# Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage
## Qualified teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Great Britain | Senegal |
| B | Mexico | South Korea |
| C | Brazil | Egypt |
| D | Japan | Honduras |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 4 August – Cardiff | 4 August – Cardiff | | | |
| Great Britain | 1 (4) | | | |
| Great Britain | 1 (4) | 7 August – Manchester | 7 August – Manchester | | |
| South Korea (p) | 1 (5) | 7 August – Manchester | 7 August – Manchester | |
| South Korea (p) | 1 (5) | South Korea | 0 | |
| 4 August – Newcastle | 4 August – Newcastle | | South Korea | 0 | |
| 4 August – Newcastle | 4 August – Newcastle | Brazil | 3 | |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 | |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | 11 August – London | 11 August – London |
| Honduras | 2 | | | | 11 August – London | 11 August – London |
| Honduras | 2 | | | | Brazil | 1 |
| 4 August – London | 4 August – London | | | | | Brazil | 1 |
| 4 August – London | 4 August – London | | | | Mexico | 2 |
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | Mexico | 2 |
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 4 | 7 August – London | 7 August – London | | | |
| Senegal | 2 | 7 August – London | 7 August – London | | | |
| Senegal | 2 | Mexico | 3 | | | |
| 4 August – Manchester | 4 August – Manchester | | Mexico | 3 | | | |
| 4 August – Manchester | 4 August – Manchester | Japan | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 10 August – Cardiff | 10 August – Cardiff |
| Egypt | 0 | | | | 10 August – Cardiff | 10 August – Cardiff |
| Egypt | 0 | | | | South Korea | 2 |
| | | | | | Japan | 0 |

## Quarter-finals
### Japan vs Egypt

| Japan | Egypt |
| GK | 1 | Shūichi Gonda |
| RB | 4 | Hiroki Sakai |
| CB | 13 | Daisuke Suzuki |
| CB | 5 | Maya Yoshida (c) |
| LB | 2 | Yūhei Tokunaga | 43' |
| CM | 16 | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| CM | 3 | Takahiro Ogihara |
| RW | 17 | Hiroshi Kiyotake | | 84' |
| AM | 10 | Keigo Higashi | | 72' |
| LW | 7 | Yūki Ōtsu |
| CF | 11 | Kensuke Nagai | | 20' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Manabu Saitō | | 20' |
| DF | 12 | Gōtoku Sakai | | 72' |
| MF | 14 | Takashi Usami | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Takashi Sekizuka ||
| GK | 1 | Ahmed El Shenawy |
| DF | 6 | Ahmed Hegazy |
| DF | 7 | Ahmed Fathy |
| DF | 12 | Islam Ramadan |
| DF | 15 | Saad Samir | 41' |
| MF | 8 | Shehab Ahmed | | 45+1' |
| MF | 14 | Hossam Hassan |
| MF | 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| FW | 5 | Mohamed Aboutrika (c) |
| FW | 10 | Emad Moteab | | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Mohamed Salah | | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Mahmoud Alaa El-Din | 78' | 45+1' |
| DF | 4 | Omar Gaber | | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Marwan Mohsen | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Hany Ramzy ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mark Hurd (United States)
* Joe Fletcher (Canada)
* Fourth official:
* Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

### Mexico vs Senegal

| Mexico | Senegal |
| GK | 1 | José Corona (c) |
| DF | 2 | Israel Jiménez | 73' |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| DF | 4 | Hiram Mier |
| DF | 5 | Dárvin Chávez |
| DF | 13 | Diego Reyes |
| MF | 11 | Javier Aquino | | 75' |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Enríquez |
| FW | 8 | Marco Fabián | | 100' |
| FW | 9 | Oribe Peralta | | 107' |
| FW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Héctor Herrera | 102' | 75' |
| MF | 16 | Miguel Ponce | | 100' |
| FW | 12 | Raúl Jiménez | | 107' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Tena ||
| GK | 1 | Ousmane Mané |
| DF | 2 | Saliou Ciss | | 69' |
| DF | 4 | Abdoulaye Ba | 115' |
| DF | 5 | Papa Gueye |
| DF | 6 | Zargo Touré | 74' |
| DF | 16 | Pape Souaré | 82' |
| MF | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| MF | 10 | Sadio Mané |
| MF | 13 | Mohamed Diamé (c) | | 90+1' |
| FW | 7 | Moussa Konaté |
| FW | 11 | Kalidou Yéro | 50' | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Ibrahima Baldé | | 60' |
| FW | 15 | Magaye Gueye | | 69' |
| DF | 9 | Kara Mbodj | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Abdoukarime Diouf ||
* Assistant referees:
* Stephen Child (Great Britain)
* Simon Beck (Great Britain)
* Fourth official:
* Ben Williams (Australia)

