Rio 2016 Olympic Games Men’s Football
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The men’s football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 4 to 20 August. It was the 26th edition of the men’s Olympic football tournament. Together with the women’s competition, the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament was be held in six cities in Brazil, including Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro, which was the host of the final at the Maracanã Stadium. Teams participating in the men’s competition were restricted to under-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1993) with a maximum of three overage players allowed.
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Brazil | Host Nation | Gold Medal (1900, 1908, 1912) |
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Denmark | UEFA – Europe | Silver Medal (1908, 1912, 1960) | |||
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Germany | UEFA – Europe | Bronze Medal (1988) | |||
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Portugal | UEFA – Europe | None | |||
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Sweden | UEFA – Europe | Gold Medal (1948) | |||
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Algeria | CAF – AFRICA | None | |||
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Nigeria | CAF – AFRICA | Gold Medal (1996) | |||
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South Africa | CAF – AFRICA | None | |||
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Argentina | CONMEBOL – South America | Gold Medal (2004, 2008) |
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Colombia | CONMEBOL – South America | None | |||
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Fiji | OFC – Oceania | None | |||
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South Korea | AFC – Asia | Bronze Medal (2012) | |||
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Japan | AFC – Asia | Bronze Medal (1968) | |||
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Iraq | AFC – Asia | None | |||
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Honduras | CONCACAF – N & C America | None | |||
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Mexico | CONCACAF – N & C America | Gold Medal (2012) | – | ||
Draw for the four groups of 4 teams took place on 14th April 2016
2016 Rio Olympic Games Men’s Football Tournament
Group A
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| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 4th August 2016, 13:00 Brasília | Iraq | 0 – 0 | Denmark | 18,000 | ||||
| 4th August 2016, 16:00 Brasília | Brazil | 0 – 0 | South Africa | 69,389 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 19:00 Brasília | Denmark | 1 – 0 | South Africa | 32,314 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 22:00 Brasília | Brazil | 0 – 0 | Iraq | 65,829 | ||||
| 10th August 2016, 22:00 Salvador | Denmark | 0 – 4 | Brazil | _ | ||||
| 10th August 2016, 22:00 São Paulo | South Africa | 1 – 1 | Iraq | _ | ||||
| Group B | ||||
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| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| 4th August 2016, 18:00 Manus | Sweden | 2 – 2 | Colombia | 29,996 | ||||
| 4th August 2016, 21:00 Manus | Nigeria | 5 – 4 | Japan | 29,996 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 18:00 Manus | Sweden | 0 – 1 | Nigeria | 23,892 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 21:00 Manus | Japan | 2 – 2 | Colombia | 26,603 | ||||
| 10th August 2016, 19:00 Salvador | Japan | 1 – 0 | Sweden | 17,821 | ||||
| Group C | ||||
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| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
| 4th August 2016, 17:00 Salvador | Mexico | 2 – 2 | Germany | 16,500 | ||||
| 4th August 2016, 21:00 Salvador | Fiji | 0 – 8 | South Korea | 16,000 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 13:00 Salvador | Fiji | 1 – 5 | Mexico | 11,200 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 16:00 Salvador | Germany | 3 – 3 | South Korea | 17,121 | ||||
| 10th August 2016, 16:00 Belo Horizonte | Germany | 10 – 0 | Fiji | 16,521 | ||||
| Group D | ||||
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| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| 4th August 2016, 15:00 Rio de Janeiro | Honduras | 3 – 2 | Algeria | 20,000 | ||||
| 4th August 2016, 18:00 Rio de Janeiro | Portugal | 2 – 0 | Argentina | 37,407 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 15:00 Rio de Janeiro | Honduras | 1 – 2 | Portugal | 32,928 | ||||
| 7th August 2016, 18:00 Rio de Janeiro | Argentina | 2 – 1 | Algeria | 37,450 | ||||
| 10th August 2016, 13:00 Brasília | Argentina | 1 – 1 | Honduras | 16,029 | ||||
Knock-Out Phase
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| 13th August 2016, 13:00 São Paulo | Brazil | 2 – 0 | Colombia | 41,560 | |
| 13th August 2016, 16:00 Belo Horizonte | South Korea | 0 – 1 | Honduras | 36,704 | |
| 13th August 2016, 19:00 Salvador | Nigeria | 2 – 0 | Denmark | 30,307 | |
| 13th August 2016, 22:00 Brasília | Portugal | 0 – 4 | Germany | 55,412 | |
| Semi Finals | |||||
| 17th August 2016, 13:00 Rio de Janeiro | Nigeria | 0 – 2 | Germany | 35,562 | |
| 17th August 2016, 16:00 São Paulo | Brazil | 6 – 0 | Honduras | 52,457 | |
| Third Place (Bronze Medal) Play-Off | |||||
| 20th August 2016, 13:00 Belo Horizonte | Honduras | 2 – 3 | Nigeria | 9,091 | |
| 2016 Olympic Games Men's Football Final | |||||
| 20th August 2016, 17:30 Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1 – 1 aet (pens 5-4) | Germany | 63,707 | |
