# Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B

Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 22 to 28 July 2021 in Kashima's Kashima Stadium, Sapporo's Sapporo Dome and Yokohama's International Stadium Yokohama. The group consistsed of Honduras, New Zealand, Romania and South Korea. The top two teams, South Korea and New Zealand, advanced to the knockout stage.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| B1 | New Zealand | 3 | OFC | 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament champions | 5 October 2019 | 3rd | 2012 | 14th place (2008) |
| B2 | South Korea | 1 | AFC | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship champions | 26 January 2020 | 11th | 2016 | Bronze medalists (2012) |
| B3 | Honduras | 2 | CONCACAF | 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship runners-up | 30 March 2021 | 5th | 2016 | Fourth place (2016) |
| B4 | Romania | 4 | UEFA | 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi-finalists | 27 June 2019 | 4th | 1964 | Fifth place (1964) |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
In the quarter-finals,
* The winners of Group B, South Korea, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Mexico.
* The runners-up of Group B, New Zealand, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Japan.

## Matches
### New Zealand vs South Korea

| New Zealand | South Korea |
| GK | 1 | Michael Woud |
| RB | 16 | Gianni Stensness |
| CB | 2 | Winston Reid (c) |
| CB | 8 | Joe Bell |
| LB | 4 | Nando Pijnaker |
| RM | 15 | Dane Ingham |
| CM | 6 | Clayton Lewis | 78' | 90+4' |
| LM | 3 | Liberato Cacace |
| RF | 7 | Elijah Just | | 71' |
| CF | 9 | Chris Wood |
| LF | 12 | Callum McCowatt | | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Ben Waine | | 71' |
| MF | 10 | Marko Stamenic | | 85' |
| DF | 17 | Callan Elliot | | 90+4' |
| Head coach: ||
| Danny Hay ||
| GK | 1 | Song Bum-keun |
| RB | 2 | Lee You-hyeon |
| CB | 5 | Jeong Tae-uk |
| CB | 20 | Lee Sang-min (c) |
| LB | 19 | Kang Yoon-sung | 87' |
| CM | 15 | Won Du-jae |
| CM | 14 | Kim Dong-hyun | 78' |
| RW | 17 | Um Won-sang | 59' |
| AM | 8 | Lee Kang-in | 59' |
| LW | 7 | Kwon Chang-hoon | 59' |
| CF | 16 | Hwang Ui-jo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Lee Dong-jun | 59' |
| MF | 10 | Lee Dong-gyeong | 59' |
| FW | 9 | Song Min-kyu | 59' |
| MF | 6 | Jeong Seung-won | 78' |
| DF | 4 | Park Ji-soo | 87' |
| Head coach: ||
| Kim Hak-bum ||
* Assistant referees:
* Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
* Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
* Fourth official:
* Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
* Video assistant referee:
* Benoît Millot (France)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

### Honduras vs Romania

| Honduras | Romania |
| GK | 1 | Alex Güity | | 46' |
| CB | 16 | José García |
| CB | 20 | Jorge Álvarez | 48' |
| CB | 2 | Denil Maldonado (c) | | 88' |
| RWB | 21 | Elvin Oliva | 26' | 88' |
| LWB | 3 | Wesly Decas |
| CM | 10 | Rigoberto Rivas | | 57' |
| CM | 15 | Carlos Pineda |
| CM | 8 | Edwin Rodríguez | | 57' |
| CF | 19 | Douglas Martínez |
| CF | 9 | Jorge Benguché |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Michael Perreló | | 46' |
| FW | 17 | Luis Palma | | 57' |
| MF | 7 | José Alejandro Reyes | | 57' |
| DF | 4 | Carlos Meléndez | | 88' |
| DF | 5 | Cristopher Meléndez | | 88' |
| Head coach: ||
| Miguel Falero ||
| GK | 12 | Mihai Aioani |
| RB | 14 | Andrei Rațiu | | 75' |
| CB | 4 | Alex Pașcanu |
| CB | 6 | Virgil Ghiță |
| LB | 3 | Florin Ștefan | | 46' |
| DM | 18 | Marco Dulca | 71' |
| CM | 8 | Marius Marin (c) |
| CM | 10 | Andrei Ciobanu | | 69' |
| RW | 20 | Alex Dobre | 44' |
| LW | 11 | Valentin Gheorghe | | 55' |
| CF | 9 | George Ganea | | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Radu Boboc | | 46' |
| FW | 21 | Antonio Sefer | | 55' |
| FW | 19 | Andrei Sîntean | 82' | 68' |
| MF | 5 | Tudor Băluță | | 69' |
| DF | 17 | Ricardo Grigore | | 75' |
| Head coach: ||
| Mirel Rădoi ||
* Assistant referees:
* Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
* Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)
* Fourth official:
* Ismail Elfath (United States)
* Video assistant referee:
* Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

