Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final

2012 Summer Olympic football final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final
EventFootball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Brazil Mexico
1 2
Date11 August 2012 (2012-08-11)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMark Clattenburg (Great Britain)
Attendance86,162[1]
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The 2012 Summer Olympic football final was a football match that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom on 11 August 2012 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was the 23rd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions.

In front of a crowd of 86,162, Mexico won their first Olympic gold medal in modality, beating Brazil, 2–1. It was Mexico's first major title since the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil and their first Olympic gold medal in football, both wins involved Mexico's final meeting with Brazil in these events.[2] As of the 2024 tournament, this was the most recent Olympic football final to end in regulation time (90 minutes).

Venue

The final was played at Wembley Stadium in the Borough of Brent in London, United Kingdom.

The current Wembley Stadium opened in 2007 on the site of the original stadium, the demolition of which took place between 2002 and 2003.[3][4] It is owned by The Football Association and serves as England's national football stadium.

The original stadium, formerly known as the Empire Stadium, opened in 1923 and served as the Olympic Stadium for the 1948 Summer Olympics as well as its football tournament, including the final. It then hosted matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, including the final, which saw hosts England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time, and at UEFA Euro 1996, including the final, in which Germany defeated the Czech Republic 2–1 after extra time via the golden goal rule. Wembley also hosted every final of the FA Cup from the White Horse final of 1923 to 2000.

Route to the final

Brazil Round Mexico
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Egypt 3–2 Match 1  South Korea 0–0
 Belarus 3–1 Match 2  Gabon 2–0
 New Zealand 3–0 Match 3   Switzerland 1–0
Group C winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Brazil 3 9
2  Egypt 3 4
3  Belarus 3 3
4  New Zealand 3 1
Source: FIFA
 Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Mexico 3 7
2  South Korea 3 5
3  Gabon 3 2
4   Switzerland 3 1
Source: FIFA
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Honduras 3–2 Quarter-finals  Senegal 4–2
 South Korea 3–0 Semi-finals  Japan 3–1

Brazil

The Brazil national under-23 football team led by Neymar advanced as favorite to the final against Mexico, after 5 victories in 5 matches. Brazil, under coach Mano Menezes, beat Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand in the preliminary round, Honduras in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals. Before the Games, they beat Great Britain 2–0 in a friendly game.[5]

Mexico

Mexico qualified by advancing to the final of the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, they topped Group B winning all their matches. They were drawn in Group B along with Gabon, South Korea and Switzerland. Mexico started with a 0–0 draw against South Korea.[6][7] In their second match, Mexico came out with a 3–0 triumph over Gabon; with Giovani dos Santos netting the two goals.[8] Mexico then confirmed top spot in the group by beating Switzerland 1–0, with a goal from Oribe Peralta in the 69th minute. In doing so, Mexico advance to the knockout stage for the first time since 1996.[9]

In the quarter-finals played at Wembley Stadium, Mexico struggled against a very motivated and disciplined Senegal, who had finished second in Group A. Mexico went up 2–0, with Jorge Enríquez scoring in the 10th minute and Javier Aquino in the 62nd minute. Moussa Konaté came up with the first of Senegal. Ibrahima Baldé equalised seven minutes later, making it 2–2. Ihe first period of extra time, dos Santos at the 98th minute made it 3–2, in favor of Mexico. Héctor Herrera sealed the victory scoring at the 109th minute.[10][11] In the semifinals, they came back from a 0-1 deficit to beat Japan 3-1 with goals from Peralta, Marco Fabián and Javier Cortés.[12]

Match

Summary

Mexico's Oribe Peralta opened the scoring in the first 29 seconds of the game, being assisted by Javier Aquino, making it the fastest goal of the Olympics and in any FIFA tournament final. Peralta scored the second goal in the 75th minute, assisted by a Fabián free-kick. Hulk discounted late.[13][14]

Details

Brazil 1–2 Mexico
  • Hulk 90+1'
 Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 86,162[15]
Brazil
Mexico
GK 1 Gabriel Vasconcelos
DF 2 Rafael downward-facing red arrow 85'
DF 3 Thiago Silva (c)
DF 4 Juan Jesus
DF 6 Marcelo Yellow card 42'
DF 15 Alex Sandro downward-facing red arrow 32'
MF 5 Sandro downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 8 Rômulo
MF 10 Oscar
FW 9 Leandro Damião
FW 11 Neymar
Substitutions:
FW 12 Hulk upward-facing green arrow 32'
FW 17 Alexandre Pato upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 7 Lucas Moura upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Mano Menezes
GK 1 José Corona (c)
DF 2 Israel Jiménez Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 81'
DF 3 Carlos Salcido
DF 4 Hiram Mier
DF 5 Dárvin Chávez
DF 13 Diego Reyes Yellow card 46'
MF 6 Héctor Herrera
MF 11 Javier Aquino downward-facing red arrow 57'
MF 14 Jorge Enríquez
FW 8 Marco Fabián
FW 9 Oribe Peralta downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Miguel Ponce upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 15 Néstor Vidrio Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 12 Raúl Jiménez upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Luis Tena

Assistant referees:
Stephen Child (Great Britain)
Simon Beck (Great Britain)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

References

  1. ^ "Brazil – Mexico". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Mexico Has Its Moment in Upset Over Brazil". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Final whistle for Wembley's towers". BBC News. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Gates' Microsoft Becomes Wembley Stadium Backer". Forbes. 20 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ Irving, Duncan (11 August 2012). "Mexico Wins Soccer Medal". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ "South Korea, Mexico open with draw". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ "London 2012: Mexico forced to settle for South Korea stalemate". BBC.com.
  8. ^ "Mexico Vs. Gabon, 2012 Olympics: Giovani Dos Santos The Hero For El Tri". SBNation.com.
  9. ^ "Mexico vs. Switzerland Olympic Soccer: Score, Grades, Twitter Reaction and More". BleacherReport.com.
  10. ^ "Mexico vs Senegal Olympic Soccer 2012: Grades, Twitter Reaction & Analysis". BleacherReport.com.
  11. ^ "Mexico Vs. Senegal, 2012 Olympics: Final Score 4-2 After Extra Time, With El Tri Through". SBNation.com.
  12. ^ "London 2012: Mexico beat Japan to reach first ever Olympic football final". The Guardian. Press Association. 7 August 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  13. ^ Winter, Henry. "Brazil 1-2 Mexico: Olympic men's football final – as it happened". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Mexico 2-1 Brazil: Olympic final match report". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Brazil – Mexico". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

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