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

Group B 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 Ricoh Arena, London's Wembley Stadium and Newcastle's St James' Park. The group contained Gabon, Mexico, South Korea and Switzerland.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B1 | Mexico | 1 | CONCACAF | 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship winner | 31 March 2012 | 10th | 2004 | Fourth place (1968) |
| B2 | South Korea | 3 | AFC | AFC Round Three – Group A winner | 22 February 2012 | 8th | 2008 | Bronze medal (2012) |
| B3 | Gabon | 4 | CAF | 2011 CAF U-23 Championship winner | 10 December 2011 | 1st | – | – |
| B4 | Switzerland | 1 | UEFA | 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up | 25 June 2011 | 2nd | 1924 | Bronze medal (1924) |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Gabon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

In the quarter-finals,

* The winner of Group B, Mexico, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Senegal.
* The runner-up of Group B, South Korea, advanced to play the winner of Group A, Great Britain,

## Matches

### Mexico vs South Korea

| Mexico | South Korea |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | José Corona (c) |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| DF | 4 | Hiram Mier |
| DF | 5 | Dárvin Chávez |
| DF | 13 | Diego Reyes |
| DF | 15 | Néstor Vidrio |
| MF | 6 | Héctor Herrera | 59' | 71' |
| MF | 11 | Javier Aquino |
| MF | 16 | Miguel Ponce |
| FW | 8 | Marco Fabián | | 85' |
| FW | 9 | Oribe Peralta | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | | 66' |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Enríquez | | 71' |
| FW | 12 | Raúl Jiménez | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Tena ||
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-Ryong |
| DF | 3 | Yun Suk-Young |
| DF | 4 | Kim Young-Gwon |
| DF | 12 | Hwang Seok-Ho |
| DF | 14 | Kim Chang-Soo |
| MF | 6 | Ki Sung-Yueng |
| MF | 7 | Kim Bo-Kyung |
| MF | 11 | Nam Tae-Hee | 87' |
| MF | 13 | Koo Ja-Cheol (c) |
| MF | 15 | Park Jong-Woo |
| FW | 10 | Park Chu-Young | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Baek Sung-Dong | 76' |
| FW | 9 | Ji Dong-Won | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Hong Myung-Bo ||

* Assistant referees:
* Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
* Sherif Hassan (Egypt)
* Fourth official:
* Juan Soto (Venezuela)

### Gabon vs Switzerland

| Gabon | Switzerland |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Didier Ovono (c) |
| DF | 2 | Muller Dinda |
| DF | 15 | Henri Ndong |
| MF | 4 | Franck Engonga |
| MF | 8 | Alexander N'Doumbou |
| MF | 10 | Lévy Madinda |
| MF | 12 | Merlin Tandjigora | 49' |
| MF | 13 | Cédric Boussoughou |
| MF | 17 | Jerry Obiang |
| FW | 7 | Allen Nono | 18' | 74' |
| FW | 9 | Pierre Aubameyang |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Axel Meye | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Mbourounot ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio (c) |
| RB | 17 | Michel Morganella |
| CB | 16 | Fabian Schär |
| CB | 15 | Timm Klose | 14' |
| LB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| DM | 2 | Xavier Hochstrasser |
| RM | 14 | Steven Zuber | | 68' |
| CM | 9 | Fabian Frei |
| CM | 4 | Oliver Buff | 32' 78' |
| LM | 7 | Innocent Emeghara | | 84' |
| CF | 11 | Admir Mehmedi |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Pajtim Kasami | | 68' |
| MF | 8 | Amir Abrashi | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Pierluigi Tami ||

* Assistant referees:
* Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
* Eduardo Diaz (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

### Mexico vs Gabon

| Mexico | Gabon |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | José Corona (c) |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| DF | 4 | Hiram Mier |
| DF | 5 | Dárvin Chávez |
| DF | 13 | Diego Reyes | 41' |
| DF | 15 | Néstor Vidrio | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Héctor Herrera | | 48' |
| MF | 11 | Javier Aquino |
| MF | 16 | Miguel Ponce |
| FW | 8 | Marco Fabián | | 76' |
| FW | 9 | Oribe Peralta |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Enríquez | | 48' |
| MF | 7 | Javier Cortés | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Tena ||
| GK | 1 | Didier Ovono (c) |
| DF | 2 | Muller Dinda | 43' | 85' |
| DF | 15 | Henri Ndong | 50' 90+1' |
| MF | 4 | Franck Engonga |
| MF | 8 | Alexander N'Doumbou | | 70' |
| MF | 10 | Lévy Madinda |
| MF | 12 | Merlin Tandjigora |
| MF | 13 | Cédric Boussoughou |
| MF | 17 | Jerry Obiang | | 83' |
| FW | 9 | Pierre Aubameyang |
| FW | 11 | Axel Meye |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Allen Nono | | 70' |
| MF | 21 | Samson Mbingui | | 83' |
| DF | 3 | Stevy Nzambe | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Mbourounot ||

