Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage

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Qualified teams

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
B Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
C Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
D Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
          
 
4 August – Cardiff
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1 (4)
 
7 August – Manchester
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (p)1 (5)
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
4 August – Newcastle
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
11 August – London
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 2
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 
4 August – London
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (a.e.t.)4
 
7 August – London
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
 
4 August – Manchester
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
10 August – Cardiff
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 

Quarter-finals

Japan vs Egypt

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Nagai Soccerball shade.svg14'
Yoshida Soccerball shade.svg78'
Ōtsu Soccerball shade.svg83'
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Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 70,772 [1]
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
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Japan
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Egypt
GK1 Shūichi Gonda
RB4 Hiroki Sakai
CB13 Daisuke Suzuki
CB5 Maya Yoshida (c)
LB2 Yūhei Tokunaga Yellow card.svg 43'
CM16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM3 Takahiro Ogihara
RW17 Hiroshi Kiyotake Sub off.svg 84'
AM10 Keigo Higashi Sub off.svg 72'
LW7 Yūki Ōtsu
CF11 Kensuke Nagai Sub off.svg 20'
Substitutions:
FW15 Manabu Saitō Sub on.svg 20'
DF12 Gōtoku Sakai Sub on.svg 72'
MF14 Takashi Usami Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Takashi Sekizuka
GK1 Ahmed El Shenawy
DF6 Ahmed Hegazy
DF7 Ahmed Fathy
DF12 Islam Ramadan
DF15 Saad Samir Red card.svg 41'
MF8 Shehab Ahmed Sub off.svg 45+1'
MF14 Hossam Hassan
MF17 Mohamed Elneny
FW5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW10 Emad Moteab Sub off.svg 74'
FW11 Mohamed Salah Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
DF2 Mahmoud Alaa El-Din Yellow card.svg 78'Sub on.svg 45+1'
DF4 Omar Gaber Sub on.svg 58'
FW9 Marwan Mohsen Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Hany Ramzy

Assistant referees:
Mark Hurd (United States)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

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Mexico vs Senegal

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Enríquez Soccerball shade.svg10'
Aquino Soccerball shade.svg62'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg98'
Herrera Soccerball shade.svg109'
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Baldé Soccerball shade.svg76'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,855 [2]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)
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Mexico
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Senegal
GK1 José Corona (c)
DF2 Israel Jiménez Yellow card.svg 73'
DF3 Carlos Salcido
DF4 Hiram Mier
DF5 Dárvin Chávez
DF13 Diego Reyes
MF11 Javier Aquino Sub off.svg 75'
MF14 Jorge Enríquez
FW8 Marco Fabián Sub off.svg 100'
FW9 Oribe Peralta Sub off.svg 107'
FW10 Giovani dos Santos
Substitutions:
MF6 Héctor Herrera Yellow card.svg 102'Sub on.svg 75'
MF16 Miguel Ponce Sub on.svg 100'
FW12 Raúl Jiménez Sub on.svg 107'
Manager:
Luis Tena
GK1 Ousmane Mané
DF2 Saliou Ciss Sub off.svg 69'
DF4 Abdoulaye Ba Yellow card.svg 115'
DF5 Papa Gueye
DF6 Zargo Touré Yellow card.svg 74'
DF16 Pape Souaré Yellow card.svg 82'
MF8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
MF10 Sadio Mané
MF13 Mohamed Diamé (c)Sub off.svg 90+1'
FW7 Moussa Konaté
FW11 Kalidou Yéro Yellow card.svg 50'Sub off.svg 60'
Substitutions:
FW12 Ibrahima Baldé Sub on.svg 60'
FW15 Magaye Gueye Sub on.svg 69'
DF9 Kara Mbodj Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Abdoukarime Diouf

Assistant referees:
Stephen Child (Great Britain)
Simon Beck (Great Britain)
Fourth official:
Ben Williams (Australia)


