Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B

Group B of the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 4 to 10 August 2016, and included Colombia, Japan, Nigeria and Sweden. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.^[1]

All times are BRT (UTC−3). For matches in Manaus, which is in AMT (UTC−4), local times are listed in parentheses.^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
B1	Sweden	UEFA	UEFA Under-21 Championship 1st place	24 June 2015	10th	1992	Gold medal (1948)
B2	Colombia	CONMEBOL	CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off winners	29 March 2016	5th	1992	Group stage (1968, 1972, 1980, 1992)
B3	Nigeria	CAF	Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 1st place	9 December 2015	7th	2008	Gold medal (1996)
B4	Japan	AFC	AFC U-23 Championship 1st place	26 January 2016	10th	2012	Bronze medal (1968)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6	Quarter-finals
2	Colombia	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5	Quarter-finals
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
4	Sweden	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Sweden vs Colombia

Sweden v Colombia

4 August 2016
19:00 (18:00 UTC–4)

Sweden	2–2	Colombia
Ishak 43' Ajdarević 62'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Gutiérrez 17' Pabón 75' (pen.)

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 29,996^[3]
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Sweden^[3]

Colombia^[3]


GK	1	Andreas Linde
DF	2	Adam Lundqvist
DF	3	Alexander Milošević
DF	4	Joakim Nilsson
DF	5	Pa Konate
MF	6	Abdul Khalili
MF	7	Simon Tibbling
MF	8	Alexander Fransson
MF	9	Robin Quaison	78'
MF	11	Astrit Ajdarević (c)	90+1'
FW	12	Mikael Ishak	86'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Ken Sema	78'
MF	10	Muamer Tanković	86'
FW	21	Valmir Berisha	90+1'
Manager:
Håkan Ericson


GK	1	Cristian Bonilla
DF	2	William Tesillo
DF	3	Deivy Balanta	48'
DF	4	Deiver Machado
DF	13	Helibelton Palacios	50'
MF	12	Andrés Felipe Roa		65'
MF	14	Sebastián Pérez	83'
MF	15	Wílmar Barrios
FW	8	Dorlan Pabón
FW	9	Miguel Borja		65'
FW	10	Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
Substitutions:
FW	11	Harold Preciado		65'
MF	16	Kevin Balanta		65'
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo

Assistant referees:
Abdullah Al-Shalwai (Saudi Arabia)
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official:
Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Nigeria vs Japan

Nigeria v Japan

4 August 2016
22:00 (21:00 UTC–4)

Nigeria	5–4	Japan
Sadiq 6' Etebo 10', 42', 52' (pen.), 66'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Koroki 9' (pen.) Minamino 12' Asano 70' Suzuki 90+5'

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 29,996^[4]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Nigeria^[4]

Japan^[4]


GK	12	Daniel Akpeyi
DF	2	Seth Muenfuh Sincere
DF	4	Shehu Abdullahi
DF	6	William Troost-Ekong
DF	16	Stanley Amuzie	7'
MF	9	Imoh Ezekiel		78'
MF	10	John Obi Mikel (c)		87'
MF	14	Azubuike Okechukwu
MF	17	Usman Mohammed		73'
FW	8	Oghenekaro Etebo
FW	13	Umar Sadiq
Substitutions:
DF	3	Kingsley Madu		73'
DF	15	Ndifreke Udo		78'
MF	12	Popoola Saliu		87'
Manager:
Samson Siasia


GK	1	Masatoshi Kushibiki
DF	2	Sei Muroya
DF	4	Hiroki Fujiharu
DF	5	Naomichi Ueda
DF	6	Tsukasa Shiotani
MF	3	Wataru Endo
MF	7	Riki Harakawa (c)	53'
MF	8	Ryota Oshima
MF	10	Shoya Nakajima	76'
MF	18	Takumi Minamino
FW	13	Shinzo Koroki	71'
Substitutions:
FW	16	Takuma Asano	53'
FW	11	Musashi Suzuki	71'
MF	9	Shinya Yajima	76'
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori

Assistant referees:
Frédéric Cano (France)
Nicolas Danos (France)
Fourth official:
Diego Haro (Peru)

Sweden vs Nigeria

Sweden v Nigeria

7 August 2016
19:00 (18:00 UTC–4)

Sweden	0–1	Nigeria
	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Sadiq 40'

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 23,892^[5]
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Sweden^[5]

Nigeria^[5]


GK	1	Andreas Linde
DF	2	Adam Lundqvist	60'	81'
DF	3	Alexander Milošević
DF	4	Joakim Nilsson
DF	5	Pa Konate
MF	6	Abdul Khalili
MF	7	Simon Tibbling
MF	8	Alexander Fransson		62'
MF	9	Robin Quaison		69'
MF	11	Astrit Ajdarević (c)
FW	12	Mikael Ishak
Substitutions:
MF	17	Ken Sema	79'	62'
MF	10	Muamer Tanković		69'
DF	13	Jacob Une Larsson		81'
Manager:
Håkan Ericson


GK	18	Emmanuel Daniel
DF	2	Seth Muenfuh Sincere
DF	4	Shehu Abdullahi		88'
DF	6	William Troost-Ekong
DF	16	Stanley Amuzie
MF	9	Imoh Ezekiel
MF	10	John Obi Mikel (c)		80'
MF	14	Azubuike Okechukwu
MF	17	Usman Mohammed
FW	8	Oghenekaro Etebo
FW	13	Umar Sadiq		74'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Aminu Umar	79'	74'
DF	3	Kingsley Madu		80'
DF	15	Ndifreke Udo		88'
Manager:
Samson Siasia

Assistant referees:
Simon Lount (New Zealand)
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Diego Haro (Peru)

Japan vs Colombia

Japan v Colombia

7 August 2016
22:00 (21:00 UTC–4)

Japan	2–2	Colombia
Asano 67' Nakajima 74'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Gutiérrez 59' Fujiharu 65' (o.g.)