### Brazil vs Honduras

| Brazil | Honduras |
| GK | 1 | Gabriel |
| DF | 2 | Rafael |
| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| DF | 4 | Juan Jesus |
| DF | 6 | Marcelo | 83' |
| DF | 8 | Rômulo | 66' |
| MF | 5 | Sandro | 23' | 42' |
| MF | 10 | Oscar |
| FW | 9 | Leandro Damião | 80' | 89' |
| FW | 11 | Neymar |
| FW | 12 | Hulk | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Danilo | | 42' |
| FW | 7 | Lucas Moura | | 67' |
| FW | 17 | Alexandre Pato | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 1 | José Mendoza |
| DF | 2 | Wilmer Crisanto | 32' 33' |
| DF | 3 | Maynor Figueroa | 78' |
| DF | 5 | José Velásquez | 16' |
| DF | 16 | Johnny Leverón (c) |
| MF | 6 | Arnold Peralta | 54' |
| MF | 7 | Mario Martínez |
| MF | 12 | Orlin Peralta | | 59' |
| MF | 15 | Roger Espinoza | 25' 90' |
| MF | 17 | Luis Garrido | | 73' |
| FW | 11 | Jerry Bengtson | | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Alfredo Mejía | | 59' |
| MF | 10 | Alexander Lopez | | 73' |
| FW | 9 | Anthony Lozano | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Suárez ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mark Borsch (Germany)
* Stefan Lupp (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

### Great Britain vs South Korea

| Great Britain | South Korea |
| GK | 1 | Jack Butland |
| DF | 2 | Neil Taylor |
| DF | 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| DF | 5 | Steven Caulker |
| DF | 14 | Micah Richards | | 60' |
| MF | 7 | Tom Cleverley |
| MF | 8 | Joe Allen | 71' |
| MF | 15 | Aaron Ramsey |
| MF | 16 | Scott Sinclair | | 106' |
| FW | 9 | Daniel Sturridge | 34' |
| FW | 10 | Craig Bellamy (c) | | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Craig Dawson | | 60' |
| MF | 11 | Ryan Giggs | | 85' |
| DF | 4 | Danny Rose | | 106' |
| Manager: ||
| Stuart Pearce ||
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong | | 62' |
| DF | 3 | Yun Suk-young |
| DF | 4 | Kim Young-gwon | 34' |
| DF | 12 | Hwang Seok-ho |
| DF | 14 | Kim Chang-soo | | 7' |
| MF | 6 | Ki Sung-yueng | 31' |
| MF | 11 | Nam Tae-hee |
| MF | 13 | Koo Ja-cheol (c) |
| MF | 15 | Park Jong-woo |
| FW | 9 | Ji Dong-won | | 104' |
| FW | 10 | Park Chu-young |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Oh Jae-suk | 34' | 7' |
| GK | 18 | Lee Bum-young | 120' | 62' |
| MF | 8 | Baek Sung-dong | | 104' |
| Manager: ||
| Hong Myung-bo ||
* Assistant referees:
* Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
* Eduardo Díaz (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Roberto García (Mexico)

## Semi-finals
### Mexico vs Japan

| Mexico | Japan |
| GK | 1 | José Corona (c) |
| DF | 2 | Israel Jiménez |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| DF | 4 | Hiram Mier |
| DF | 5 | Dárvin Chávez |
| DF | 13 | Diego Reyes |
| MF | 11 | Javier Aquino | | 90' |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Enríquez |
| FW | 8 | Marco Fabián | 69' |
| FW | 9 | Oribe Peralta |
| FW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Raúl Jiménez | | 46' |
| MF | 7 | Javier Cortés | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Tena ||
| GK | 1 | Shūichi Gonda |
| RB | 4 | Hiroki Sakai | 58' |
| CB | 13 | Daisuke Suzuki |
| CB | 5 | Maya Yoshida (c) |
| LB | 2 | Yūhei Tokunaga |
| CM | 16 | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| CM | 3 | Takahiro Ogihara | | 83' |
| RW | 17 | Hiroshi Kiyotake | | 77' |
| AM | 10 | Keigo Higashi | | 71' |
| LW | 7 | Yūki Ōtsu |
| CF | 11 | Kensuke Nagai |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Kenyu Sugimoto | | 71' |
| MF | 14 | Takashi Usami | | 77' |
| FW | 15 | Manabu Saitō | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Takashi Sekizuka ||
* Assistant referees:
* Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
* Gianluca Cariolato (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