* Assistant referees:
* Matthew Cream (Australia)
* Hakan Anaz (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

### South Korea vs Switzerland

| South Korea | Switzerland |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-Ryong |
| DF | 3 | Yun Suk-Young |
| DF | 4 | Kim Young-Gwon |
| DF | 12 | Hwang Seok-Ho |
| DF | 14 | Kim Chang-Soo |
| MF | 6 | Ki Sung-Yueng |
| MF | 7 | Kim Bo-Kyung |
| MF | 11 | Nam Tae-Hee | | 61' |
| MF | 13 | Koo Ja-Cheol (c) |
| MF | 15 | Park Jong-Woo | 68' |
| FW | 10 | Park Chu-Young | 71' | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Baek Sung-Dong | | 61' |
| FW | 9 | Ji Dong-Won | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Hong Myung-Bo ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio (c) |
| RB | 17 | Michel Morganella | 66' |
| CB | 16 | Fabian Schär |
| CB | 15 | Timm Klose |
| LB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| DM | 8 | Amir Abrashi |
| RM | 14 | Steven Zuber | | 71' |
| CM | 9 | Fabian Frei |
| CM | 10 | Pajtim Kasami | 1' | 85' |
| LM | 7 | Innocent Emeghara | 88' |
| CF | 11 | Admir Mehmedi |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Josip Drmić | 90+2' | 71' |
| MF | 6 | Alain Wiss | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Pierluigi Tami ||

* Assistant referees:
* Efraín Castro (Bolivia)
* Arol Valda (Bolivia)
* Fourth official:
* Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

### Mexico vs Switzerland

| Mexico | Switzerland |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | José Corona (c) |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| DF | 4 | Hiram Mier |
| DF | 5 | Dárvin Chávez |
| DF | 13 | Diego Reyes |
| DF | 15 | Néstor Vidrio | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Javier Aquino |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Enríquez |
| FW | 8 | Marco Fabián | 79' |
| FW | 9 | Oribe Peralta |
| FW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Israel Jiménez | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Miguel Ponce | 79' |
| FW | 12 | Raúl Jiménez | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Tena ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio (c) |
| RB | 3 | Fabio Daprelà | 39' |
| CB | 5 | François Affolter | 45+1' |
| CB | 15 | Timm Klose |
| LB | 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| DM | 8 | Amir Abrashi | | 76' |
| RM | 14 | Steven Zuber | | 61' |
| CM | 9 | Fabian Frei |
| CM | 10 | Pajtim Kasami | | 85' |
| LM | 7 | Innocent Emeghara |
| CF | 11 | Admir Mehmedi |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Josip Drmić | | 61' |
| MF | 6 | Alain Wiss | | 76' |
| MF | 2 | Xavier Hochstrasser | 87' | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Pierluigi Tami ||

* Assistant referees:
* Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
* Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
* Fourth official:
* Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

### South Korea vs Gabon

| South Korea | Gabon |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jung Sung-Ryong |
| DF | 3 | Yun Suk-Young |
| DF | 4 | Kim Young-Gwon |
| DF | 12 | Hwang Seok-Ho |
| DF | 14 | Kim Chang-Soo |
| MF | 6 | Ki Sung-Yueng |
| MF | 7 | Kim Bo-Kyung | 61' |
| MF | 8 | Baek Sung-Dong |
| MF | 13 | Koo Ja-Cheol (c) |
| MF | 15 | Park Jong-Woo | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Park Chu-Young | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Nam Tae-Hee | 46' |
| MF | 9 | Ji Dong-Won | 61' |
| FW | 17 | Kim Hyun-Sung | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Hong Myung-Bo ||
| GK | 1 | Didier Ovono (c) |
| DF | 2 | Muller Dinda |
| DF | 3 | Stevy Nzambe |
| DF | 16 | Emmanuel Ndong |
| MF | 4 | Franck Engonga |
| MF | 10 | Lévy Madinda | | 66' |
| MF | 12 | Merlin Tandjigora | | 10' |
| MF | 13 | Cédric Boussoughou |
| MF | 17 | Jerry Obiang |
| FW | 9 | Pierre Aubameyang |
| FW | 11 | Axel Meye | | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Alexander N'Doumbou | 61' | 10' |
| MF | 21 | Samson Mbingui | | 66' |
| FW | 7 | Allen Nono | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Mbourounot ||

* Assistant referees:
* Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)
* Antonín Kordula (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)
