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

Group A 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, London's Wembley Stadium and Manchester's Old Trafford. The group contained host nation Great Britain, Senegal, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| A1 | Great Britain (hosts) | 1 | UEFA | Hosts | 6 July 2005 | 8th | 1972 | Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912) |
| A2 | Senegal | 4 | CAF | AFC–CAF play-off winners | 23 April 2012 | 1st | – | – |
| A3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | AFC | AFC Round Three – Group B winners | 5 February 2012 | 1st | – | – |
| A4 | Uruguay | 2 | CONMEBOL | 2011 South American U-20 Championship runners-up | 9 February 2011 | 3rd | 1928 | Gold medal (1924, 1928) |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Britain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
In the quarter-finals,
* The winner of Group A, Great Britain, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, South Korea.
* The runner-up of Group A, Senegal, advanced to play the winner of Group B, Mexico.

## Matches
### United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay

| United Arab Emirates | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Ali Khasif |
| DF | 3 | Abdulaziz Hussain |
| DF | 4 | Mohamed Ahmed | 37' |
| DF | 8 | Hamdan Al Kamali |
| DF | 14 | Abdelaziz Sanqour |
| MF | 5 | Amer Abdulrahman |
| MF | 13 | Khamis Esmaeel |
| MF | 15 | Omar Abdulrahman |
| MF | 16 | Rashed Eisa | | 73' |
| FW | 10 | Ismail Matar (c) | | 60' |
| FW | 11 | Ahmed Khalil |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Ismail Al Hammadi | | 60' |
| MF | 9 | Ahmed Ali | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Mahdi Ali ||
| GK | 1 | Martín Campaña |
| DF | 2 | Ramón Arias |
| DF | 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| DF | 5 | Emiliano Albín |
| DF | 6 | Alexis Rolín | 9' |
| DF | 13 | Matías Aguirregaray | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Maximiliano Calzada | | 70' |
| MF | 10 | Gastón Ramírez | | 81' |
| MF | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
| FW | 7 | Edinson Cavani |
| FW | 9 | Luis Suárez (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Diego Martín Rodríguez | | 70' |
| MF | 12 | Jonathan Urretaviscaya | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)
* Ravinesh Kumar (New Zealand)
* Fourth official:
* Felix Brych (Germany)

### Great Britain vs Senegal

| Great Britain | Senegal |
| GK | 1 | Jack Butland |
| DF | 2 | Neil Taylor |
| DF | 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| DF | 4 | Danny Rose |
| DF | 5 | Steven Caulker |
| DF | 14 | Micah Richards |
| MF | 7 | Tom Cleverley |
| MF | 8 | Joe Allen | | 63' |
| MF | 11 | Ryan Giggs (c) |
| FW | 9 | Daniel Sturridge | | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Craig Bellamy | 47' | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Marvin Sordell | | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Aaron Ramsey | | 63' |
| MF | 13 | Jack Cork | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Stuart Pearce ||
| GK | 1 | Ousmane Mané |
| DF | 2 | Saliou Ciss |
| DF | 4 | Abdoulaye Ba |
| DF | 5 | Papa Gueye | 86' |
| DF | 6 | Zargo Touré |
| DF | 16 | Pape Souaré | 36' | 88' |
| MF | 10 | Sadio Mané | 45' |
| MF | 13 | Mohamed Diamé (c) |
| MF | 14 | Idrissa Gueye | | 42' |
| FW | 7 | Moussa Konaté |
| FW | 12 | Ibrahima Baldé | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté | | 42' |
| FW | 15 | Magaye Gueye | | 65' |
| FW | 11 | Kalidou Yéro | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Abdoukarime Diouf ||
* Assistant referees:
* Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
* Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
* Fourth official:
* Ben Williams (Australia)

### Senegal vs Uruguay

| Senegal | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Ousmane Mané |
| DF | 2 | Saliou Ciss |
| DF | 4 | Abdoulaye Ba | 27' 30' |
| DF | 5 | Papa Gueye |
| DF | 6 | Zargo Touré |
| DF | 16 | Pape Souaré |
| MF | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté | 44' |
| MF | 10 | Sadio Mané |
| MF | 13 | Mohamed Diamé (c) | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Stéphane Badji | 61' | 66' |
| FW | 7 | Moussa Konaté | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 9 | Kara Mbodj | | 66' |
| FW | 11 | Kalidou Yéro | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Abdoukarime Diouf ||
| GK | 1 | Martín Campaña |
| DF | 2 | Ramón Arias |
| DF | 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| DF | 5 | Emiliano Albín | 68' | 72' |
| DF | 6 | Alexis Rolín |
| MF | 8 | Maximiliano Calzada | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Gastón Ramírez | 64' |
| MF | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | | 75' |
| MF | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
| FW | 7 | Edinson Cavani |
| FW | 9 | Luis Suárez (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Abel Hernández | | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Jonathan Urretaviscaya | | 72' |
| FW | 16 | Tabaré Viudez | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mark Borsch (Germany)
* Stefan Lupp (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

