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

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 v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
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

26 July 2012

19:45

Belarus	1–0	New Zealand
Baha 45+1'	Report

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry

Attendance: 14,457^[4]

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Belarus

New Zealand


GK	1	Alyaksandr Hutar
DF	3	Ihar Kuzmyanok
DF	4	Syarhey Palitsevich	51'
DF	12	Alyaksey Kazlow
DF	17	Dzyanis Palyakow
MF	15	Artsyom Salavey		51'
MF	2	Stanislaw Drahun (c)
MF	5	Dzmitry Baha
MF	10	Renan Bressan		80'
MF	16	Mikhail Gordeichuk
FW	8	Sergei Kornilenko		90'
Substitutions:
MF	13	Illya Aleksiyevich		51'
MF	11	Andrey Varankow		80'
FW	14	Yahor Zubovich		90'
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev


GK	18	Michael O'Keeffe
DF	3	Ian Hogg
DF	5	Tommy Smith	1'
DF	6	Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF	12	Adam Thomas		77'
MF	2	Tim Payne
MF	7	Kosta Barbarouses	60'
MF	8	Michael McGlinchey
FW	9	Shane Smeltz
FW	10	Chris Wood
FW	11	Marco Rojas
Substitutions:
MF	17	Adam McGeorge		77'
Manager:
Neil Emblen

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

Brazil vs Egypt

26 July 2012

19:45

Brazil	3–2	Egypt
Rafael 16' Damião 26' Neymar 30'	Report	Aboutrika 52' Salah 76'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 26,812^[5]

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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		78'
MF	10	Oscar
FW	11	Neymar
FW	9	Leandro Damião		77'
FW	12	Hulk	60'	72'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Ganso		72'
FW	17	Alexandre Pato		77'
DF	14	Danilo		78'
Manager:
Mano Menezes


GK	1	Ahmed El Shenawy
DF	2	Mahmoud Alaa	71'
DF	12	Islam Ramadan	87'
DF	6	Ahmed Hegazy
DF	7	Ahmed Fathy
MF	13	Saleh Gomaa	33'	74'
MF	14	Hossam Hassan
MF	17	Mohamed El-Nenny		89'
FW	5	Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW	9	Marwan Mohsen		46'
FW	10	Emad Moteab
Substitutions:
FW	11	Mohamed Salah		46'
MF	8	Shehab Ahmed		74'
FW	16	Ahmed Magdi		89'
Manager:
Hany Ramzy

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

Egypt vs New Zealand

29 July 2012

12:00

Egypt	1–1	New Zealand
Salah 40'	Report	Wood 17'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 50,050^[6]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

Egypt

New Zealand


GK	1	Ahmed El Shenawy
DF	2	Mahmoud Alaa	60'
DF	6	Ahmed Hegazy
DF	7	Ahmed Fathy
DF	12	Islam Ramadan
MF	13	Saleh Gomaa		88'
MF	14	Hossam Hassan
MF	17	Mohamed El-Nenny		68'
FW	5	Mohamed Aboutrika (c)		88'
FW	10	Emad Moteab
FW	11	Mohamed Salah
Substitutions:
FW	16	Ahmed Magdi		68'
FW	9	Marwan Mohsen		88'
MF	8	Shehab Ahmed		88'
Manager:
Hany Ramzy


GK	18	Michael O'Keeffe
DF	3	Ian Hogg		63'
DF	5	Tommy Smith
DF	6	Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF	12	Adam Thomas		89'
MF	2	Tim Payne
MF	7	Kosta Barbarouses
MF	8	Michael McGlinchey
FW	9	Shane Smeltz	81'
FW	10	Chris Wood
FW	11	Marco Rojas		84'
Substitutions:
DF	14	James Musa		63'
MF	15	Cameron Howieson		84'
MF	13	Alex Feneridis		89'
Manager:
Neil Emblen

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

Brazil vs Belarus

29 July 2012

15:00

Brazil	3–1	Belarus
Pato 15' Neymar 65' Oscar 90+3'	Report	Bressan 8'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 66,212^[7]

