Group C of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included Fiji, Germany, Mexico and South Korea. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage. [1]
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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C1 | Fiji | OFC | Pacific Games 1st place | 12 July 2015 | 1st | — | — |
C2 | South Korea | AFC | AFC U-23 Championship 2nd place | 26 January 2016 | 10th | 2012 | Bronze medal (2012) |
C3 | Mexico | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Qualifying 1st place | 10 October 2015 | 11th | 2012 | Gold medal (2012) |
C4 | Germany | UEFA | UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-finalists | 23 June 2015 | 9th | 1988 | Bronze medal (1988) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 5 | |
3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
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Germany | 3–3 | South Korea |
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