### New Zealand vs Honduras

| New Zealand | Honduras |
| GK | 1 | Michael Woud |
| RB | 16 | Gianni Stensness |
| CB | 2 | Winston Reid (c) | | 6' |
| CB | 8 | Joe Bell |
| LB | 4 | Nando Pijnaker |
| RM | 15 | Dane Ingham |
| CM | 6 | Clayton Lewis | | 65' |
| LM | 3 | Liberato Cacace |
| RF | 7 | Elijah Just | | 86' |
| CF | 9 | Chris Wood |
| LF | 12 | Callum McCowatt | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | George Stanger | | 6' |
| MF | 10 | Marko Stamenic | 86' | 65' |
| FW | 18 | Ben Waine | 75' | 65' |
| FW | 11 | Joe Champness | | 86' |
| Head coach: ||
| Danny Hay ||
| GK | 1 | Alex Güity |
| RB | 5 | Cristopher Meléndez | | 63' |
| CB | 16 | José García |
| CB | 2 | Denil Maldonado (c) | | 63' |
| LB | 3 | Wesly Decas | 37' |
| DM | 20 | Jorge Álvarez | | 63' |
| RM | 8 | Edwin Rodríguez |
| LM | 17 | Luis Palma |
| AM | 7 | José Alejandro Reyes |
| CF | 19 | Douglas Martínez | | 71' |
| CF | 9 | Jorge Benguché | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Carlos Pineda | | 46' |
| DF | 21 | Elvin Oliva | | 63' |
| FW | 10 | Rigoberto Rivas | | 63' |
| DF | 4 | Carlos Meléndez | | 63' |
| FW | 18 | Juan Obregón | | 71' |
| Head coach: ||
| Miguel Falero ||
* Assistant referees:
* Roy Hassan (Israel)
* Idan Yarkoni (Israel)
* Fourth official:
* Chris Beath (Australia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Benoît Millot (France)

### Romania vs South Korea

| Romania | South Korea |
| GK | 12 | Mihai Aioani |
| RB | 18 | Marco Dulca | | 77' |
| CB | 4 | Alex Pașcanu | 67' |
| CB | 6 | Virgil Ghiță |
| LB | 2 | Radu Boboc | | 64' |
| CM | 8 | Marius Marin (c) |
| CM | 10 | Andrei Ciobanu | | 76' |
| CM | 7 | Ion Gheorghe | 25' 45+1' |
| RF | 21 | Antonio Sefer | | 56' |
| CF | 9 | George Ganea | | 56' |
| LF | 20 | Alex Dobre |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Andrei Sîntean | | 56' |
| FW | 11 | Valentin Gheorghe | | 56' |
| DF | 17 | Ricardo Grigore | | 64' |
| MF | 13 | Eduard Florescu | | 76' |
| MF | 5 | Tudor Băluță | | 77' |
| Head coach: ||
| Mirel Rădoi ||
| GK | 1 | Song Bum-keun |
| RB | 12 | Seol Young-woo |
| CB | 5 | Jeong Tae-uk (c) |
| CB | 4 | Park Ji-soo |
| LB | 19 | Kang Yoon-sung |
| DM | 15 | Won Du-jae |
| RM | 6 | Jeong Seung-won | 9' | 46' |
| LM | 11 | Lee Dong-jun | | 65' |
| AM | 10 | Lee Dong-gyeong | | 78' |
| CF | 17 | Um Won-sang | | 90+1' |
| CF | 16 | Hwang Ui-jo | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Kwon Chang-hoon | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Song Min-kyu | | 65' |
| MF | 21 | Kim Jin-kyu | | 78' |
| MF | 8 | Lee Kang-in | | 79' |
| DF | 3 | Kim Jae-woo | | 90+1' |
| Head coach: ||
| Kim Hak-bum ||
* Assistant referees:
* Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
* Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela)
* Fourth official:
* Iván Barton (El Salvador)
* Video assistant referee:
* Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Wagner Reway (Brazil)

