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. The group contained Belarus, Brazil, Egypt and New Zealand.
Teams Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Olympicappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance C1 2 CONMEBOL 2011 South American U-20 Championship winner 12 February 2011 11th 2008 Silver medal (1984, 1988) C2 4 CAF 2011 CAF U-23 Championship runner-up 10 December 2011 12th 1992 Quarter-finals (1964, 1984) C3 1 UEFA 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off winner 25 June 2011 1st – – C4 3 OFC 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winner 25 March 2012 2nd 2008 Group stage (2008)
Standings
In the quarter-finals, 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
GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich DF 12 Alyaksey Kazlow DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow MF 15 Artsyom Salavey MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c) MF 5 Dzmitry Baha MF 10 Renan Bressan MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk FW 8 Sergei Kornilenko Substitutions: MF 13 Illya Aleksiyevich MF 11 Andrey Varankow FW 14 Yahor Zubovich Manager:Georgi Kondratiev GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe DF 3 Ian Hogg DF 5 Tommy Smith DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) DF 12 Adam Thomas MF 2 Tim Payne MF 7 Kosta Barbarouses MF 8 Michael McGlinchey FW 9 Shane Smeltz FW 10 Chris Wood FW 11 Marco RojasSubstitutions: MF 17 Adam McGeorge Manager: Neil Emblen Assistant referees: Jason Damoo (Seychelles) Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea) Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Brazil vs 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 MF 10 Oscar FW 11 Neymar FW 9 Leandro Damião FW 12 Hulk Substitutions: MF 16 Ganso FW 17 Alexandre Pato DF 14 Danilo Manager:Mano Menezes GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy DF 2 Mahmoud Alaa DF 12 Islam Ramadan DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy DF 7 Ahmed Fathy MF 13 Saleh Gomaa MF 14 Hossam Hassan MF 17 Mohamed El-Nenny FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c) FW 9 Marwan Mohsen FW 10 Emad MoteabSubstitutions: FW 11 Mohamed Salah MF 8 Shehab Ahmed FW 16 Ahmed Magdi Manager:Hany Ramzy Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Gianluca Cariolato (Italy) Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)
Egypt vs New Zealand
GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy DF 2 Mahmoud Alaa DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy DF 7 Ahmed Fathy DF 12 Islam Ramadan MF 13 Saleh Gomaa MF 14 Hossam Hassan MF 17 Mohamed El-Nenny FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c) FW 10 Emad Moteab FW 11 Mohamed SalahSubstitutions: FW 16 Ahmed Magdi FW 9 Marwan Mohsen MF 8 Shehab Ahmed Manager:Hany Ramzy GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe DF 3 Ian Hogg DF 5 Tommy Smith DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) DF 12 Adam Thomas MF 2 Tim Payne MF 7 Kosta Barbarouses MF 8 Michael McGlinchey FW 9 Shane Smeltz FW 10 Chris Wood FW 11 Marco Rojas Substitutions: DF 14 James Musa MF 15 Cameron Howieson MF 13 Alex Feneridis Manager: Neil Emblen Assistant referees: Stephen Child (Great Britain) Simon Beck (Great Britain) Fourth official: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Brazil vs 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 MF 10 Oscar FW 11 Neymar FW 12 Hulk FW 17 Alexandre Pato Substitutions: MF 16 Ganso FW 7 Lucas Moura DF 14 Danilo Manager:Mano Menezes GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich DF 12 Alyaksey Kazlow DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c) MF 5 Dzmitry Baha MF 10 Renan Bressan MF 13 Illya Aleksiyevich MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk FW 8 Sergei Kornilenko Substitutions: FW 11 Andrey Varankow FW 14 Yahor Zubovich DF 6 Alyaksey Hawrylovich Manager:Georgi Kondratiev Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan) Fourth official: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Brazil vs New Zealand
GK 1 Gabriel DF 2 Rafael DF 3 Thiago Silva (c) DF 4 Juan Jesus DF 6 Marcelo MF 5 Sandro MF 14 Danilo MF 15 Alex Sandro FW 7 Lucas Moura FW 9 Leandro Damião FW 11 Neymar Substitutions: FW 17 Alexandre Pato MF 10 Oscar DF 8 Rômulo Manager:Mano Menezes GK 18 Michael O'Keeffe DF 5 Tommy Smith DF 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) DF 3 Ian Hogg DF 12 Adam Thomas MF 7 Kosta Barbarouses MF 8 Michael McGlinchey MF 2 Tim Payne FW 11 Marco Rojas FW 9 Shane Smeltz FW 10 Chris WoodSubstitutions: MF 15 Cameron Howieson DF 4 Tim Myers FW 16 Dakota Lucas Manager: Neil Emblen Assistant referees: Jason Damoo (Seychelles) Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea) Fourth official: Mark Geiger (United States)
Egypt vs Belarus
GK 1 Ahmed El Shenawy DF 15 Saad Samir DF 12 Islam Ramadan DF 7 Ahmed Fathy DF 6 Ahmed Hegazy MF 17 Mohamed El-Nenny MF 14 Hossam Hassan MF 8 Shehab Ahmed FW 5 Mohamed Aboutrika (c) FW 10 Emad Moteab FW 11 Mohamed SalahSubstitutions: FW 9 Marwan Mohsen DF 4 Omar Gaber MF 13 Saleh Gomaa Manager:Hany Ramzy GK 1 Alyaksandr Hutar DF 17 Dzyanis Palyakow DF 12 Alyaksey Kazlow DF 4 Syarhey Palitsevich DF 3 Ihar Kuzmyanok MF 16 Mikhail Gordeichuk MF 13 Illya Aleksiyevich MF 10 Renan Bressan MF 5 Dzmitry Baha MF 2 Stanislaw Drahun (c) FW 8 Sergei Kornilenko Substitutions: MF 15 Artsyom Salavey FW 11 Andrey Varankow FW 19 Maksim Skavysh Manager:Georgi Kondratiev
Assistant referees: José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Alberto Morín (Mexico) Fourth official: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
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