### Great Britain vs United Arab Emirates

| Great Britain | United Arab Emirates |
| GK | 1 | Jack Butland |
| DF | 2 | Neil Taylor |
| DF | 5 | Steven Caulker |
| DF | 12 | James Tomkins |
| DF | 14 | Micah Richards |
| MF | 7 | Tom Cleverley |
| MF | 8 | Joe Allen |
| MF | 11 | Ryan Giggs (c) | 72' |
| MF | 15 | Aaron Ramsey |
| FW | 10 | Craig Bellamy | 83' |
| FW | 17 | Marvin Sordell | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Daniel Sturridge | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Scott Sinclair | 72' |
| MF | 13 | Jack Cork | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Stuart Pearce ||
| GK | 1 | Ali Khasif |
| DF | 3 | Abdulaziz Hussain | | 51' |
| DF | 4 | Mohamed Ahmed |
| DF | 8 | Hamdan Al Kamali |
| DF | 14 | Abdelaziz Sanqour |
| MF | 5 | Amer Abdulrahman |
| MF | 13 | Khamis Esmaeel | 63' | 79' |
| MF | 15 | Omar Abdulrahman | 83' |
| MF | 16 | Rashed Eisa |
| FW | 10 | Ismail Matar (c) | | 72' |
| FW | 11 | Ahmed Khalil |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Saad Surour | | 51' |
| MF | 9 | Ahmed Ali | | 72' |
| MF | 12 | Habib Al Fardan | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Mahdi Ali ||
* Assistant referees:
* José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
* Alberto Morín (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Mark Geiger (United States)

### Senegal vs United Arab Emirates

| Senegal | United Arab Emirates |
| GK | 1 | Ousmane Mané |
| DF | 5 | Papa Gueye |
| DF | 6 | Zargo Touré |
| DF | 9 | Kara Mbodj |
| DF | 16 | Pape Souaré |
| MF | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| MF | 10 | Sadio Mané | 83' |
| MF | 13 | Mohamed Diamé (c) |
| MF | 17 | Stéphane Badji |
| FW | 7 | Moussa Konaté | 90+1' |
| FW | 15 | Magaye Gueye | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Ibrahima Baldé | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Kalidou Yéro | 83' |
| MF | 3 | Ibrahima Seck | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Abdoukarime Diouf ||
| GK | 18 | Khalid Eisa |
| DF | 4 | Mohamed Ahmed |
| DF | 8 | Hamdan Al Kamali |
| DF | 14 | Abdelaziz Sanqour |
| MF | 5 | Amer Abdulrahman |
| MF | 13 | Khamis Esmaeel |
| MF | 15 | Omar Abdulrahman | 74' |
| MF | 16 | Rashed Eisa | | 65' |
| FW | 10 | Ismail Matar (c) | | 89' |
| FW | 11 | Ahmed Khalil | | 60' |
| FW | 17 | Mohamed Fawzi |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Ismail Al Hammadi | | 60' |
| FW | 19 | Ali Mabkhout | | 65' |
| MF | 12 | Habib Al Fardan | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Mahdi Ali ||
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Haglund (Norway)
* Frank Andas (Norway)
* Fourth official:
* Juan Soto (Venezuela)

### Great Britain vs Uruguay

| Great Britain | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Jack Butland |
| DF | 2 | Neil Taylor | 21' |
| DF | 5 | Steven Caulker |
| DF | 14 | Micah Richards |
| DF | 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| MF | 7 | Tom Cleverley |
| MF | 8 | Joe Allen |
| MF | 16 | Scott Sinclair | | 90+1' |
| MF | 15 | Aaron Ramsey | 90+2' |
| FW | 9 | Daniel Sturridge | | 90+6' |
| FW | 10 | Craig Bellamy (c) | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Danny Rose | | 78' |
| MF | 13 | Jack Cork | | 90+1' |
| DF | 6 | Craig Dawson | | 90+6' |
| Manager: ||
| Stuart Pearce ||
| GK | 1 | Martín Campaña |
| DF | 2 | Ramón Arias | 83' |
| DF | 4 | Sebastián Coates | 51' |
| DF | 6 | Alexis Rolín |
| DF | 13 | Matías Aguirregaray |
| MF | 10 | Gastón Ramírez | 39' |
| MF | 15 | Diego Rodríguez |
| MF | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
| FW | 7 | Edinson Cavani |
| FW | 9 | Luis Suárez (c) | 74' |
| FW | 16 | Tabaré Viudez | | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 83' | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
* Assistant referees:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)
* Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
* Fourth official:
* Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)