### Romania vs New Zealand

| Romania | New Zealand |
| GK | 12 | Mihai Aioani |
| RB | 17 | Ricardo Grigore |
| CB | 15 | Andrei Chindriș | 28' | 78' |
| CB | 18 | Marco Dulca | 30' | 78' |
| LB | 6 | Virgil Ghiță |
| CM | 14 | Andrei Rațiu |
| CM | 8 | Marius Marin (c) |
| CM | 3 | Florin Ștefan |
| AM | 13 | Eduard Florescu | | 87' |
| SS | 20 | Alex Dobre | | 78' |
| CF | 19 | Andrei Sîntean | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | George Ganea | | 59' |
| MF | 10 | Andrei Ciobanu | | 78' |
| MF | 16 | Ronaldo Deaconu | | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Valentin Gheorghe | | 78' |
| FW | 21 | Antonio Sefer | | 87' |
| Head coach: ||
| Mirel Rădoi ||
| GK | 1 | Michael Woud |
| RB | 17 | Callan Elliot | 42' | 46' |
| CB | 16 | Gianni Stensness |
| CB | 4 | Nando Pijnaker |
| LB | 3 | Liberato Cacace |
| DM | 8 | Joe Bell |
| CM | 19 | Matthew Garbett | 21' | 72' |
| CM | 10 | Marko Stamenic | 89' |
| RW | 7 | Elijah Just |
| LW | 11 | Joe Champness | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Chris Wood (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Callum McCowatt | | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Dane Ingham | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Clayton Lewis | | 72' |
| Head coach: ||
| Danny Hay ||
* Assistant referees:
* Michael Orué (Peru)
* Jesús Sánchez (Peru)
* Fourth official:
* Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Erick Miranda (Mexico)

### South Korea vs Honduras

| South Korea | Honduras |
| GK | 1 | Song Bum-keun |
| RB | 12 | Seol Young-woo |
| CB | 5 | Jeong Tae-uk (c) |
| CB | 4 | Park Ji-soo |
| LB | 19 | Kang Yoon-sung | | 57' |
| DM | 15 | Won Du-jae | | 72' |
| DM | 13 | Kim Jin-ya |
| CM | 21 | Kim Jin-gyu |
| RF | 11 | Lee Dong-jun | | 46' |
| CF | 16 | Hwang Ui-jo | | 57' |
| LF | 7 | Kwon Chang-hoon | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Um Won-sang | | 46' |
| DF | 3 | Kim Jae-woo | | 57' |
| MF | 8 | Lee Kang-in | 65' | 57' |
| MF | 14 | Kim Dong-hyun | | 72' |
| MF | 10 | Lee Dong-gyeong | | 73' |
| Head coach: ||
| Kim Hak-bum ||
| GK | 1 | Alex Güity |
| CB | 4 | Carlos Meléndez | 17' 39' |
| CB | 6 | Jonathan Núñez | 27' |
| CB | 2 | Denil Maldonado (c) |
| RWB | 21 | Elvin Oliva |
| LWB | 3 | Wesly Decas |
| CM | 7 | José Alejandro Reyes |
| CM | 15 | Carlos Pineda | | 46' |
| CM | 17 | Luis Palma | | 43' |
| SS | 8 | Edwin Rodríguez | | 70' |
| CF | 19 | Douglas Martínez | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Cristopher Meléndez | 51' | 43' |
| FW | 10 | Rigoberto Rivas | | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Brayan Moya | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Jorge Álvarez | | 70' |
| Head coach: ||
| Miguel Falero ||
* Assistant referees:
* Diyan Valkov (Bulgaria)
* Martin Margaritov (Bulgaria)
* Fourth official:
* Victor Gomes (South Africa)
* Video assistant referee:
* Adil Zourak (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)

## Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
* first yellow card: minus 1 point;
* indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
* direct red card: minus 4 points;
* yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions is applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 3 | Points |
| South Korea | | 1 | | 1 | | −2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | –6 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | –9 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | –11 |