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v. t. e. The association football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 11 August, and was the only sport to begin before the official opening day of the Olympic Games, two days before the opening ceremony. It was also the only sport to be held at multiple venues outside London (the host city of the Olympics), with ...
v. t. e. The men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and five other cities in Great Britain from 26 July to 11 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's U-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the hosts Great Britain, reached the final tournament.
The 2012 Summer Olympic football final was a football match that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom on 11 August 2012 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was the 23rd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the ...
Otto Christman. Albert Henderson. United States (USA)[g] Charles Bartliff. Warren Brittingham. Oscar Brockmeyer. Alexander Cudmore. Charles January. John January.
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Competition format. [edit] From the 1992 Summer Olympics Football games always start before the opening ceremony because of the event's calendar which needs to be longer than other sports. Since 1996, football starts two days before the games opening ceremonies and since then it is a common condition for some sports.
The women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and five other cities in the United Kingdom from 25 July to 9 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their women's teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 11 teams, plus the hosts Great Britain reached the final tournament.
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage ... Winners Runners-up A Great ... 11 August 2012 ...