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 26,603^[6]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Japan^[6]

Colombia^[6]


GK	12	Kosuke Nakamura
DF	2	Sei Muroya	39'
DF	4	Hiroki Fujiharu	53'	80'
DF	5	Naomichi Ueda
DF	6	Tsukasa Shiotani
MF	3	Wataru Endo (c)	31'
MF	9	Shinya Yajima		62'
MF	10	Shoya Nakajima
MF	14	Yosuke Ideguchi	22'	62'
FW	13	Shinzo Koroki
FW	16	Takuma Asano
Substitutions:
MF	8	Ryota Oshima		62'
MF	18	Takumi Minamino		62'
DF	15	Masashi Kamekawa		80'
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori


GK	1	Cristian Bonilla
DF	2	William Tesillo	23'
DF	3	Deivy Balanta
DF	4	Deiver Machado
DF	5	Felipe Aguilar		46'
MF	14	Sebastián Pérez		46'
MF	15	Wílmar Barrios
MF	16	Kevin Balanta	76'	77'
FW	8	Dorlan Pabón
FW	9	Miguel Borja
FW	10	Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
Substitutions:
FW	7	Arley Rodríguez		46'
DF	13	Helibelton Palacios		46'
MF	6	Jefferson Lerma		77'
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo

Assistant referees:
Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Fourth official:
Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

Japan vs Sweden

Japan v Sweden

10 August 2016
19:00

Japan	1–0	Sweden
Yajima 65'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 17,821^[7]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Japan^[7]

Sweden^[7]


GK	12	Kosuke Nakamura
DF	2	Sei Muroya
DF	5	Naomichi Ueda
DF	6	Tsukasa Shiotani
DF	15	Masashi Kamekawa
MF	3	Wataru Endo (c)
MF	8	Ryota Oshima
MF	10	Shoya Nakajima
MF	18	Takumi Minamino	57'
FW	13	Shinzo Koroki	77'
FW	16	Takuma Asano	61'
Substitutions:
MF	9	Shinya Yajima	57'
FW	11	Musashi Suzuki	61'
MF	14	Yosuke Ideguchi	77'
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori


GK	1	Andreas Linde
DF	2	Adam Lundqvist
DF	3	Alexander Milošević	26'
DF	5	Pa Konate
DF	13	Jacob Une Larsson
MF	6	Abdul Khalili
MF	7	Simon Tibbling
MF	8	Alexander Fransson		46'
MF	9	Robin Quaison		72'
MF	11	Astrit Ajdarević (c)
FW	12	Mikael Ishak		83'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Muamer Tanković		46'
MF	17	Ken Sema		72'
FW	21	Valmir Berisha		83'
Manager:
Håkan Ericson

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Colombia vs Nigeria

Colombia v Nigeria

10 August 2016
19:00

Colombia	2–0	Nigeria
Gutiérrez 4' Pabón 63' (pen.)	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 36,702^[8]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Colombia^[8]

Nigeria^[8]


GK	1	Cristian Bonilla
DF	2	William Tesillo
DF	3	Deivy Balanta
DF	13	Helibelton Palacios
DF	17	Cristian Borja
MF	12	Andrés Felipe Roa
MF	15	Wílmar Barrios		78'
MF	16	Kevin Balanta	70'	72'
FW	8	Dorlan Pabón		86'
FW	10	Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
FW	11	Harold Preciado
Substitutions:
MF	6	Jefferson Lerma		72'
MF	14	Sebastián Pérez		78'
DF	4	Deiver Machado		86'
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo


GK	1	Daniel Akpeyi	62'
DF	2	Seth Muenfuh Sincere
DF	3	Kingsley Madu		80'
DF	6	William Troost-Ekong	43'
DF	15	Ndifreke Udo
MF	10	John Obi Mikel (c)
MF	12	Popoola Saliu		70'
MF	14	Azubuike Okechukwu	52'
FW	7	Aminu Umar		70'
FW	8	Oghenekaro Etebo
FW	13	Umar Sadiq
Substitutions:
FW	9	Imoh Ezekiel		70'
MF	17	Usman Mohammed		70'
DF	16	Stanley Amuzie		80'
Manager:
Samson Siasia

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)

References

↑ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com.
↑ "Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com.
1 2 3 "Match Report: SWE vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
1 2 3 "Match Report: NGR vs JPN" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
1 2 3 "Match Report: SWE vs NGA" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
1 2 3 "Match Report: JPN vs COL" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
1 2 3 "Match Report: JPN vs SWE" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
1 2 3 "Match Report: COL vs NGA" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links

Football – Men, Rio2016.com
Men's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016, FIFA.com

Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Squads

Women's tournament	Group stage Group E Group F Group G Knockout stage Squads

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