Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group C

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Group C 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, Glasgow's Hampden Park, Manchester's Old Trafford and Newcastle's St James' Park.[1] The group contained Belarus, Brazil, Egypt and New Zealand.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Olympic
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
C1  Brazil 2 CONMEBOL 2011 South American U-20 Championship winner 12 February 2011 11th 2008 Silver medal (1984, 1988)
C2  Egypt 4 CAF 2011 CAF U-23 Championship runner-up 10 December 2011 12th 1992 Quarter-finals (1964, 1984)
C3  Belarus 1 UEFA 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off winner 25 June 2011 1st – –
C4  New Zealand 3 OFC 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winner 25 March 2012 2nd 2008 Group stage (2008)

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Belarus 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,[3]

  • The winner of Group C, Brazil, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Japan.
  • The runner-up of Group C, Egypt, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Honduras.

Matches

Belarus vs New Zealand

Belarus 1–0 New Zealand
  • Baha 45+1'
 Report
Attendance: 14,457[4]
Belarus
New Zealand
GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar
DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok
DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich Yellow card 51'
DF 12 Alyaksey Kazlow
DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow
MF 15 Artsyom Salavey downward-facing red arrow 51'
MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c)
MF 5 Dzmitry Baha
MF 10 Renan Bressan downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk
FW 8 Sergei Kornilenko downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Illya Aleksiyevich upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 11 Andrey Varankow upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 14 Yahor Zubovich upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev
GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe
DF 3 Ian Hogg
DF 5 Tommy Smith Yellow card 1'
DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF 12 Adam Thomas downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 2 Tim Payne
MF 7 Kosta Barbarouses Yellow card 60'
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
FW 9 Shane Smeltz
FW 10 Chris Wood
FW 11 Marco Rojas
Substitutions:
MF 17 Adam McGeorge upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
United Kingdom Neil Emblen

Assistant referees:
Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Brazil vs Egypt

Brazil 3–2 Egypt
 Report
Attendance: 26,812[5]
Brazil
Egypt
GK 18 Neto
DF 2 Rafael
DF 3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF 4 Juan Jesus
DF 6 Marcelo
DF 8 Rômulo
MF 5 Sandro downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 10 Oscar
FW 11 Neymar
FW 9 Leandro Damião downward-facing red arrow 77'
FW 12 Hulk Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ganso upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 17 Alexandre Pato upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 14 Danilo upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy
DF 2 Mahmoud Alaa Yellow card 71'
DF 12 Islam Ramadan Yellow card 87'
DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy
DF 7 Ahmed Fathy
MF 13 Saleh Gomaa Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 14 Hossam Hassan
MF 17 Mohamed El-Nenny downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW 9 Marwan Mohsen downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 10 Emad Moteab
Substitutions:
FW 11 Mohamed Salah upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Shehab Ahmed upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 16 Ahmed Magdi upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Hany Ramzy

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Gianluca Cariolato (Italy)
Fourth official:
Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

Egypt vs New Zealand

Egypt 1–1 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 50,050[6]
Egypt
New Zealand
GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy
DF 2 Mahmoud Alaa Yellow card 60'
DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy
DF 7 Ahmed Fathy
DF 12 Islam Ramadan
MF 13 Saleh Gomaa downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 14 Hossam Hassan
MF 17 Mohamed El-Nenny downward-facing red arrow 68'
FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c) downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 10 Emad Moteab
FW 11 Mohamed Salah
Substitutions:
FW 16 Ahmed Magdi upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 9 Marwan Mohsen upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 8 Shehab Ahmed upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Hany Ramzy
GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe
DF 3 Ian Hogg downward-facing red arrow 63'
DF 5 Tommy Smith
DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF 12 Adam Thomas downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF 2 Tim Payne
MF 7 Kosta Barbarouses
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
FW 9 Shane Smeltz Yellow card 81'
FW 10 Chris Wood
FW 11 Marco Rojas downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
DF 14 James Musa upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 15 Cameron Howieson upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 13 Alex Feneridis upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
United Kingdom Neil Emblen

Assistant referees:
Stephen Child (Great Britain)
Simon Beck (Great Britain)
Fourth official:
Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Brazil vs Belarus

Brazil 3–1 Belarus
 Report
Attendance: 66,212[7]
Brazil
Belarus
GK 18 Neto
DF 2 Rafael
DF 3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF 4 Juan Jesus
DF 6 Marcelo
DF 8 Rômulo
MF 5 Sandro downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 10 Oscar
FW 11 Neymar
FW 12 Hulk downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 17 Alexandre Pato downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Ganso upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 7 Lucas Moura upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 14 Danilo upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar
DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok
DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich
DF 12 Alyaksey Kazlow Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 80'
DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow
MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c) Yellow card 80'
MF 5 Dzmitry Baha
MF 10 Renan Bressan
MF 13 Illya Aleksiyevich downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk
FW 8 Sergei Kornilenko downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Andrey Varankow upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 14 Yahor Zubovich upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 6 Alyaksey Hawrylovich upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Brazil vs New Zealand

Brazil 3–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 25,201[8]
Brazil
New Zealand
GK 1 Gabriel
DF 2 Rafael
DF 3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF 4 Juan Jesus
DF 6 Marcelo
MF 5 Sandro downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 14 Danilo
MF 15 Alex Sandro Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 76'
FW 7 Lucas Moura
FW 9 Leandro Damião downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 11 Neymar downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Alexandre Pato upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 10 Oscar upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 8 Rômulo upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe
DF 5 Tommy Smith
DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF 3 Ian Hogg Yellow card 55'
DF 12 Adam Thomas downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 7 Kosta Barbarouses downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
MF 2 Tim Payne
FW 11 Marco Rojas downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 9 Shane Smeltz
FW 10 Chris Wood
Substitutions:
MF 15 Cameron Howieson upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 4 Tim Myers Yellow card 51' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 16 Dakota Lucas upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
United Kingdom Neil Emblen

Assistant referees:
Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Mark Geiger (United States)

Egypt vs Belarus

Egypt 3–1 Belarus
 Report
Attendance: 8,732[9]
Egypt
Belarus
GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy
DF 15 Saad Samir
DF 12 Islam Ramadan
DF 7 Ahmed Fathy downward-facing red arrow 69'
DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy
MF 17 Mohamed El-Nenny
MF 14 Hossam Hassan
MF 8 Shehab Ahmed downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW 10 Emad Moteab downward-facing red arrow 77'
FW 11 Mohamed Salah
Substitutions:
FW 9 Marwan Mohsen upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 4 Omar Gaber upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 13 Saleh Gomaa upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Hany Ramzy
GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar
DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow
DF 12 Alyaksey Kazlow downward-facing red arrow 69'
DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich
DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok
MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 13 Illya Aleksiyevich
MF 10 Renan Bressan downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 5 Dzmitry Baha
MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c)
FW 8 Sergei Kornilenko Yellow card 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Artsyom Salavey upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 11 Andrey Varankow upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 19 Maksim Skavysh upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

References

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  3. ^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.
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