Brazil vs Honduras

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Damião Soccerball shade.svg38', 60'
Neymar Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg12'
Espinoza Soccerball shade.svg48'
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 42,166 [3]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
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Brazil
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Honduras
GK1 Gabriel
DF2 Rafael
DF3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF4 Juan Jesus
DF6 Marcelo Yellow card.svg 83'
DF8 Rômulo Yellow card.svg 66'
MF5 Sandro Yellow card.svg 23'Sub off.svg 42'
MF10 Oscar
FW9 Leandro Damião Yellow card.svg 80'Sub off.svg 89'
FW11 Neymar
FW12 Hulk Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
DF14 Danilo Sub on.svg 42'
FW7 Lucas Moura Sub on.svg 67'
FW17 Alexandre Pato Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK1 José Mendoza
DF2 Wilmer Crisanto Yellow card.svg 32' Yellow-red card.svg 33'
DF3 Maynor Figueroa Yellow card.svg 78'
DF5 José Velásquez Yellow card.svg 16'
DF16 Johnny Leverón (c)
MF6 Arnold Peralta Yellow card.svg 54'
MF7 Mario Martínez
MF12 Orlin Peralta Sub off.svg 59'
MF15 Roger Espinoza Yellow card.svg 25' Yellow-red card.svg 90'
MF17 Luis Garrido Sub off.svg 73'
FW11 Jerry Bengtson Sub off.svg 87'
Substitutions:
MF9 Alfredo Mejía Sub on.svg 59'
MF10 Alexander Lopez Sub on.svg 73'
FW9 Anthony Lozano Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Suárez

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)


Great Britain vs South Korea

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Great Britain
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South Korea
GK1 Jack Butland
DF2 Neil Taylor
DF3 Ryan Bertrand
DF5 Steven Caulker
DF14 Micah Richards Sub off.svg 60'
MF7 Tom Cleverley
MF8 Joe Allen Yellow card.svg 71'
MF15 Aaron Ramsey
MF16 Scott Sinclair Sub off.svg 106'
FW9 Daniel Sturridge Yellow card.svg 34'
FW10 Craig Bellamy (c)Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutions:
DF6 Craig Dawson Sub on.svg 60'
MF11 Ryan Giggs Sub on.svg 85'
DF4 Danny Rose Sub on.svg 106'
Manager:
Stuart Pearce
GK1 Jung Sung-ryong Sub off.svg 62'
DF3 Yun Suk-young
DF4 Kim Young-gwon Yellow card.svg 34'
DF12 Hwang Seok-ho
DF14 Kim Chang-soo Sub off.svg 7'
MF6 Ki Sung-yueng Yellow card.svg 31'
MF9 Ji Dong-won Sub off.svg 104'
MF11 Nam Tae-hee
MF13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)
MF15 Park Jong-woo
FW10 Park Chu-young
Substitutions:
DF2 Oh Jae-suk Yellow card.svg 34'Sub on.svg 7'
GK18 Lee Bum-young Yellow card.svg 120'Sub on.svg 62'
MF8 Baek Sung-dong Sub on.svg 104'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo

Assistant referees:
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Eduardo Díaz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Roberto García (Mexico)

Semi-finals

Mexico vs Japan

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Fabián Soccerball shade.svg31'
Peralta Soccerball shade.svg65'
Cortés Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Ōtsu Soccerball shade.svg12'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,372 [5]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
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Mexico
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Japan
GK1 José Corona (c)
DF2 Israel Jiménez
DF3 Carlos Salcido
DF4 Hiram Mier
DF5 Dárvin Chávez
DF13 Diego Reyes
MF11 Javier Aquino Sub off.svg 90'
MF14 Jorge Enríquez
FW8 Marco Fabián Yellow card.svg 69'
FW9 Oribe Peralta
FW10 Giovani dos Santos Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW12 Raúl Jiménez Sub on.svg 46'
MF7 Javier Cortés Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Luis Tena
GK1 Shūichi Gonda
RB4 Hiroki Sakai Yellow card.svg 58'
CB13 Daisuke Suzuki
CB5 Maya Yoshida (c)
LB2 Yūhei Tokunaga
CM16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM3 Takahiro Ogihara Sub off.svg 83'
RW17 Hiroshi Kiyotake Sub off.svg 77'
AM10 Keigo Higashi Sub off.svg 71'
LW7 Yūki Ōtsu
CF11 Kensuke Nagai
Substitutions:
FW9 Kenyu Sugimoto Sub on.svg 71'
MF14 Takashi Usami Sub on.svg 77'
FW15 Manabu Saitō Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Takashi Sekizuka

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Gianluca Cariolato (Italy)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)


