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 SwedenUEFAUEFA Under-21 Championship 1st place24 June 201510th1992Gold medal (1948)
B2 ColombiaCONMEBOLCONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off winners29 March 20165th1992Group stage (1968, 1972, 1980, 1992)
B3 NigeriaCAFAfrica U-23 Cup of Nations 1st place9 December 20157th2008Gold medal (1996)
B4 JapanAFCAFC U-23 Championship 1st place26 January 201610th2012Bronze 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
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 2–2 Colombia
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 29,996[3]
Sweden[3]
Colombia[3]
GK1Andreas Linde
DF2Adam Lundqvist
DF3Alexander Milošević
DF4Joakim Nilsson
DF5Pa Konate
MF6Abdul Khalili
MF7Simon Tibbling
MF8Alexander Fransson
MF9Robin Quaison 78'
MF11Astrit Ajdarević (c) 90+1'
FW12Mikael Ishak 86'
Substitutions:
MF17Ken Sema 78'
MF10Muamer Tanković 86'
FW21Valmir Berisha 90+1'
Manager:
Håkan Ericson
GK1Cristian Bonilla
DF2William Tesillo
DF3Deivy Balanta 48'
DF4Deiver Machado
DF13Helibelton Palacios 50'
MF12Andrés Felipe Roa 65'
MF14Sebastián Pérez 83'
MF15Wílmar Barrios
FW8Dorlan Pabón
FW9Miguel Borja 65'
FW10Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
Substitutions:
FW11Harold Preciado 65'
MF16Kevin 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 5–4 Japan
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 29,996[4]
Nigeria[4]
Japan[4]
GK12Daniel Akpeyi
DF2Seth Muenfuh Sincere
DF4Shehu Abdullahi
DF6William Troost-Ekong
DF16Stanley Amuzie 7'
MF9Imoh Ezekiel 78'
MF10John Obi Mikel (c) 87'
MF14Azubuike Okechukwu
MF17Usman Mohammed 73'
FW8Oghenekaro Etebo
FW13Umar Sadiq
Substitutions:
DF3Kingsley Madu 73'
DF15Ndifreke Udo 78'
MF12Popoola Saliu 87'
Manager:
Samson Siasia
GK1Masatoshi Kushibiki
RB2Sei Muroya
CB6Tsukasa Shiotani
CB5Naomichi Ueda
LB4Hiroki Fujiharu
DM3Wataru Endo
CM8Ryota Oshima
CM7Riki Harakawa (c) 53'
RW18Takumi Minamino
LW10Shoya Nakajima 76'
CF13Shinzo Koroki 71'
Substitutions:
FW16Takuma Asano 53'
FW11Musashi Suzuki 71'
MF9Shinya Yajima 76'
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori

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

Sweden vs Nigeria
Sweden 0–1 Nigeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Sadiq  40'
Attendance: 23,892[5]
Sweden[5]
Nigeria[5]
GK1Andreas Linde
DF2Adam Lundqvist 60' 81'
DF3Alexander Milošević
DF4Joakim Nilsson
DF5Pa Konate
MF6Abdul Khalili
MF7Simon Tibbling
MF8Alexander Fransson 62'
MF9Robin Quaison 69'
MF11Astrit Ajdarević (c)
FW12Mikael Ishak
Substitutions:
MF17Ken Sema 79' 62'
MF10Muamer Tanković 69'
DF13Jacob Une Larsson 81'
Manager:
Håkan Ericson
GK18Emmanuel Daniel
DF2Seth Muenfuh Sincere
DF4Shehu Abdullahi 88'
DF6William Troost-Ekong
DF16Stanley Amuzie
MF9Imoh Ezekiel
MF10John Obi Mikel (c) 80'
MF14Azubuike Okechukwu
MF17Usman Mohammed
FW8Oghenekaro Etebo
FW13Umar Sadiq 74'
Substitutions:
FW7Aminu Umar 79' 74'
DF3Kingsley Madu 80'
DF15Ndifreke Udo 88'
Manager:
Samson Siasia

