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

Group C 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, Glasgow's Hampden Park, Manchester's Old Trafford and Newcastle's St James' Park. The group contained Belarus, Brazil, Egypt and New Zealand.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 | Brazil | 2 | CONMEBOL | 2011 South American U-20 Championship winner | 12 February 2011 | 11th | 2008 | Silver medal (1984, 1988) |
| C2 | Egypt | 4 | CAF | 2011 CAF U-23 Championship runner-up | 10 December 2011 | 12th | 1992 | Quarter-finals (1964, 1984) |
| C3 | Belarus | 1 | UEFA | 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off winner | 25 June 2011 | 1st | – | – |
| C4 | New Zealand | 3 | OFC | 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winner | 25 March 2012 | 2nd | 2008 | Group stage (2008) |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

In the quarter-finals,

* The winner of Group C, Brazil, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Japan.
* The runner-up of Group C, Egypt, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Honduras.

## Matches

### Belarus vs New Zealand

| Belarus | New Zealand |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Alyaksandr Hutar |
| DF | 3 | Ihar Kuzmyanok |
| DF | 4 | Syarhey Palitsevich | 51' |
| DF | 12 | Alyaksey Kazlow |
| DF | 17 | Dzyanis Palyakow |
| MF | 15 | Artsyom Salavey | | 51' |
| MF | 2 | Stanislaw Drahun (c) |
| MF | 5 | Dzmitry Baha |
| MF | 10 | Renan Bressan | | 80' |
| MF | 16 | Mikhail Gordeichuk |
| FW | 8 | Sergei Kornilenko | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Illya Aleksiyevich | | 51' |
| MF | 11 | Andrey Varankow | | 80' |
| FW | 14 | Yahor Zubovich | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Georgi Kondratiev ||
| GK | 18 | Michael O'Keeffe |
| DF | 3 | Ian Hogg |
| DF | 5 | Tommy Smith | 1' |
| DF | 6 | Ryan Nelsen (c) |
| DF | 12 | Adam Thomas | | 77' |
| MF | 2 | Tim Payne |
| MF | 7 | Kosta Barbarouses | 60' |
| MF | 8 | Michael McGlinchey |
| FW | 9 | Shane Smeltz |
| FW | 10 | Chris Wood |
| FW | 11 | Marco Rojas |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Adam McGeorge | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Neil Emblen ||

* Assistant referees:
* Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
* Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
* Fourth official:
* Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

### Brazil vs Egypt

| Brazil | Egypt |
| - | - |
| GK | 18 | Neto |
| DF | 2 | Rafael |
| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| DF | 4 | Juan Jesus |
| DF | 6 | Marcelo |
| DF | 8 | Rômulo |
| MF | 5 | Sandro | | 78' |
| MF | 10 | Oscar |
| FW | 11 | Neymar |
| FW | 9 | Leandro Damião | | 77' |
| FW | 12 | Hulk | 60' | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Ganso | | 72' |
| FW | 17 | Alexandre Pato | | 77' |
| DF | 14 | Danilo | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 1 | Ahmed El Shenawy |
| DF | 2 | Mahmoud Alaa | 71' |
| DF | 12 | Islam Ramadan | 87' |
| DF | 6 | Ahmed Hegazy |
| DF | 7 | Ahmed Fathy |
| MF | 13 | Saleh Gomaa | 33' | 74' |
| MF | 14 | Hossam Hassan |
| MF | 17 | Mohamed El-Nenny | | 89' |
| FW | 5 | Mohamed Aboutrika (c) |
| FW | 9 | Marwan Mohsen | | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Emad Moteab |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Mohamed Salah | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Shehab Ahmed | | 74' |
| FW | 16 | Ahmed Magdi | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Hany Ramzy ||

* Assistant referees:
* Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
* Gianluca Cariolato (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

### Egypt vs New Zealand

| Egypt | New Zealand |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Ahmed El Shenawy |
| DF | 2 | Mahmoud Alaa | 60' |
| DF | 6 | Ahmed Hegazy |
| DF | 7 | Ahmed Fathy |
| DF | 12 | Islam Ramadan |
| MF | 13 | Saleh Gomaa | | 88' |
| MF | 14 | Hossam Hassan |
| MF | 17 | Mohamed El-Nenny | | 68' |
| FW | 5 | Mohamed Aboutrika (c) | | 88' |
| FW | 10 | Emad Moteab |
| FW | 11 | Mohamed Salah |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Ahmed Magdi | | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Marwan Mohsen | | 88' |
| MF | 8 | Shehab Ahmed | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Hany Ramzy ||
| GK | 18 | Michael O'Keeffe |
| DF | 3 | Ian Hogg | | 63' |
| DF | 5 | Tommy Smith |
| DF | 6 | Ryan Nelsen (c) |
| DF | 12 | Adam Thomas | | 89' |
| MF | 2 | Tim Payne |
| MF | 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| MF | 8 | Michael McGlinchey |
| FW | 9 | Shane Smeltz | 81' |
| FW | 10 | Chris Wood |
| FW | 11 | Marco Rojas | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | James Musa | | 63' |
| MF | 15 | Cameron Howieson | | 84' |
| MF | 13 | Alex Feneridis | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Neil Emblen ||

