Games of the XXX. Olympiad

Football Qualifying Tournament

(London, United Kingdom, 2012)


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The 12 participants to consist of:

EUROPE

No qualifying tournament; the top-2 European teams at the 2011 World Cup
qualify.

Sweden and France qualified.

SOUTH AMERICA

South American Championship 2010

Qualified for the Olympics: Brazil and Colombia

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

First Round

Caribbean

Group A

All matches played at Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadion in Oranjestad, Aruba.

 1.HAITI         3  2  1  0 13- 1  7
 2.CUBA          3  2  1  0 10- 1  7
 3.Suriname      3  1  0  2  3- 7  3
 4.Aruba         3  0  0  3  0-17  0
 
29- 6-11 Suriname       0-4 Haiti
29- 6-11 Aruba          0-6 Cuba
 1- 7-11 Haiti          1-1 Cuba
 1- 7-11 Aruba          0-3 Suriname 
 3- 7-11 Cuba           3-0 Suriname
 3- 7-11 Aruba          0-8 Haiti

Group B

All matches played at Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.

 1.DOMINICAN REP 3  3  0  0  5- 0  9
 2.Trinidad/Tob. 3  2  0  1 19- 3  6
 3.Bermuda       3  1  0  2  6- 6  3
 4.Dominica      3  0  0  3  1-22  0

 5- 7-11 Trinidad/Tob.  5-1 Bermuda
 5- 7-11 Dominican Rep. 3-0 Dominica
 7- 7-11 Trinidad/Tob. 14-1 Dominica
 7- 7-11 Dominican Rep. 1-0 Bermuda
 9- 7-11 Dominica       0-5 Bermuda
 9- 7-11 Dominican Rep. 1-0 Trinidad/Tob.

Haiti and the Dominican Republic qualified for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Cuba, as the best runner-up, also qualified. 

Central America

All matches played at Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 1.COSTA RICA    4  4  0  0 20- 4 12
 2.GUATEMALA     4  3  0  1 11- 7  9
 3.El Salvador   4  2  0  2 12-10  6
 4.Honduras      4  1  0  3  3-13  3
 5.Nicaragua     4  0  0  4  1-13  0

30- 9-11 Nicaragua      0-5 Costa Rica
30- 9-11 Guatemala      3-1 Honduras
 2-10-11 Costa Rica     6-2 El Salvador
 2-10-11 Guatemala      4-0 Nicaragua
 4-10-11 Nicaragua      1-3 El Salvador
 4-10-11 Honduras       0-4 Costa Rica
 6-10-11 El Salvador    6-1 Honduras
 6-10-11 Guatemala      2-5 Costa Rica
 8-10-11 Honduras       1-0 Nicaragua
 8-10-11 Guatemala      2-1 El Salvador

Costa Rica and Guatemala qualified for the final round of the 
CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Final Round

All matches played at the BC Place in Vancouver, Canada.

Group A

 1.CANADA        3  3  0  0 13- 1  9
 2.COSTA RICA    3  2  0  1  5- 5  6
 3.Haiti         3  1  0  2  3- 8  3
 4.Cuba          3  0  0  3  0- 7  0
 
19- 1-12 Cuba           0-2 Costa Rica
19- 1-12 Canada         6-0 Haiti
21- 1-12 Costa Rica     2-0 Haiti
21- 1-12 Canada         2-0 Cuba
23- 1-12 Haiti          3-0 Cuba
23- 1-12 Canada         5-1 Costa Rica

Group B

 1.USA           3  3  0  0 31- 0  9
 2.MEXICO        3  2  0  1 12- 4  6
 3.Guatemala     3  1  0  2  6-18  3
 4.Dominican Rep 3  0  0  3  0-27  0

20- 1-12 Mexico         5-0 Guatemala
20- 1-12 USA           14-0 Dominican Republic
22- 1-12 Mexico         7-0 Dominican Republic
22- 1-12 USA           13-0 Guatemala
24- 1-12 Guatemala      6-0 Dominican Republic
24- 1-12 USA            4-0 Mexico  