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

Japan vs Colombia
Japan 2–2 Colombia
Asano  67'
Nakajima  74'		 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Gutiérrez  59'
Fujiharu  65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 26,603[6]
Japan[6]
Colombia[6]
GK12Kosuke Nakamura
RB2Sei Muroya 39'
CB6Tsukasa Shiotani
CB5Naomichi Ueda
LB4Hiroki Fujiharu 53' 80'
CM3Wataru Endo (c) 31'
CM14Yosuke Ideguchi 22' 62'
RM9Shinya Yajima 62'
LM10Shoya Nakajima
CF13Shinzo Koroki
CF16Takuma Asano
Substitutions:
MF8Ryota Oshima 62'
MF18Takumi Minamino 62'
DF15Masashi Kamekawa 80'
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori
GK1Cristian Bonilla
DF2William Tesillo 23'
DF3Deivy Balanta
DF4Deiver Machado
DF5Felipe Aguilar 46'
MF14Sebastián Pérez 46'
MF15Wílmar Barrios
MF16Kevin Balanta 76' 77'
FW8Dorlan Pabón
FW9Miguel Borja
FW10Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
Substitutions:
FW7Arley Rodríguez 46'
DF13Helibelton Palacios 46'
MF6Jefferson Lerma 77'
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo

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

Japan vs Sweden
Japan 1–0 Sweden
Yajima  65' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 17,821[7]
Japan[7]
Sweden[7]
GK12Kosuke Nakamura
RB2Sei Muroya
CB6Tsukasa Shiotani
CB5Naomichi Ueda
LB15Masashi Kamekawa
CM3Wataru Endo (c)
CM8Ryota Oshima
RM18Takumi Minamino 57'
LM10Shoya Nakajima
CF13Shinzo Koroki 77'
CF16Takuma Asano 61'
Substitutions:
MF9Shinya Yajima 57'
FW11Musashi Suzuki 61'
MF14Yosuke Ideguchi 77'
Manager:
Makoto Teguramori
GK1Andreas Linde
DF2Adam Lundqvist
DF3Alexander Milošević 26'
DF5Pa Konate
DF13Jacob Une Larsson
MF6Abdul Khalili
MF7Simon Tibbling
MF8Alexander Fransson 46'
MF9Robin Quaison 72'
MF11Astrit Ajdarević (c)
FW12Mikael Ishak 83'
Substitutions:
MF10Muamer Tanković 46'
MF17Ken Sema 72'
FW21Valmir Berisha 83'
Manager:
Håkan Ericson

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

Colombia vs Nigeria
Colombia 2–0 Nigeria
Gutiérrez  4'
Pabón  63' (pen.)		 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 36,702[8]
Colombia[8]
Nigeria[8]
GK1Cristian Bonilla
DF2William Tesillo
DF3Deivy Balanta
DF13Helibelton Palacios
DF17Cristian Borja
MF12Andrés Felipe Roa
MF15Wílmar Barrios 78'
MF16Kevin Balanta 70' 72'
FW8Dorlan Pabón 86'
FW10Teófilo Gutiérrez (c)
FW11Harold Preciado
Substitutions:
MF6Jefferson Lerma 72'
MF14Sebastián Pérez 78'
DF4Deiver Machado 86'
Manager:
Carlos Restrepo
GK1Daniel Akpeyi 62'
DF2Seth Muenfuh Sincere
DF3Kingsley Madu 80'
DF6William Troost-Ekong 43'
DF15Ndifreke Udo
MF10John Obi Mikel (c)
MF12Popoola Saliu 70'
MF14Azubuike Okechukwu 52'
FW7Aminu Umar 70'
FW8Oghenekaro Etebo
FW13Umar Sadiq
Substitutions:
FW9Imoh Ezekiel 70'
MF17Usman Mohammed 70'
DF16Stanley Amuzie 80'
Manager:
Samson Siasia

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

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