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]
Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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A1 | Great Britain (hosts) | 1 | UEFA | Hosts | 6 July 2005 | 8th | 1972 | Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912) |
A2 | Senegal | 4 | CAF | AFC–CAF play-off winners | 23 April 2012 | 1st | – | – |
A3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | AFC | AFC Round Three – Group B winners | 5 February 2012 | 1st | – | – |
A4 | Uruguay | 2 | CONMEBOL | 2011 South American U-20 Championship runners-up | 9 February 2011 | 3rd | 1928 | Gold medal (1924, 1928) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Great Britain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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