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Brazil gained it second straight males’s Olympic soccer gold medal, downing Spain within the last with an additional time strike from Malcom proving the distinction in a 2-1 victory.
Mexico, which misplaced to Brazil in a penalty-kick shootout within the semfinal stage, beat Japan 3-1 to say the bronze medal.
The same old European and South American heavyweights — Spain, France, Germany, Brazil and Argentina — had been the pre-tournament favorites stepping into, nevertheless it was Spain and Brazil which superior all the best way to the ultimate after Germany, France and Argentina had been eradicated within the group stage.
The Males’s Soccer Event kicked off with a round-robin group stage during which every staff performed three matches towards the others within the group (July 22, July 25 and July 28). Groups collected three factors for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The highest two finishers in every group superior to the quarterfinals, with the pairings predetermined primarily based on group end.
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Olympic group tiebreakers
If groups had been even on factors, tiebreakers had been used one after the other till all ties had been damaged. Right here’s the order of tiebreakers as detailed within the official event guidelines :
- Superior purpose distinction in all group matches
- Most objectives scored in all group matches
- Most factors obtained in group matches between the groups which can be tied
- Superior purpose distinction within the group matches between the groups which can be tied
- Most objectives scored within the group matches between the groups which can be tied
- Finest conduct rating primarily based on fewest yellow/purple playing cards in all group matches
- Drawing of heaps by FIFA if there are nonetheless groups that stay tied
The ultimate group standings, outcomes and knockout spherical schedule observe under:
Group A standings
| Group | PTS | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Japan- X | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| 2. Mexico- X | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 3. France | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 4. South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
X = advances to quarterfinals
Group A schedule
| Date | Match | |
| Thu, July 22 | Mexico 4 , France 1 | Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 | Japan 1 , South Africa 0 | Highlights |
| Solar, July 25 | France 4 , South Africa 3 | Highlights |
| Solar, July 25 | Japan 2 , Mexico 1 | Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 | France 0 , Japan 4 | |
| Wed, July 28 | South Africa 0 , Mexico 3 | Highlights |
Group B standings
| Group | PTS | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Korea- X | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
| 2. New Zealand- X | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. Romania | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 4. Honduras | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
X = advances to quarterfinals
Group B schedule
| Date | Match | |
| Thu, July 22 | New Zealand 1 , South Korea 0 | Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 | Honduras 0 , Romania 1 | Highilghts |
| Solar, July 25 | New Zealand 2 , Honduras 3 | Highlights |
| Solar, July 25 | Romania 0 , South Korea 4 | |
| Wed, July 28 | Romania 0, New Zealand 0 | |
| Wed, July 28 | South Korea 6, Honduras 0 | Highlights |
Group C standings
| Group | PTS | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Spain- X | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 2. Egypt- X | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 3. Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4. Australia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
X = advances to quarterfinals
Group C schedule
| Date | Match | |
| Thu, July 22 | Egypt 0 , Spain 0 | Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 | Argentina 0 , Australia 2 | Highlights |
| Solar, July 25 | Egypt 0 , Argentina 1 | Highlights |
| Solar, July 25 | Australia 0 , Spain 1 | Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 | Spain 1 , Argentina 1 | Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 | Australia 0 , Egypt 2 |
Group D standings
| Group | PTS | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Brazil- X | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2. Ivory Coast- X | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 3. Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 4. Saudi Arabia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
X = advances to quarterfinals
Group D schedule
| Date | Match | |
| Thu, July 22 | Ivory Coast 2 , Saudi Arabia 1 | Highlights |
| Thu, July 22 | Brazil 4 , Germany 2 | Highlights |
| Solar, July 25 | Brazil 0 , Ivory Coast 0 | Highlights |
| Solar, July 25 | Saudi Arabia 2 , Germany 3 | |
| Wed, July 28 | Saudi Arabia 1 , Brazil 3 | Highlights |
| Wed, July 28 | Germany 1 , Ivory Coast 1 |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Match | |
| Sat, July 31 | QF #1: Spain 5, Ivory Coast 2 (a.e.t.) | Highlights |
| Sat, July 31 | QF #2: Japan 0, New Zealand 0 (4-2 on PKs) | |
| Sat, July 31 | QF #3: Brazil 1, Egypt 0 | Highlights |
| Sat, July 31 | QF #4: South Korea 3, Mexico 6 | Highlights |
Semifinals
| Date | Match | |
| Tue, Aug. 3 | Mexico 0 Brazil 0 (4-1 on PKs) | Highlights |
| Tue, Aug. 3 | Japan 0, Spain 1 (a.e.t.) | Highlights |
Bronze-medal match
| Date | Match | |
| Fri, Aug. 6 | Mexico 3, Japan 1 | Highlights |
Gold-medal match
| Date | Match | |
| Sat, Aug. 7 | Brazil 2, Spain 1 (a.e.t.) | Highlights |
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