Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| D1 |  Spain | 1 | UEFA | |||||
| D2 |  Japan | 3 | AFC | |||||
| D3 |  Honduras | 2 | CONCACAF | |||||
| D4 |  Morocco | 4 | CAF |
Group D of the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place from 26 July to 1 August 2012 in Coventry's City of Coventry Stadium, Glasgow's Hampden Park, Manchester's Old Trafford and Newcastle's St James' Park. [1] The group contained Honduras, Japan, Morocco and Spain. [2]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| D1 | Spain | 1 | UEFA | |||||
| D2 | Japan | 3 | AFC | |||||
| D3 | Honduras | 2 | CONCACAF | |||||
| D4 | Morocco | 4 | CAF |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
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     Spain |      Japan |
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Japan |  Morocco |
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    Spain |     Honduras |
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Notes:Spain substitute Diego Mariño was given a yellow card on the bench in the 46th minute.
Japan | Honduras |
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Spain | Morocco |
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