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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	64'
MF	10	Oscar
FW	11	Neymar
FW	12	Hulk	86'
FW	17	Alexandre Pato	85'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Ganso	64'
FW	7	Lucas Moura	85'
DF	14	Danilo	86'
Manager:
Mano Menezes


GK	1	Alyaksandr Hutar
DF	3	Ihar Kuzmyanok
DF	4	Syarhey Palitsevich
DF	12	Alyaksey Kazlow	14'	80'
DF	17	Dzyanis Palyakow
MF	2	Stanislaw Drahun (c)	80'
MF	5	Dzmitry Baha
MF	10	Renan Bressan
MF	13	Illya Aleksiyevich		70'
MF	16	Mikhail Gordeichuk
FW	8	Sergei Kornilenko		78'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Andrey Varankow		70'
FW	14	Yahor Zubovich		78'
DF	6	Alyaksey Hawrylovich		80'
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev

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

Brazil vs New Zealand

1 August 2012

14:30

Brazil	3–0	New Zealand
Danilo 23' Damião 29' Sandro 52'	Report

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 25,201^[8]

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Brazil

New Zealand


GK	1	Gabriel
DF	2	Rafael
DF	3	Thiago Silva (c)
DF	4	Juan Jesus
DF	6	Marcelo
MF	5	Sandro		82'
MF	14	Danilo
MF	15	Alex Sandro	71' 76'
FW	7	Lucas Moura
FW	9	Leandro Damião		80'
FW	11	Neymar		76'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Alexandre Pato		76'
MF	10	Oscar		80'
DF	8	Rômulo		82'
Manager:
Mano Menezes


GK	18	Michael O'Keeffe
DF	5	Tommy Smith
DF	6	Ryan Nelsen (c)
DF	3	Ian Hogg	55'
DF	12	Adam Thomas		46'
MF	7	Kosta Barbarouses		46'
MF	8	Michael McGlinchey
MF	2	Tim Payne
FW	11	Marco Rojas		82'
FW	9	Shane Smeltz
FW	10	Chris Wood
Substitutions:
MF	15	Cameron Howieson		46'
DF	4	Tim Myers	51'	46'
FW	16	Dakota Lucas		82'
Manager:
Neil Emblen

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

Egypt vs Belarus

1 August 2012

14:30

Egypt	3–1	Belarus
Salah 56' Mohsen 73' Aboutrika 79'	Report	Varankow 87'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 8,732^[9]

Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Egypt

Belarus


GK	1	Ahmed El Shenawy
DF	15	Saad Samir
DF	12	Islam Ramadan
DF	7	Ahmed Fathy	69'
DF	6	Ahmed Hegazy
MF	17	Mohamed El-Nenny
MF	14	Hossam Hassan
MF	8	Shehab Ahmed	46'
FW	5	Mohamed Aboutrika (c)
FW	10	Emad Moteab	77'
FW	11	Mohamed Salah
Substitutions:
FW	9	Marwan Mohsen	46'
DF	4	Omar Gaber	69'
MF	13	Saleh Gomaa	77'
Manager:
Hany Ramzy


GK	1	Alyaksandr Hutar
DF	17	Dzyanis Palyakow
DF	12	Alyaksey Kazlow		69'
DF	4	Syarhey Palitsevich
DF	3	Ihar Kuzmyanok
MF	16	Mikhail Gordeichuk		60'
MF	13	Illya Aleksiyevich
MF	10	Renan Bressan		75'
MF	5	Dzmitry Baha
MF	2	Stanislaw Drahun (c)
FW	8	Sergei Kornilenko	90+2'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Artsyom Salavey		60'
FW	11	Andrey Varankow		69'
FW	19	Maksim Skavysh		75'
Manager:
Georgi Kondratiev

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

References

^ "London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Draw shows the road to London gold". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments London 2012" (PDF). FIFA.com.
^ "Belarus – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "Brazil – Egypt". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "Egypt – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "Brazil – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^ "Brazil – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ "Egypt – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[1] "London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[2] "Draw shows the road to London gold". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.^{[dead link‍]}

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

[4] "Belarus – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[5] "Brazil – Egypt". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[6] "Egypt – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[7] "Brazil – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[8] "Brazil – New Zealand". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[9] "Egypt – Belarus". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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