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

Group B 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 Ricoh Arena, London's Wembley Stadium and Newcastle's St James' Park. The group contained Gabon, Mexico, South Korea and Switzerland.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Olympic
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
B1  Mexico 1 CONCACAF 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship winner 31 March 2012 10th 2004 Fourth place (1968)
B2  South Korea 3 AFC AFC Round Three – Group A winner 22 February 2012 8th 2008 Bronze medal (2012)
B3  Gabon 4 CAF 2011 CAF U-23 Championship winner 10 December 2011 1st – –
B4   Switzerland 1 UEFA 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up 25 June 2011 2nd 1924 Bronze medal (1924)

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Gabon 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group B, Mexico, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Senegal.
  • The runner-up of Group B, South Korea, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Great Britain,

Matches

Mexico vs South Korea

Mexico 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 15,748
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Mexico
South Korea
GK 1 José Corona (c)
DF 3 Carlos Salcido
DF 4 Hiram Mier
DF 5 Dárvin Chávez
DF 13 Diego Reyes
DF 15 Néstor Vidrio
MF 6 Héctor Herrera  59'  71'
MF 11 Javier Aquino
MF 16 Miguel Ponce
FW 8 Marco Fabián  85'
FW 9 Oribe Peralta  66'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Giovani dos Santos  66'
MF 14 Jorge Enríquez  71'
FW 12 Raúl Jiménez  85'
Manager:
Luis Tena
GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong
DF 3 Yun Suk-Young
DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon
DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho
DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo
MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng
MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung
MF 11 Nam Tae-Hee  87'
MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF 15 Park Jong-Woo
FW 10 Park Chu-Young  76'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Baek Sung-Dong  76'
FW 9 Ji Dong-Won  87'
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo

Assistant referees:
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
Sherif Hassan (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Gabon vs Switzerland

Gabon 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 15,748
Gabon
Switzerland
GK 1 Didier Ovono (c)
DF 2 Muller Dinda
DF 15 Henri Ndong
MF 4 Franck Engonga
MF 8 Alexander N'Doumbou
MF 10 Lévy Madinda
MF 12 Merlin Tandjigora  49'
MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou
MF 17 Jerry Obiang
FW 7 Allen Nono  18'  74'
FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang
Substitutions:
MF 11 Axel Meye  74'
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot
GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c)
RB 17 Michel Morganella
CB 16 Fabian Schär
CB 15 Timm Klose  14'
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 2 Xavier Hochstrasser
RM 14 Steven Zuber  68'
CM 9 Fabian Frei
CM 4 Oliver Buff  32'  78'
LM 7 Innocent Emeghara  84'
CF 11 Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
MF 10 Pajtim Kasami  68'
MF 8 Amir Abrashi  84'
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami

Assistant referees:
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Eduardo Diaz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Mexico vs Gabon

Mexico 2–0 Gabon
 Report
Attendance: 28,171
Mexico
Gabon
GK 1 José Corona (c)
DF 3 Carlos Salcido
DF 4 Hiram Mier
DF 5 Dárvin Chávez
DF 13 Diego Reyes  41'
DF 15 Néstor Vidrio  46'
MF 6 Héctor Herrera  48'
MF 11 Javier Aquino
MF 16 Miguel Ponce
FW 8 Marco Fabián  76'
FW 9 Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
FW 10 Giovani dos Santos  46'
MF 14 Jorge Enríquez  48'
MF 7 Javier Cortés  76'
Manager:
Luis Tena
GK 1 Didier Ovono (c)
DF 2 Muller Dinda  43'  85'
DF 15 Henri Ndong  50'  90+1'
MF 4 Franck Engonga
MF 8 Alexander N'Doumbou  70'
MF 10 Lévy Madinda
MF 12 Merlin Tandjigora
MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou
MF 17 Jerry Obiang  83'
FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang
FW 11 Axel Meye
Substitutions:
FW 7 Allen Nono  70'
MF 21 Samson Mbingui  83'
DF 3 Stevy Nzambe  85'
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream (Australia)
Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

South Korea vs Switzerland

South Korea 2–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 30,114
South Korea
Switzerland
GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong
DF 3 Yun Suk-Young
DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon
DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho
DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo
MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng
MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung
MF 11 Nam Tae-Hee  61'
MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF 15 Park Jong-Woo  68'
FW 10 Park Chu-Young  71'  73'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Baek Sung-Dong  61'
FW 9 Ji Dong-Won  73'
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo
GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c)
RB 17 Michel Morganella  66'
CB 16 Fabian Schär
CB 15 Timm Klose
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 8 Amir Abrashi
RM 14 Steven Zuber  71'
CM 9 Fabian Frei
CM 10 Pajtim Kasami  1'  85'
LM 7 Innocent Emeghara  88'
CF 11 Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
FW 12 Josip Drmić  90+2'  71'
MF 6 Alain Wiss  85'
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami

Assistant referees:
Efraín Castro (Bolivia)
Arol Valda (Bolivia)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Mexico vs Switzerland

Mexico 1–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Mexico
Switzerland
GK 1 José Corona (c)
DF 3 Carlos Salcido
DF 4 Hiram Mier
DF 5 Dárvin Chávez
DF 13 Diego Reyes
DF 15 Néstor Vidrio  46'
MF 11 Javier Aquino
MF 14 Jorge Enríquez
FW 8 Marco Fabián  79'
FW 9 Oribe Peralta
FW 10 Giovani dos Santos  84'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Israel Jiménez  46'
MF 16 Miguel Ponce  79'
FW 12 Raúl Jiménez  84'
Manager:
Luis Tena
GK 1 Diego Benaglio (c)
RB 3 Fabio Daprelà  39'
CB 5 François Affolter  45+1'
CB 15 Timm Klose
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
DM 8 Amir Abrashi  76'
RM 14 Steven Zuber  61'
CM 9 Fabian Frei
CM 10 Pajtim Kasami  85'
LM 7 Innocent Emeghara
CF 11 Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
FW 12 Josip Drmić  61'
MF 6 Alain Wiss  76'
MF 2 Xavier Hochstrasser  87'  85'
Manager:
Pierluigi Tami

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

South Korea vs Gabon

South Korea 0–0 Gabon
Report
Attendance: 76,927
South Korea
Gabon
GK 1 Jung Sung-Ryong  82'
DF 3 Yun Suk-Young
DF 4 Kim Young-Gwon
DF 12 Hwang Seok-Ho
DF 14 Kim Chang-Soo
MF 6 Ki Sung-Yueng
MF 7 Kim Bo-Kyung  61'
MF 8 Baek Sung-Dong
MF 13 Koo Ja-Cheol (c)
MF 15 Park Jong-Woo  46'
FW 10 Park Chu-Young  80'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Nam Tae-Hee  46'
MF 9 Ji Dong-Won  61'
FW 17 Kim Hyun-Sung  80'
Manager:
Hong Myung-Bo
GK 1 Didier Ovono (c)
DF 2 Muller Dinda
DF 3 Stevy Nzambe
DF 16 Emmanuel Ndong
MF 4 Franck Engonga
MF 10 Lévy Madinda  66'
MF 12 Merlin Tandjigora  10'
MF 13 Cédric Boussoughou
MF 17 Jerry Obiang
FW 9 Pierre Aubameyang
FW 11 Axel Meye  76'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Alexander N'Doumbou  61'  10'
MF 21 Samson Mbingui  66'
FW 7 Allen Nono  76'
Manager:
Claude Mbourounot

Assistant referees:
Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)
Antonín Kordula (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

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