### South Korea vs Brazil

| South Korea | Brazil |
| GK | 18 | Lee Bum-young |
| DF | 2 | Oh Jae-suk |
| DF | 3 | Yun Suk-young |
| DF | 4 | Kim Young-gwon |
| DF | 12 | Hwang Seok-ho |
| MF | 6 | Ki Sung-yueng |
| MF | 7 | Kim Bo-kyung |
| MF | 9 | Ji Dong-won | 61' | 77' |
| MF | 11 | Nam Tae-hee |
| MF | 13 | Koo Ja-cheol (c) | | 59' |
| FW | 17 | Kim Hyun-sung | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Jung Woo-young | | 59' |
| FW | 10 | Park Chu-young | | 71' |
| MF | 8 | Baek Sung-dong | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Hong Myung-bo ||
| GK | 1 | Gabriel |
| DF | 2 | Rafael |
| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| DF | 4 | Juan Jesus | 83' |
| DF | 6 | Marcelo | 76' |
| MF | 5 | Sandro |
| MF | 8 | Rômulo |
| MF | 10 | Oscar |
| MF | 15 | Alex Sandro |
| FW | 9 | Leandro Damião | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Neymar |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Hulk | 76' |
| FW | 17 | Alexandre Pato | 78' |
| DF | 13 | Bruno Uvini | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
* Assistant referees:
* Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)
* Antonín Kordula (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Mark Geiger (United States)

## Bronze medal match
### South Korea vs Japan

| South Korea | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong |
| DF | 2 | Oh Jae-suk | 26' |
| DF | 3 | Yun Suk-young |
| DF | 4 | Kim Young-gwon |
| DF | 12 | Hwang Seok-ho |
| MF | 6 | Ki Sung-yueng | 23' |
| MF | 7 | Kim Bo-kyung | 90+1' |
| MF | 9 | Ji Dong-won | | 69' |
| MF | 13 | Koo Ja-cheol (c) | 35' | 90' |
| MF | 15 | Park Jong-woo |
| FW | 10 | Park Chu-young | | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Nam Tae-hee | | 69' |
| FW | 17 | Kim Hyun-sung | | 86' |
| DF | 5 | Kim Kee-hee | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Hong Myung-bo ||
| GK | 1 | Shūichi Gonda |
| RB | 4 | Hiroki Sakai |
| CB | 13 | Daisuke Suzuki |
| CB | 5 | Maya Yoshida (c) |
| LB | 2 | Yūhei Tokunaga |
| CM | 16 | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| CM | 3 | Takahiro Ogihara | 43' | 59' |
| RW | 17 | Hiroshi Kiyotake |
| AM | 10 | Keigo Higashi | | 62' |
| LW | 7 | Yūki Ōtsu | 70' |
| CF | 11 | Kensuke Nagai | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 8 | Kazuya Yamamura | | 59' |
| FW | 9 | Kenyu Sugimoto | 88' | 62' |
| MF | 14 | Takashi Usami | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Takashi Sekizuka ||
* Assistant referees:
* Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
* Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
* Fourth official:
* Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

## Gold medal match
### Brazil vs Mexico

| Brazil | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Gabriel |
| DF | 2 | Rafael | | 85' |
| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| DF | 4 | Juan Jesus |
| DF | 6 | Marcelo | 42' |
| DF | 15 | Alex Sandro | | 32' |
| MF | 5 | Sandro | | 71' |
| MF | 8 | Rômulo |
| MF | 10 | Oscar |
| FW | 9 | Leandro Damião |
| FW | 11 | Neymar |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Hulk | | 32' |
| FW | 17 | Alexandre Pato | | 71' |
| FW | 7 | Lucas Moura | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 1 | José Corona (c) |
| DF | 2 | Israel Jiménez | 58' | 81' |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| DF | 4 | Hiram Mier |
| DF | 5 | Dárvin Chávez |
| DF | 13 | Diego Reyes | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Héctor Herrera |
| MF | 11 | Javier Aquino | | 57' |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Enríquez |
| FW | 8 | Marco Fabián |
| FW | 9 | Oribe Peralta | | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Miguel Ponce | | 57' |
| DF | 15 | Néstor Vidrio | 89' | 81' |
| FW | 12 | Raúl Jiménez | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Tena ||
* Assistant referees:
* Stephen Child (Great Britain)
* Simon Beck (Great Britain)
* Fourth official:
* Bakary Gassama (Gambia)