Olympic Soccer: Men’s Group Qualifiers

Men’s soccer Olympic tournament finished on Wednesday with it’s group qualifying matches.

Cameroon, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Nigeria, Netherlands, Belgium and Ivory Coast all qualified to the quarter-finals.

US team came close to qualifying, needing only a tie, but with only ten men they were no match for the Nigerian team.

Brazil and Argentina won their groups without losing a point and remain the tournament favorites.

August 13 results





Ivory Coast 1 Australia 0
Argentina 2 Serbia 0
Netherlands 1 Japan 0
Nigeria 2 USA 1
China 0 Brazil 3
New Zaeland 0 Belgium 1
South Korea 1 Honduras 0
Cameroon 0 Italy 0

Groups Final Standings


Group A






Group B





GP W L D Pts


GP W L D PTS
Argentina 3 3 0 0 9

Nigeria 3 2 0 1 7
Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 6

Netherlands 3 1 0 2 5
Australia 3 0 2 1 1

United States 3 1 1 1 4
Serbia 3 0 2 1 1

Japan 3 0 3 0 0














Group C






Group D



















GP W L D Pts


GP W L D PTS
Brazil 3 3 0 0 9

Italy 3 2 0 1 7
Belgium 3 2 1 0 6

Cameroon 3 1 0 2 5
China 3 0 2 1 1

South Korea 3 1 1 1 4
New Zealand 3 0 2 1 1

Honduras 3 0 3 0 0
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