* Assistant referees:
* Stephen Child (Great Britain)
* Simon Beck (Great Britain)
* Fourth official:
* Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

### Brazil vs Belarus

| Brazil | Belarus |
| - | - |
| GK | 18 | Neto |
| DF | 2 | Rafael |
| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| DF | 4 | Juan Jesus |
| DF | 6 | Marcelo |
| DF | 8 | Rômulo |
| MF | 5 | Sandro | 64' |
| MF | 10 | Oscar |
| FW | 11 | Neymar |
| FW | 12 | Hulk | 86' |
| FW | 17 | Alexandre Pato | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Ganso | 64' |
| FW | 7 | Lucas Moura | 85' |
| DF | 14 | Danilo | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 1 | Alyaksandr Hutar |
| DF | 3 | Ihar Kuzmyanok |
| DF | 4 | Syarhey Palitsevich |
| DF | 12 | Alyaksey Kazlow | 14' | 80' |
| DF | 17 | Dzyanis Palyakow |
| MF | 2 | Stanislaw Drahun (c) | 80' |
| MF | 5 | Dzmitry Baha |
| MF | 10 | Renan Bressan |
| MF | 13 | Illya Aleksiyevich | | 70' |
| MF | 16 | Mikhail Gordeichuk |
| FW | 8 | Sergei Kornilenko | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Andrey Varankow | | 70' |
| FW | 14 | Yahor Zubovich | | 78' |
| DF | 6 | Alyaksey Hawrylovich | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Georgi Kondratiev ||

* Assistant referees:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)
* Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
* Fourth official:
* Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

### Brazil vs New Zealand

| Brazil | New Zealand |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Gabriel |
| DF | 2 | Rafael |
| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| DF | 4 | Juan Jesus |
| DF | 6 | Marcelo |
| MF | 5 | Sandro | | 82' |
| MF | 14 | Danilo |
| MF | 15 | Alex Sandro | 71' 76' |
| FW | 7 | Lucas Moura |
| FW | 9 | Leandro Damião | | 80' |
| FW | 11 | Neymar | | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Alexandre Pato | | 76' |
| MF | 10 | Oscar | | 80' |
| DF | 8 | Rômulo | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 18 | Michael O'Keeffe |
| DF | 5 | Tommy Smith |
| DF | 6 | Ryan Nelsen (c) |
| DF | 3 | Ian Hogg | 55' |
| DF | 12 | Adam Thomas | | 46' |
| MF | 7 | Kosta Barbarouses | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Michael McGlinchey |
| MF | 2 | Tim Payne |
| FW | 11 | Marco Rojas | | 82' |
| FW | 9 | Shane Smeltz |
| FW | 10 | Chris Wood |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Cameron Howieson | | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Tim Myers | 51' | 46' |
| FW | 16 | Dakota Lucas | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Neil Emblen ||

* Assistant referees:
* Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
* Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
* Fourth official:
* Mark Geiger (United States)

### Egypt vs Belarus

| Egypt | Belarus |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Ahmed El Shenawy |
| DF | 15 | Saad Samir |
| DF | 12 | Islam Ramadan |
| DF | 7 | Ahmed Fathy | 69' |
| DF | 6 | Ahmed Hegazy |
| MF | 17 | Mohamed El-Nenny |
| MF | 14 | Hossam Hassan |
| MF | 8 | Shehab Ahmed | 46' |
| FW | 5 | Mohamed Aboutrika (c) |
| FW | 10 | Emad Moteab | 77' |
| FW | 11 | Mohamed Salah |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Marwan Mohsen | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Omar Gaber | 69' |
| MF | 13 | Saleh Gomaa | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Hany Ramzy ||
| GK | 1 | Alyaksandr Hutar |
| DF | 17 | Dzyanis Palyakow |
| DF | 12 | Alyaksey Kazlow | | 69' |
| DF | 4 | Syarhey Palitsevich |
| DF | 3 | Ihar Kuzmyanok |
| MF | 16 | Mikhail Gordeichuk | | 60' |
| MF | 13 | Illya Aleksiyevich |
| MF | 10 | Renan Bressan | | 75' |
| MF | 5 | Dzmitry Baha |
| MF | 2 | Stanislaw Drahun (c) |
| FW | 8 | Sergei Kornilenko | 90+2' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Artsyom Salavey | | 60' |
| FW | 11 | Andrey Varankow | | 69' |
| FW | 19 | Maksim Skavysh | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Georgi Kondratiev ||

* Assistant referees:
* José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
* Alberto Morín (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