South Korea vs Brazil

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Rômulo Soccerball shade.svg38'
Damião Soccerball shade.svg57', 64'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 69,389 [6]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
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South Korea
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Brazil
GK18 Lee Bum-young
DF2 Oh Jae-suk
DF3 Yun Suk-young
DF4 Kim Young-gwon
DF12 Hwang Seok-ho
MF6 Ki Sung-yueng
MF7 Kim Bo-kyung
MF9 Ji Dong-won Yellow card.svg 61'Sub off.svg 77'
MF11 Nam Tae-hee
MF13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)Sub off.svg 59'
FW17 Kim Hyun-sung Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
MF16 Jung Woo-young Sub on.svg 59'
FW10 Park Chu-young Sub on.svg 71'
MF8 Baek Sung-dong Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo
GK1 Gabriel
DF2 Rafael
DF3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF4 Juan Jesus Sub off.svg 83'
DF6 Marcelo Sub off.svg 76'
DF8 Rômulo
MF5 Sandro
MF10 Oscar
MF15 Alex Sandro
FW9 Leandro Damião Sub off.svg 78'
FW11 Neymar
Substitutions:
FW12 Hulk Sub on.svg 76'
FW17 Alexandre Pato Sub on.svg 78'
DF13 Bruno Uvini Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Mano Menezes

Assistant referees:
Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)
Antonín Kordula (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Mark Geiger (United States)

Bronze medal match

South Korea vs Japan

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Park Chu-young Soccerball shade.svg38'
Koo Ja-cheol Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 56,393 [7]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
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South Korea
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Japan
GK1 Jung Sung-ryong
DF2 Oh Jae-suk Yellow card.svg 26'
DF3 Yun Suk-young
DF4 Kim Young-gwon
DF12 Hwang Seok-ho
MF6 Ki Sung-yueng Yellow card.svg 23'
MF7 Kim Bo-kyung Yellow card.svg 90+1'
MF9 Ji Dong-won Sub off.svg 69'
MF13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)Yellow card.svg 35'Sub off.svg 90'
MF15 Park Jong-woo
FW10 Park Chu-young Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
MF11 Nam Tae-hee Sub on.svg 69'
FW17 Kim Hyun-sung Sub on.svg 86'
DF5 Kim Kee-hee Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo
GK1 Shūichi Gonda
RB4 Hiroki Sakai
CB13 Daisuke Suzuki
CB5 Maya Yoshida (c)
LB2 Yūhei Tokunaga
CM16 Hotaru Yamaguchi
CM3 Takahiro Ogihara Yellow card.svg 43'Sub off.svg 59'
RW17 Hiroshi Kiyotake
AM10 Keigo Higashi Sub off.svg 62'
LW7 Yūki Ōtsu Yellow card.svg 70'
CF11 Kensuke Nagai Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
DF8 Kazuya Yamamura Sub on.svg 59'
FW9 Kenyu Sugimoto Yellow card.svg 88'Sub on.svg 62'
MF14 Takashi Usami Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Takashi Sekizuka

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Gold medal match

Brazil vs Mexico

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 86,162 [8]
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Brazil
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Mexico
GK1 Gabriel
DF2 Rafael Sub off.svg 85'
DF3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF4 Juan Jesus
DF6 Marcelo Yellow card.svg 42'
DF8 Rômulo
DF15 Alex Sandro Sub off.svg 32'
MF5 Sandro Sub off.svg 71'
MF10 Oscar
FW9 Leandro Damião
FW11 Neymar
Substitutions:
FW12 Hulk Sub on.svg 32'
FW17 Alexandre Pato Sub on.svg 71'
FW7 Lucas Moura Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK1 José Corona (c)
DF2 Israel Jiménez Yellow card.svg 58'Sub off.svg 81'
DF3 Carlos Salcido
DF4 Hiram Mier
DF5 Dárvin Chávez
DF13 Diego Reyes Yellow card.svg 46'
MF6 Héctor Herrera
MF11 Javier Aquino Sub off.svg 57'
MF14 Jorge Enríquez
FW8 Marco Fabián
FW9 Oribe Peralta Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
MF16 Miguel Ponce Sub on.svg 57'
DF15 Néstor Vidrio Yellow card.svg 89'Sub on.svg 81'
FW12 Raúl Jiménez Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Luis Tena

Assistant referees:
Stephen Child (Great Britain)
Simon Beck (Great Britain)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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