4 Nando PijnakerRM 15Dane InghamCM 8 Joe BellCM 6 Clayton Lewis LM 3 Liberato CacaceRF 7 Elijah Just CF 9 Chris WoodLF 12Callum McCowatt Substitutions:DF 14George Stanger MF 10Marko Stamenic FW 18Ben Waine FW 11Joe Champness Head coach:Danny Hay GK 1 Alex GüityRB 5 Cristopher Meléndez CB 16José GarcíaCB 2 Denil Maldonado (c) LB 3 Wesly Decas DM 20Jorge Álvarez RM 8 Edwin RodríguezLM 17Luis PalmaAM 7 José Alejandro ReyesCF 19Douglas Martínez CF 9 Jorge Benguché Substitutions:MF 15Carlos Pineda DF 21Elvin Oliva FW 10Rigoberto Rivas DF 4 Carlos Meléndez FW 18Juan Obregón Head coach: Miguel Falero
Assistant referees: Roy Hassan (Israel) Idan Yarkoni (Israel) Fourth official: Chris Beath (Australia) Video assistant referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel) Assistant video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France)
Romania vs South Korea
GK 12Mihai AioaniRB 2Radu Boboc CB 4 Alex Pașcanu CB 6 Virgil GhițăLB 18Marco Dulca DM 8 Marius Marin (c)RM 21 Antonio Sefer CM 10Andrei Ciobanu LM 7 Ion Gheorghe CF 20Alex DobreCF 9 George Ganea Substitutions:MF 19Andrei Sîntean FW 11Valentin Gheorghe DF 17Ricardo Grigore FW 13Eduard Florescu MF 5 Tudor Băluță Head coach:Mirel Rădoi GK 1 Song Bum-keunRB 6 Jeong Seung-won CB 5 Jeong Tae-uk (c)CB 4 Park Ji-sooLB 15Won Du-jaeCM 12Seol Young-wooCM 19Kang Yoon-sungRW 17Um Won-sang AM 10Lee Dong-gyeong LW 11Lee Dong-jun CF 16Hwang Ui-jo Substitutions:FW 7 Kwon Chang-hoon FW 9 Song Min-kyu MF 21Kim Jin-kyu MF 8 Lee Kang-in DF 3 Kim Jae-woo Head coach:Kim Hak-bum
Assistant referees: Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela) Fourth official: Iván Barton (El Salvador) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Romania vs New Zealand
GK 12Mihai AioaniCB 17Ricardo GrigoreCB 15Andrei Chindriș CB 6 Virgil GhițăRM 14Andrei RațiuCM 8 Marius Marin (c)CM 18Marco Dulca LM 3 Florin ȘtefanAM 19Andrei Sîntean CF 20Alex Dobre CF 13Eduard Florescu Substitutions:FW 9 George Ganea MF 10Andrei Ciobanu MF 16Ronaldo Deaconu FW 11Valentin Gheorghe FW 21Antonio Sefer Head coach:Mirel Rădoi GK 1 Michael WoudRB 17Callan Elliot CB 16Gianni StensnessCB 4 Nando PijnakerLB 3 Liberato CacaceDM 8 Joe BellCM 19Matthew Garbett CM 10Marko Stamenic RW 7 Elijah JustLW 11Joe Champness CF 9 Chris Wood (c)Substitutions:FW 12Callum McCowatt DF 15Dane Ingham MF 6 Clayton Lewis Head coach:Danny Hay
Assistant referees: Michael Orué (Peru) Jesús Sánchez (Peru) Fourth official: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) Video assistant referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)
South Korea vs Honduras
GK 1 Song Bum-keunRB 12Seol Young-wooCB 5 Jeong Tae-uk (c)CB 4 Park Ji-sooLB 19Kang Yoon-sung DM 15Won Du-jae RM 7 Kwon Chang-hoon CM 21Kim Jin-gyuLM 13Kim Jin-yaSS 11Lee Dong-jun CF 16Hwang Ui-jo Substitutions:FW 17Um Won-sang DF 3 Kim Jae-woo MF 8 Lee Kang-in MF 14Kim Dong-hyun MF 10Lee Dong-gyeong Head coach:Kim Hak-bum GK 1 Alex GüityCB 4 Carlos Meléndez CB 6 Jonathan Núñez CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c)RWB 21Elvin OlivaLWB 3 Wesly DecasCM 7 José Alejandro ReyesCM 15Carlos Pineda CM 17Luis Palma SS 8 Edwin Rodríguez CF 19Douglas Martínez Substitutions:DF 5 Cristopher Meléndez FW 10Rigoberto Rivas MF 13Brayan Moya MF 20Jorge Álvarez Head coach: Miguel Falero
Assistant referees: Diyan Valkov (Bulgaria) Martin Margaritov (Bulgaria) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Video assistant referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)
Discipline Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: first yellow card: minus 1 point; indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions is applied to a player in a single match.
TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points 1 1 −2 1 2 3 –6 3 1 1 2 –9 2 1 3 1 –11
References
External links Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020, FIFA.com