Group A of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included hosts Brazil, Denmark, Iraq and South Africa. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage. [1]
Group A of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included hosts Brazil, Denmark, Iraq and South Africa. 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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| A1 |  Brazil | CONMEBOL | Hosts | 2 October 2009 | 13th | 2012 | Silver medal (1984, 1988, 2012) |
| A2 |  South Africa | CAF | Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 3rd place | 12 December 2015 | 2nd | 2000 | Group stage (2000) |
| A3 |  Iraq | AFC | AFC U-23 Championship 3rd place | 29 January 2016 | 5th | 2004 | Fourth place (2004) |
| A4 |  Denmark | UEFA | UEFA Under-21 Championship semi-finalists | 23 June 2015 | 9th | 1992 | Silver medal (1908, 1912, 1960) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
          Iraq [3] |     Denmark [3] |
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| Brazil | 0–0 | South Africa |
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     Brazil [4] |    South Africa [4] |
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Denmark [5] |    South Africa [5] |
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Brazil [6] | Iraq [6] |
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Denmark [7] | Brazil [7] |
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| South Africa | 1–1 | Iraq |
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South Atrica [8] | Iraq [8] |
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