Semi-finals

27- 1-12 USA            3-0 Costa Rica
27- 1-12 Canada         3-1 Mexico

Final

29- 1-12 Canada         0-4 USA

Qualified for the Olympics: USA and Canada

AFRICA

Round One

 2-10-10 Botswana       1-4 Zambia
23-10-10 Zambia         2-1 Botswana 

Round Two

15- 1-11 Zambia         1-2 South Africa
29- 1-11 South Africa   3-0 Zambia

15- 1-11 Angola         2-2 Namibia
29- 1-11 Namibia        0-0 Angola

15- 1-11 Cameroon       5-0 Mali
29- 1-11 Mali           0-1 Cameroon 

15- 1-11 Morocco        0-3 Tunisia
15- 1-11 Tunisia        0-1 Morocco 

15- 1-11 DR Congo       0-0 Ethiopia
30- 1-11 Ethiopia       3-0 DR Congo

16- 1-11 Guinea         1-2 Ghana
29- 1-11 Ghana          5-0 Guinea
  
Congo                   n/p  Nigeria                          [Nigeria progressed]
Gabon                   n/p  Equatorial Guinea                [Equatorial Guinea progressed] 

Round Three

 2- 4-11 South Africa   1-0 Tunisia
17- 4-11 Tunisia        1-0 South Africa                      [5-6 pen]

 3- 4-11 Nigeria        7-0 Namibia
16- 4-11 Namibia        0-2 Nigeria

 3- 4-11 Ethiopia       1-0 Ghana
16- 4-11 Ghana          2-1 Ethiopia
 
 2- 4-11 Cameroon       awd Equatorial Guinea                 
[Equatorial Guinea won the home leg 2-0 on Apr 17 after the first match ended 0-0. 
 However, they were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.]

Final Round
 
27- 8-11 South Africa   3-0 Ethiopia
22-10-11 Ethopia        1-1 South Africa

27- 8-11 Nigeria        2-1 Cameroon
11- 9-11 Cameroon       2-1 Nigeria                           [4-3 pen]

Qualified for the Olympics: South Africa and Cameroon 



ASIA

First Round

Group A

All matches played at the Kaohsiung National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 

 1.VIETNAM       4  3  1  0  9- 2 10
 2.THAILAND      4  3  0  1 10- 2  9
 3.Taiwan        4  1  2  1  7- 5  5
 4.Myanmar       4  1  1  2  2- 5  4
 5.Hong Kong     4  0  0  4  0-14  0

18- 3-11 Vietnam        4-0 Hong Kong
18- 3-11 Taiwan         1-1 Myanmar
20- 3-11 Myanmar        0-2 Vietnam        
20- 3-11 Taiwan         0-3 Thailand
22- 3-11 Thailand       2-0 Myanmar
22- 3-11 Taiwan         5-0 Hong Kong
25- 3-11 Myanmar        1-0 Hong Kong
25- 3-11 Vietnam        2-1 Thailand
27- 3-11 Hong Kong      0-4 Thailand
27- 3-11 Taiwan         1-1 Vietnam

Group B

All matches played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Motijheel, Bangladesh.

 1.UZBEKISTAN    2  1  1  0  4- 1  4
 2.India         2  1  1  0  4- 1  4
 3.Bangladesh    2  0  0  2  0- 6  0

18- 3-11 Bangladesh     0-3 India
20- 3-11 Bangladesh     0-3 Uzbekistan
22- 3-11 India          1-1 Uzbekistan
Play-off:
23- 3-11 Uzbekistan     5-1 India 

Group C

All matches played at the Prince Mohammed Stadium in Zarqa, Jordan.

