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.[1] The group contained Gabon, Mexico, South Korea and Switzerland.[2]
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| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
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| 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) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 | |
| 3 | Gabon |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
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In the quarter-finals,[3]
- 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,
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