 1.IRAN          3  2  1  0  7- 1  7
 2.JORDAN        3  1  2  0  8- 2  5
 3.Bahrain       3  0  2  1  2- 4  2
 4.Palestine     3  0  1  2  1-11  1

 8- 3-11 Iran           4-0 Palestine      
 8- 3-11 Jordan         1-1 Bahrain
10- 3-11 Bahrain        1-1 Palestine
10- 3-11 Jordan         1-1 Iran
12- 3-11 Iran           2-0 Bahrain
12- 3-11 Jordan         6-0 Palestine

Second Round

All matches played at the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.

 1.THAILAND      4  3  1  0 18- 4 10
 2.Uzbekistan    4  3  0  1  9- 6  9
 3.Vietnam       4  2  1  1  8- 5  7
 4.Jordan        4  1  0  3  3-11  3
 5.Iran          4  0  0  4  0-12  0

 3- 6-11 Thailand       5-1 Uzbekistan
 3- 6-11 Jordan         awd Iran                              [awarded 3-0*]
 5- 6-11 Vietnam        awd Iran                              [awarded 3-0*]
 5- 6-11 Jordan         0-3 Uzbekistan
 7- 6-11 Thailand       awd Iran                              [awarded 3-0*]
 7- 6-11 Jordan         0-1 Vietnam 
10- 6-11 Uzbekistan     2-1 Vietnam 
10- 6-11 Jordan         0-7 Thailand
12- 6-11 Uzbekistan     awd Iran                              [awarded 3-0*]
12- 6-11 Thailand       3-3 Vietnam 
* - Iran deemed to be in violation of FIFA policy after Iranian authorities 
refused to permit their players to remove the hijab and track suits when playing.                           

Final Round

All matches played at the Jinan Olympic Sports Centerin in Jinan, Shandong, China
(unless indicated otherwise).

 1.JAPAN         5  4  1  0  8- 2 13
 2.NORTH KOREA   5  3  2  0 10- 3 11
 3.Australia     5  3  0  2  8- 4  9
 4.China         5  1  2  2  2- 2  5
 5.South Korea   5  1  1  3  7- 7  4
 6.Thailand      5  0  0  5  1-18  0  
  
 1- 9-11 North Korea    1-0 Australia                  
 1- 9-11 Japan          3-0 Thailand                          (Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan)
 1- 9-11 China          0-0 South Korea
 3- 9-11 Australia      5-1 Thailand
 3- 9-11 China          0-0 North Korea                       (Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan)
 3- 9-11 South Korea    1-2 Japan
 5- 9-11 North Korea    3-2 South Korea
 5- 9-11 Japan          1-0 Australia                         (Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan)
 5- 9-11 China          2-0 Thailand                          (Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan)
 8- 9-11 Thailand       0-3 South Korea
 8- 9-11 Japan          1-1 North Korea                       (Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan)
 8- 9-11 China          0-1 Australia 
11- 9-11 North Korea    5-0 Thailand
11- 9-11 Australia      2-1 South Korea                       (Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan)
11- 9-11 China          0-1 Japan

Qualified for the Olympics: Japan and North Korea

OCEANIA

First Round

All matches played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku’Alofa, Tonga. 

Group Stage

 1.Papua NG      3  3  0  0 20- 3  9
 2.Tonga         3  2  0  1 11- 5  6
 3.Samoa         3  1  0  2  7-16  3
 4.Vanuatu       3  0  0  3  6-10  0  

 1- 3-12 Tonga          5-2 Vanuatu
 1- 3-12 Samoa          2-7 Papua NG
 3- 3-12 Tonga          0-2 Papua NG
 3- 3-12 Vanuatu        3-4 Samoa
 5- 3-12 Tonga          6-1 Samoa
 5- 3-12 Papua NG      11-1 Vanuatu

Third place play-off
 7- 3-12 Vanuatu        2-0 Samoa

Final
 7- 3-12 Tonga          0-2 Papua NG

Papua New Guinea qualified for the final stage of Oceania's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Final Stage

31- 3-12 New Zealand    8-0 Papua NG                          (Toll Stadium, Whangarei, New Zealand)
 4- 4-12 Papua NG       0-7 New Zealand                       (PMRL Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)

Qualified for the Olympics: New Zealand  



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